Analysing RubyGems Contribution Data with Homebrew's Tooling
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- #Open Source
- #GitHub
- #Contribution Analysis
- Mike McQuaid shares contribution data from Homebrew to inform discussions about RubyGems GitHub organization access changes.
- Homebrew uses a command `brew contributions` to evaluate maintainers' contributions, including PRs, commits, and reviews, for access and stipends.
- Contribution data for RubyGems members is analyzed using Homebrew's tooling, showing varied activity levels among members.
- The analysis reveals discrepancies in who was removed or retained in RubyGems, suggesting inconsistencies with the principle of least privilege.
- The post highlights the importance of transparency in open source projects and the potential complications introduced by funding.