Ellen Dash (@duckinator):

I consider Ruby Central’s behavior a threat to the Ruby community as a whole.

The forceful removal of those who maintained RubyGems and Bundler for over a decade is inherently a hostile action. Ruby Central crossed a line by doing this.

When called out, these changes were mostly reverted. Then, it was done again.

By crossing that line a second time after being called out for it, Ruby Central has made it extremely clear to me that they are not engaging in good faith.

Ruby Central’s behavior has forced my hand. I refuse to watch this without speaking up.

I am resigning from my position at Ruby Central, effective immediately.

To remove any doubt: Ruby Central unilaterally, with no explanation, revoked all access to RubyGems against both my wishes and the wishes of the entire RubyGems team.