Post-recording update: As I've been lobbying for (both publicly and behind the scenes), it has been announced that the RubyGems and Bundler client libraries are being transferred to Matz and the Ruby core team.
Mike McQuaid (of Homebrew fame) and I scheduled this episode of Hot Fix a week before the Ruby community exploded. Hot Fix is all about getting spicy, but even we were a little wary of the heat in that particular kitchen. The problem Mike brought to the table is the same one he's always on about: open source is not a career. Incidentally, Mike's favorite topic also happens to be relevant to the latest RubyGems controversy—because it all boils down to paying people to work on open source.
Not content to miss out on the fun, Jerod from The Changelog asked if he could join and discuss the ongoing Ruby drama as a group. So we decided to team up and do a collab episode—call it Breaking Changelog, I guess? It's nothing if not efficient: record once, edit twice, and syndicate everywhere.
If you don't mind swear words, listen to this version. If you don't like swearing, what the fuck are you doing here? (But seriously, you can listen to their edit if you want!)
Please send your compliments to podcast@searls.co and your complaints to editors@changelog.com.
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<description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Post-recording update: As I've been lobbying for (both publicly and behind the scenes), it has been announced that the RubyGems and Bundler client libraries are <a href="https://rubycentral.org/news/ruby-central-statement-on-rubygems-bundler/">being transferred to Matz and the Ruby core team</a>.</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://mikemcquaid.com">Mike McQuaid</a> (of <a href="https://brew.sh">Homebrew</a> fame) and I scheduled this episode of Hot Fix a week before the <a href="https://justin.searls.co/posts/why-im-not-rushing-to-take-sides-in-the-rubygems-fiasco/">Ruby community exploded</a>. <a href="https://justin.searls.co/posts/whats-the-hot-fix/">Hot Fix</a> is all about getting spicy, but even we were a little wary of the heat in that particular kitchen. The problem Mike brought to the table is the same one he's always on about: <strong>open source is not a career</strong>. Incidentally, Mike's favorite topic also happens to be relevant to the latest RubyGems controversy—because it all boils down to paying people to work on open source.</p>
<p>Not content to miss out on the fun, <a href="https://changelog.com/person/jerodsanto">Jerod</a> from <a href="https://changelog.com/">The Changelog</a> asked if he could join and discuss the ongoing Ruby drama as a group. So we decided to team up and do a collab episode—call it <strong>Breaking Changelog</strong>, I guess? It's nothing if not efficient: record once, edit twice, and syndicate everywhere.</p>
<p>If you don't mind swear words, listen to this version. If you don't like swearing, what the fuck are you doing here? (But seriously, you can <a href="https://changelog.com/friends/113">listen to their edit</a> if you want!)</p>
<p>Please send your compliments to <a href="mailto:podcast@searls.co">podcast@searls.co</a> and your complaints to <a href="mailto:editors@changelog.com">editors@changelog.com</a>.</p>]]></description>
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