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		choilive 86 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ruby Central's Attack on RubyGems [pdf] Sounds like Shopify has some leverage then to open a line of comms with Ruby Central. "Explain yourselves or we will pull funding"

prh8 86 days ago | [–]

The problem is that Shopify is leveraged by DHH (who is on their board) to be the financial support referenced elsewhere in today’s discourse. Shopify is a bad actor here

konnorrogers 86 days ago | [–]

If that's the case, sounds contradictory to their status as a 501c3 and could get their tax exempt status pulled if it's true.

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