[hluska]

I don’t know why the funder matters. RC agreed to a contract that provided a fixed date by which these issues needed to be resolved or funding would be terminated. Exploding terms are rare in funding agreements because they don’t make the funder look good when they explode. Back in my non profit board days, I learned that contracts with exploding terms need to go in front of the entire board instantly for action or lawyers will get paid.

[rubiest2010]

Actions were taken, at the request of a major funder or group of funders, that have become a PR problem for the entire Ruby language. This is the third article I’ve seen on HN in the last week and it’s not just Rubyists commenting. This is damaging to everyone who uses Ruby and developers who want job security in the future. These funders should want to maintain the reputation of Ruby, and forcing a nonprofit to take an extreme action like this in a pressure cooker situation puts all of Ruby at risk when it explodes into a scandal. These companies need to work transparently in the best interest of the whole community.

[cratermoon]

I really want to know who the funders are, for real. Not the public-facing organization, but the actual source of the money.