[$] A brief history of RubyGems.org

Ruby libraries andapplications are distributed via a packaging format called a gem. RubyGems.org has been the centralhosting service for gems since about 2010. This article is part one ofa two-part series on the RubyGems.org takeover by Ruby Central. Understanding thehistory of RubyGems.org, and the contributor community behind it, isvital to making sense of the current powerstruggle between Ruby Central and members of the Rubycommunity who have maintained those services and tools for manyyears.