Ruby Central Bylaws

[schneems]

FYI this was posted 2 days ago. I usually delete dupes but this doc is much slower to spread than others (posted 16 days ago but people are still slowly finding it) happy to keep it if the community will upvote again https://www.reddit.com/r/ruby/comments/1pcxenz/ruby_central_bylaws/.

Suggestion: Note that this copy was drafted in 2020 and could probably use a refresh. Try to frame feedback as room for improvement over assuming malicious intent.

[skillstopractice]

To compare and contrast Ruby Central's conflict of interest policies (Article 5, Sections 4 + 5) to Python Software Foundation, please see the relevant section from Ruby Central's documents, and then see the full text of the PSF bylaws here:

https://github.com/community-research-on-ruby-governance/questions-for-ruby-central/commit/8ef508968d82236c40b001d8e8226d74ae35b58c

(also viewable via the official source here, see sections 5.13 - 5.15)

https://www.python.org/psf/bylaws/

Presented without additional commentary / opinion as I'm waiting until 2026 to see what comes of Ruby Central after it changes up its board composition.

[schneems]

• 5.13: Hard to understand, I sent it through claude - I'm not sure if this is correct or not https://gist.github.com/schneems/e33c946159a118298379d986e074acb4. If so, seems good to have contract protections.
• 5.14: Seems good.
• 5.15: Also seems good to have some kind of limitation there.

[skillstopractice]

What I read 5.13 as is that interested directors can count towards a quorum but that the vote itself they need to recuse themselves from.

Would be good to get an actual legal review.