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# Weekly Update — Friday, October 3
- URL: https://rubycentral.org/news/weekly-update-friday-october-3/
- Published: 2025-10-03T22:30:57.000Z
- Updated: 2025-10-03T22:30:56.000Z
- Author: Shan Cureton
- Tags: Newsletter

Thanks for holding us to a regular cadence. I’m liking being able to share with you all regularly.

Today’s Friday update is brief, as we shared a comprehensive status on [Tuesday](https://rubycentral.org/news/our-stewardship-where-we-are-whats-changing-and-how-well-engage/), and much of that work is still in motion. Here’s where things stand:

### **Production services (rubygems.org operations)**

- We remain on track to finalize and execute **operator agreements** on the schedule we set.
- Service is stable; publishing and installing gems continue as normal with on-call coverage active.

### **Code & repositories (Ruby Gems/Bundler and rubygems.org source)**

- A narrow set of elevated permissions remains under the temporary procedural hold while roles are confirmed and least-privilege + MFA are verified. This matches the process we outlined Tuesday.

### **Governance & stewardship**

- We’re drafting a **proposed governance framework** to clarify roles, accountability, and review cycles. We’ll share more soon.
- We have launched our **Corporate Stewardship Program**. If your company can offer in-kind engineering or adjacent support (e.g., SRE, security review, incident response, compliance), please reach out: [contact@rubycentral.org](mailto:contact@rubycentral.org).

### **Discovery reminder**

We continue our discovery work related to supply-chain security and governance concerns. We’ll share facts as soon as we’re able. [As noted Tuesday](https://rubycentral.org/news/our-stewardship-where-we-are-whats-changing-and-how-well-engage/), our current focus is formalizing accountability and auditability.

### **How to engage**

- We’ll keep publishing updates on a predictable **weekly Friday** schedule.
- Companies needing security/controls details can request a briefing at [contact@rubycentral.org](mailto:contact@rubycentral.org).
- Please continue sending questions via our [Community Feedback form](https://forms.gle/J3mDEU85TXpRur7Z6?ref=rubycentral.org); we’ll batch responses on cadence.

With respect,

**Shan Cureton**

Executive Director, Ruby Central