Alpha-Omega Supports Ruby Central’s Expansion of Open Source Leadership & Security
Ruby Central is excited to share that with the support of the Alpha-Omega Project, we are accelerating our Open Source Program by adding a full-time role for our Director of Open Source, Marty Haught, and renewing Samuel Giddins’ position as Security Engineer in Residence. This funding will allow them to continue and expand their work on RubyGems, RubyGems.org, Bundler, and the broader Ruby Central Open Source Program.
As our Interim Open Source Lead since August 2024, Marty Haught has been instrumental in guiding our open source efforts. We are thrilled for Marty to transition from a part-time to a full-time role as Director of Open Source, where he will provide dedicated leadership for Ruby Central’s Open Source Program.
Samuel Giddins, who has served as the Security Engineer in Residence for RubyGems since December 2023, will continue to enhance the security of our open source tools and infrastructure thanks to funding from Alpha-Omega.
In 2024, Samuel made significant strides in improving RubyGems.org’s security posture, including implementing trusted publishing mechanisms and remediating critical vulnerabilities identified through security audits.
