> that's the sentiment anyone who has been around in the community long enough and dealt with Andre has about him.

Not an accurate characterization.

There are some people who do feel this way. But it's not everyone, by a long shot.

You are right that this ten year long interpersonal beef is ultimately at the root of all of this.

> that's the sentiment anyone who has been around in the community long enough and dealt with Andre has about him.

I've known him personally for years and find him perfectly fine as a person. The Rubygems maintainers worked with him for the past decade without issue. Until you cite actual issues, not vague "concerns", you're just spreading FUD and innuendo.

> is short-circuiting so many peoples' ability to rationalize about this topic.

It appears unfair. That's the extent of my rationale. I've not seen any concrete evidence to draw any further conclusion than this. If you're managing a project and you're not cognizant of this, you probably shouldn't be managing projects; in particular, you should stay away from open source projects with a large base of volunteer contributors.

> Nobody is in the right here.

So, they went through all of this, made themselves look bad, cast tons of aspersions, and in the end, they weren't even in the right? This seems a shabby defense.

> are just spouting one side's propaganda.

I don't care about one side or the other. You see this giant crater left by these decisions though? Yea.. that's the problem.