Support will continue for those who are not interested in the upcoming release of the web framework Ruby on Rails 4.0. They can look to a German company for version 2.3 support. Makandra will provide security updates for Ruby 2.3.x. As announced a few months ago, the Rails developers will officially no longer provide support for that version once Ruby on Rails 4.0 is launched; only Ruby 3.2.x and later versions will continue to receive updates.

The Rails team has already recommended Makandra's commercial support for Rails 2.3.x. Three paid packages under the name Rails LTS – Rails Long Term Support is being offered. Free community support will also still be available but entails a ten-day delay for patches, Makandra says.

If demand is great enough, the company will also offer forks for Rails 3.0 and 3.1. Ruby on Rails 4.0 should be out later this month.