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Benevolent dictator for life (BDFL) is a title given to a small number of open-source software development leaders, typically project founders who retain the final say in disputes or arguments within the community. The phrase originated in 1995 with reference to Guido van Rossum, creator of the Python programming language. [1] [2]
He is the creator of the Python programming language, for which he was the "benevolent dictator for life" (BDFL) until he stepped down from the position on 12 July 2018. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] He remained a member of the Python Steering Council through 2019, and withdrew from nominations for the 2020 election.
Wes McKinney is an American software developer and businessman. He is the creator and "Benevolent Dictator for Life" (BDFL) of the open-source pandas package for data analysis in the Python programming language, and has also authored three versions of the reference book Python for Data Analysis.
Van Rossum is Python's principal author, and his continuing central role in deciding the direction of Python is reflected in the title given to him by the Python community, Benevolent Dictator for Life. [4] [5] (However, Van Rossum stepped down as leader on July 12, 2018. [6]). Python was named after the BBC TV show Monty Python's Flying Circus.
Van Rossum shouldered sole responsibility for the project, as the lead developer, until 12 July 2018, when he announced his "permanent vacation" from his responsibilities as Python's "benevolent dictator for life" (BDFL), a title the Python community bestowed upon him to reflect his long-term commitment as the project's chief decision-maker [45 ...
Too many want a dictatorship. Too many leaders pander to people’s worst instincts. In a recent CNN op-ed, former Judge J. Michael Luttig explains how the American experiment can soon fail. He ...
Volkerding is Slackware's "Benevolent Dictator for Life" (BDFL), and is also known informally as "The Man". [9] Personal life ...
In the Ubuntu project, Shuttleworth is often referred to with the tongue-in-cheek title "Self-Appointed Benevolent Dictator for Life" (SABDFL). [18] To come up with a list of names of people to hire for the project, Shuttleworth took six months of Debian mailing list archives with him while travelling to Antarctica aboard the icebreaker Kapitan ...