“I'm basically giving myself a permanent vacation from being BDFL”

Re:“I'm basically giving myself a permanent vacation from be... by misthop on Thursday July 12, 2018 @12:11PM (#17515977)

That is a really interesting point. Without some process formalizing his (desired it appears) removal as BDFL he could override any future construct that is built to guide python. The thought of a schism in the direction of python is worrying.

Edited to remove inadvertent backhanded compliment

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Re:“I'm basically giving myself a permanent vacation from be... by deckarep on Thursday July 12, 2018 @12:14PM (#17516004)

His email made it pretty clear he doesn’t care how things move forward as it’s now up to the community to decide.

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Re:“I'm basically giving myself a permanent vacation from be... by misthop on Thursday July 12, 2018 @12:22PM (#17516085)

Yes, it is clear as of now. I expect if a chunk of his life's work looked like it was going to go off the rails he may want to reconsider.

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Re:“I'm basically giving myself a permanent vacation from be... by icebraining on Thursday July 12, 2018 @12:58PM (#17516485)

At the end of the day, he's not actually a dictator. He's just a contributor with a lot of influence, borne out of respect, and that will remain true regardless of any formal or informal position.

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Re:“I'm basically giving myself a permanent vacation from be... by jimnotgym on Thursday July 12, 2018 @02:06PM (#17517122)

Exactly, and if the community as a whole disagreed with him there is nothing stopping them from forking and forming their own org. Nothing except hard work that is...

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