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

Re:“I'm basically giving myself a permanent vacation from be... by xg15 on Thursday July 12, 2018 @04:00PM (#17518125)

That seems too easy. That guy was the core of the Python community for over 20 years. Supposedly he has seen a lot of ups, downs and drama and experienced the downward slope of the motivation curve often enough and still held on - until now. So what was different this time?

> There is no real cause to "treat", you just need to adapt to the new environment you are facing.

Maybe, maybe not. The purpose of a deeper analysis should be to find out whether or not it might be like this - but you can't just assume it's like this from the start.

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Re:“I'm basically giving myself a permanent vacation from be... by IMTDb on Thursday July 12, 2018 @04:14PM (#17518228)

> That guy was the core of the Python community for over 20 years

Exactly. I can't imagine keeping the same job/role for 20 years. Guido even says it : he is tired. He has had the energy, drive and will to steer the python ship for 20 years. He now feels that it is time for him to take a well deserved holiday/vactaion/time off.

As other have said, this has probably already been discussed within the core devs already.

But people need to find a "reason" to explain what is just a very natural process. And will spend countless hours looking for it instead for just moving to the next adventure.

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