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

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2024 points randlet | 1 comments | 12 Jul 18 15:22 UTC | HN request time: 0.323s | source
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deckarep ◴[12 Jul 18 16:07 UTC] No.17515939[source]▶
Sorry Guido but it’s BDFL — for LIFE! Just kidding and Thanks Guido for all you’ve done for the Python community.
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hiccuphippo ◴[12 Jul 18 16:16 UTC] No.17516028[source]▶
But he is still the BDFL, he's just on permanent vacation.
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deckarep ◴[12 Jul 18 16:18 UTC] No.17516044[source]▶
Have you tried reaching software engineers on vacation? “Sorry I’ll be camping on some rock on Mars where I’ll have spotty internet access so....”
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1. Sharlin ◴[12 Jul 18 16:24 UTC] No.17516105[source]▶
That’s the point.