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

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2024 points randlet | 3 comments | 12 Jul 18 15:22 UTC | HN request time: 5.089s | 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. raverbashing ◴[12 Jul 18 16:28 UTC] No.17516169[source]▶
Whenever they say that they either mean they only have 2G connection or they somehow managed to get a Gbit satellite phone so they could be online several hours a day from the woods
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2. leesalminen ◴[12 Jul 18 17:04 UTC] No.17516550[source]▶
Not me. When I say that, I really mean it! I don't even have cellular service at home and internet is coming from a 2-man WISP capped at 5mbps. Makes for a fun conversation when a user says the app is "slow" to load...it loads faster than HN at my house ;).
3. cuckcuckspruce ◴[12 Jul 18 17:21 UTC] No.17516720[source]▶
Am I one of the few that is away from work when on vacation? I don't even bring my work phone unless I'm more than an hour's drive from my house.

When I'm on vacation, I'm working on me. Not for the company.