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

(mail.python.org)

2024 points randlet | 1 comments | 12 Jul 18 15:22 UTC | HN request time: 0.301s | source

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jacquesm ◴[12 Jul 18 18:52 UTC] No.17517514[source]▶

Reading that thread is like reading an actual Monty Python plot.

Guido van Rossum has given his life for this language and besides the obligatory 'thanks for all the fish' there isn't even a single person who stops the clock to evaluate what went wrong that they pushed out the person that started this all.

Instead it's 'kthxbye' and they're already dividing up the cake to see who gets to rule.

Not the nicest moment in the history of FOSS, I wonder what kind of a mess will ensue when Linus steps down.

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comesee[dead post] ◴[12 Jul 18 19:08 UTC] No.17517643[source]▶

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Thanks Jacques, sadly this is human nature. Lower ranking males tend to act in ways that subvert higher ranking males, even if they aren't conscious of it or never admit to it. Benevolent dictators are never for life, it is only the aggressive dictators that persist until death. Authority isn't always nice, but required for a stable organization.

harlanji[dead post] ◴[12 Jul 18 19:26 UTC] No.17517801[source]▶

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I love seeing rapidly graying true comments. Replying in your support, in case you’re not used to it but I guess you are. I think Testosterone is the driver, all people have it, but men have way more—significantly so, IIRC. Cheers

1. comesee ◴[12 Jul 18 19:35 UTC] No.17517888[source]▶

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Thanks harlanji, hopefully dang or sctb unflags my comment. I'm not sure how I broke the rules with that one, outside of it apparently being unpopular. Very strange.

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