I didn't know that, and I appreciate SQLite much more now. I love open source, but I am a huge proponent of strong leadership and vision as the best model to c

I didn't know that, and I appreciate SQLite much more now. I love open source, but I am a huge proponent of strong leadership and vision as the best model to create outstanding software. You need a BDFL, a Torvalds saying "no," a Jobs saying "this is what I want and I will not compromise." Too many open sources project adopt the anything goes model and remain mediocre. The Linux desktop is the most visible example of this. Sadly 99% of open source projects tend to suffer from this problem, and add features just because someone took the time to write a PR. This is the only reason, IMO, why open source software is often a second rate alternative to commercial offerings: if the source is closed, it is harder for a product's vision to get diluted and lost over time. SQLite shows it is possible to create incredible open source software true to its original vision.