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>BDFL "Benevolent Dictator For Life", most famously Mark Shuttleworth of Ubuntu if I recall.
by Dalewyn 3y ago
>BDFL
"Benevolent Dictator For Life", most famously Mark Shuttleworth of Ubuntu if I recall.
- inhumantsar 3y agoGuido Rossum of Python
- WJW 3y agoFunny how it probably differs per ~5 years who is the most famous BDFL. I'd have gone for Linus Torvalds as the most famous, or maybe Guido van Rossum.
- vundercind 3y agoI’d never seen Shuttleworth labeled a BDFL until this thread. Your two are the first who come to mind.
- Y_Y 3y agohttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/MarkShuttleworth https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MarkShuttleworth He even uses `sabdfl` as his handle.
- vundercind 3y agoThis self-labeling definitely adds to a… picture I have of the guy, from other practices (like extensive personality testing of job applicants, unusual questions about background)
- HumblyTossed 3y agoMost famous is probably GvR...