It is tempting to look at the election in the US and ask what will determine the outcome - who has the policies that will make peoples lives better or who can c

It is tempting to look at the election in the US and ask what will determine the outcome - who has the policies that will make peoples lives better or who can come up with the most effecive derogatory nickname for the opponent and stoke the most fear. I've worked at Google, I've used Go for about 8 years at this point and I've met a few of the key Go figures at some point. I have to say that I have _no_ idea who would be best to run the project. And neither do you. This isn't politics where the winner gets to vanquish their enemies and make themselves and their friends and family rich. It's developing and maintaining a programming language. The only real reward you'll get is admiration IFF you do a good job. Do a crap job and you ruin the project and/or become a pariah. I would rather have those people who make up the core leadership tell me who should run the project since they not only know the technology, but they know the people and they know how to provide continuity. Continuity and discipline is all-important. I'd prefer it if whoever runs the project works for Google since that is where Go was born. In part for continuity reasons and that Google has proven to be a very good home for Go, but also because it is good to have direct access to an organization that has resources to support you.