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Get the ABSEND mug.Benevolent Dictator for Life.
The informal, slightly tongue-in-cheek title given to a respected individual in the open source development community who sets general directions and makes final calls in certain situations within the scope of a given project. The BDFL is a tacit acknowledgement that communal, consensus-based decision making within the open source community occasionally runs up against obstacles, in which case a single authoritative voice can be useful. That BDFLs survive and flourish in these otherwise anarchistic contexts is attributed to their personal charisma and their reluctance to wield their power except in rare moments.
Of course, a project coordinator cannot really be anything like a dictator in the sense that he or she ultimately cannot enforce a decision, since a project fork is always possible.
Not all, or even most, open source projects have a BDFL.
Note the difference from the historical meaning of benevolent dictator, which is used in a political context.
List of Benevolent Dictators for Life
Blender
Ton Roosendaal
Drupal content management framework
Dries Buytaert
Linux kernel
Linus Torvalds, explicitly recognising the "benevolent dictator" epithet, e.g. in the interview published August 18, 2004 in Business Week
OpenBSD operating system
Theo de Raadt
Perl programming language
Larry Wall
PHP programming language
Rasmus Lerdorf
Python programming language
Guido van Rossum, known for his conservatism in changing Python. Very little changes between Python versions, and what does change tends to be considered and discussed for months or years in advance.
ReiserFS
Hans Reiser
Samba software
Andrew "Tridge" Tridgell
TTDPatch
Josef Drexler
Wikipedia
Jimbo Wales, who however is not convinced he can be qualified as a "benevolent dictator" since wikis require less centralized management than typical software projects.
WINE, the Open source implementation of the Windows API
Alexandre Julliard
Slackware, the most Unix-like Linux distribution, known for stability and speed.
Pat Volkerding
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The informal, slightly tongue-in-cheek title given to a respected individual in the open source development community who sets general directions and makes final calls in certain situations within the scope of a given project. The BDFL is a tacit acknowledgement that communal, consensus-based decision making within the open source community occasionally runs up against obstacles, in which case a single authoritative voice can be useful. That BDFLs survive and flourish in these otherwise anarchistic contexts is attributed to their personal charisma and their reluctance to wield their power except in rare moments.
Of course, a project coordinator cannot really be anything like a dictator in the sense that he or she ultimately cannot enforce a decision, since a project fork is always possible.
Not all, or even most, open source projects have a BDFL.
Note the difference from the historical meaning of benevolent dictator, which is used in a political context.
List of Benevolent Dictators for Life
Blender
Ton Roosendaal
Drupal content management framework
Dries Buytaert
Linux kernel
Linus Torvalds, explicitly recognising the "benevolent dictator" epithet, e.g. in the interview published August 18, 2004 in Business Week
OpenBSD operating system
Theo de Raadt
Perl programming language
Larry Wall
PHP programming language
Rasmus Lerdorf
Python programming language
Guido van Rossum, known for his conservatism in changing Python. Very little changes between Python versions, and what does change tends to be considered and discussed for months or years in advance.
ReiserFS
Hans Reiser
Samba software
Andrew "Tridge" Tridgell
TTDPatch
Josef Drexler
Wikipedia
Jimbo Wales, who however is not convinced he can be qualified as a "benevolent dictator" since wikis require less centralized management than typical software projects.
WINE, the Open source implementation of the Windows API
Alexandre Julliard
Slackware, the most Unix-like Linux distribution, known for stability and speed.
Pat Volkerding
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by Diane aka the BITCH July 15, 2005
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Get the 120 reset mug.The Warsteiner Brewery lies deep in the heart of the Arnsberger Forestpark (Arnesberg Forest Nature Park) outside of Warstein, Germany in the north central section of the country. The Cramer family have been brewing beer since 1753, from the hand blown bottles and crude copper pots of the Cramer family’s German kitchen to the current brewery which stands as a benchmark in modern brewing. Its systems and processes represent a single-minded commitment to modern technology in brewing.
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WARSTEINER Premium Verum
A a pilsner style beer brewed according to German Purity Law of 1516. With a smooth, rich-full bodied taste wrapped in a thick creamy head and a refreshing hop finish with no aftertaste. Warsteiner quenches the beer lover's thirst for a clean, crisp, refreshing beer taste.
WARSTEINER Premium Dunkel
Dunkel = German for Dark
Traditional German dark brown lager brewed according to German Purity Law of 1516. Offers beer lovers incomparable taste satisfaction with its subtle spiciness, delicate aroma, and balance. What makes premium Dunkel distinctive among dark beers, is its thirst quenching, refreshingly drinkable flavor.
WARSTEINER Premium Fresh
A non-alcoholic beer, named Fresh because of its uncommonly Fresh taste. Fresh is brewed according to the German Purity Law of 1516 with the same care as Premium Verum, then the alcohol is carefully removed in a gentle process in order to retain the refreshing flavor of WARSTEINER Premium Verum without the alcohol.
The biers:
WARSTEINER Premium Verum
A a pilsner style beer brewed according to German Purity Law of 1516. With a smooth, rich-full bodied taste wrapped in a thick creamy head and a refreshing hop finish with no aftertaste. Warsteiner quenches the beer lover's thirst for a clean, crisp, refreshing beer taste.
WARSTEINER Premium Dunkel
Dunkel = German for Dark
Traditional German dark brown lager brewed according to German Purity Law of 1516. Offers beer lovers incomparable taste satisfaction with its subtle spiciness, delicate aroma, and balance. What makes premium Dunkel distinctive among dark beers, is its thirst quenching, refreshingly drinkable flavor.
WARSTEINER Premium Fresh
A non-alcoholic beer, named Fresh because of its uncommonly Fresh taste. Fresh is brewed according to the German Purity Law of 1516 with the same care as Premium Verum, then the alcohol is carefully removed in a gentle process in order to retain the refreshing flavor of WARSTEINER Premium Verum without the alcohol.
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