benevolent dictator for life
nounEtymology
Originally applied to Dutch programmer Guido van Rossum, creator of the Python programming language, in an email from 1995. According to van Rossum, coined likely by either Ken Manheimer or Barry Warsaw.
Definitions
The leader of an open-source software project, typically project founders, who retains…
The leader of an open-source software project, typically project founders, who retains the final say in disputes or arguments within the community.
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