Benevolent Dictator for Life (BDFL) is 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.
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.
The Benevolent Dictator for Life (BDFL) is the informal, slightly tongue-in-cheek title given to an individual in the open source development community who is respected, sets general directions, and makes final calls in certain decisions within the scope of a given project.
The BDFL is a tacit acknowledgement that communal, consensus-based decision-making within such groups occasionally runs up against obstacles for which a single authoritative voice can be useful.
That BDFLs survive and flourish in such otherwise anarchistic contexts is attributed to their personal charisma and their reticence to wield their power except in rare moments.
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BDFL has a sales division whose sole purpose is to commercially exploit MOD training material for use by Foreign Governments, Commercial Companies, Government Agencies and any other interested parties.
Any cases of doubt should be referred to BDFL for clarification.
Python has grown to become a popular programming language, particularly in the Internet environment.
In the Python community, Van Rossum is known as the Benevolent Dictator for Life (BDFL), meaning that he continues to oversee the Python development process, taking the ultimate decisions where necessary.
In 2002, Van Rossum received the Free Software Award of 2001 from the FSF at the FOSDEM conference in Brussels, Belgium.
During the eight years of BDFL play, teams playing in the hardcore GBD have won five (5) of the eight (8) titles.
The Cheetahs and Grenades were founding members of the BDFL and the expansion Woosiers and Bootleggers joined the fold last season (2002).
During the eight years of BDFL play, teams playing in the "green" GHD have won only three (3) of the eight (8) titles with one very questionable "tainted title" by the Bullets in '97.
[py-design-forum] single vs. double spirals in BDFL's mind(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Todd Grimason wrote: > > And the BDFL decreed right in the beginning spirals were out b/c of > the Debian conflict.
The www.debian.com logo is a single spiral, as were the original designs BDFL was referring to.
When BDFL rejected spirals and infinity symbols, I took it to mean that he rejected logos that looked substantially similar to other common logos that programmers will likely run into.
The BDFL is kind of different, get a great Quarterback and it can be just as valuable as a great Running Back.
What amuses me most about fantasy football is that a particular player you have can be on an 0-4 team, the individual player might be having a great year.
The BDFL draft is next week (September 6th) and it looks like we will have 6 to 9 of the owners hopefully over here at the house.
BDFL clubs will be able to drop these players and pick up any unclaimed player before Week 2 starters are due.
Shaun Alexander fell to the Cheetahs with the forth pick and the Wildcats lucked into LaDainian Tomlinson in the fifth slot.
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[Python-Dev] PEP 255 - BDFL Pronouncement: 'def' it stays(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
So I propose that Tim and others defending 'def' save their remaining breath, and I propose that Paul and others in favor of 'gen[erator]' start diverting their energy towards thinking about how to best teach generators the PEP syntax.
Tim, please add a BDFL pronouncement to the PEP to end the argument.
I *did* read most of the messages in my archive before I accidentally deleted it, though.
The next podcast will be "live" from BDFL headquarters.
Alex and I discuss the upcoming BDFL draft, the NFL preseason week 1 buzz, and the Hall Of Fame ceremony and game.
Alex, Don and I talk about the league's new team, the upcoming BDFL draft and our keepers, what's currently going on in the NFL, curling, hockey, and fantasy baseball.
To play in one of the HBA Leagues it is necessary to become a member of the HBA and of the BA of E. Non-affiliated leagues shown in thedirectory have their own membership fee structures.
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BDFL Fußball Manager 2004(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Unterstützt durch die Zusammenarbeit von erfahrenen und prominenten Trainern (Ralf Rangnick, Benno Möhlmann und Eduard Geyer), konnten drei völlig unterschiedliche Trainertypen verpflichtet werden.
Der BDFL Fußball Manager 2004 berücksichtigt alle Wechsel der Winterpause, überzeugt durch erweiterte Trainings- und Taktikmenüs und beinhaltet eine Vielzahl an neu hinzugekommener Optionen und Einstellmöglichkeiten.
Wenn Du in die Fußstapfen eines großartigen Trainers treten willst, musst Du dieses Spiel haben!