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FREE SOFTWARE CULTURE
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Benevolent Dictator for Life

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"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. The title is a play on the concept of a benevolent dictator and a president for life.

A BDFL is the person who effectively holds dictator-like powers over that project, yet is trusted by other users or developers not to abuse this power. The term is used humorously, because the "subjects" of the project leader contribute voluntarily, and the end-product may be used by everyone. A dictator in this context has power only over the process, and that only for as long as the trust remains. An open-source project coordinator cannot be a dictator in that they cannot ultimately enforce a decision, since a project fork is possible.

Examples include Linus Torvalds for the Linux kernel[1], Guido van Rossum for the Python programming language[2][3], and Matz for the Ruby programming language[4]. See the list of Benevolent Dictators for Life.

Although he is not known as a BDFL, Mark Shuttleworth uses the acronym SABDFL, which stands for Self-Appointed Benevolent Dictator for Life[5], as his IRC nickname[6] and the acronym is used in the Ubuntu community to refer to him[7].

References

  1. ^ "Linus Torvalds' Benevolent dictatorship", BusinessWeek, 2004-08-18. Retrieved on 2007-01-03.
  2. ^ PEP 1 - Pep Purpose and Guidelines (2006-04-18). Retrieved on 2007-01-03.
  3. ^ Jargon File - BDFL. Retrieved on 2007-001-03.
  4. ^ Matz' presentation at RubyConf 2006. Retrieved on 2007-01-03.
  5. ^ "Ubuntu carves niche in Linux landscape", CNET. Retrieved on 2007-01-03.
  6. ^ Mark Shuttleworth in Launchpad. Retrieved on 2007-01-03.
  7. ^ Meet the SABDFL at LUGRadio Live 2006. Retrieved on 2007-01-03.

See also

  • List of Benevolent Dictators for Life
  • Dictator Perpetuus
  • Cult of personality
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