Le 18/07/2018 à 19:51, Barry Warsaw a écrit : > On Jul 18, 2018, at 01:43, Antoine Pitrou <anto...@python.org> wrote: >> >> Why do you think non-BDFL projects have a problem with """ambiguity as >> to the authority of said decision"""? What is your basis for that >> assertion? > > With more people empowered to make a binding decision as part of a Supreme > Council, there will be more uncertainty in the authority of the person > pronouncing.
I don't really follow you. If you have a collegial body (a Council), it's the Council as a whole that has the authority to pronounce. Not any singular member of the Council (unless the Council functions as a miniature monarchy, that is). So the "person pronouncing" is the Council. (Imagine a parliamentary regime: when a parliament decides on a law, it's the parliament's authority that makes the law valid in the eyes of every citizen. It does not matter which representatives exactly voted on a given piece of law.) > Of one thing I have absolutely no doubt: no decision in Python will ever be > unanimous! That kind of proves my point as to why a singular leader is > necessary. :) That doesn't prove anything. A dictator is not needed to make up for the lack of unanimity (fortunately! otherwise we would all live under dictatorships...). >> You're creating a huge problem here. Whatever dictator you come up >> with, not everyone will be ok with that choice. What are they supposed >> to do? If one doesn't think X is legitimate as a dictator, how does one >> keep contributing to the project? In other words, you are threatening >> to exclude people, perhaps seasoned contributors. > > How is that any different with a Supreme Council rather than a singular > leader? Whatever makeup of the Council we come up with, not everyone will be > okay with those choices. What are they supposed to do? Well, there is a large difference between a dictator-for-life and, for example, a collegial body that gets renewed from time to time. The latter is probably easier to compromise with, even for those who don't like its makeup. Regards Antoine. _______________________________________________ python-committers mailing list python-committers@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-committers Code of Conduct: https://www.python.org/psf/codeofconduct/
