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bug#63366: Docs: Revise or delete reference to “benevolent dictators” in
From: |
Dr. Arne Babenhauserheide |
Subject: |
bug#63366: Docs: Revise or delete reference to “benevolent dictators” in Manual Introduction |
Date: |
Mon, 08 May 2023 12:01:52 +0200 |
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Hi,
thank you for your message. Do you already have a better fitting wording
in mind?
Best wishes,
Arne
Sebastian Carlos <sebaaa1754@gmail.com> writes:
> Hello,
>
> I would like to suggest a change to the second paragraph of the Guile Manual’s
> Introduction, which currently says “Unlike, for example, Python or Perl,
> Scheme
> has no benevolent dictator.”
>
> This phrase, while it may be accurate in spirit, may be misleading or
> outdated,
> as the examples given do not reflect the current governance models of those
> languages:
>
> - Perl is overseen by the Perl Steering Council, which also states that Larry
> Wall has not been involved in Perl for about two decades
> (https://blogs.perl.org/users/psc/2022/05/what-happened-to-perl-7.html)
> - Python is managed by the Python Steering Council, which Guido van Rossum
> withdrew from in 2020 and has not rejoined since
>
> (https://discuss.python.org/t/steering-council-nomination-guido-van-rossum-2020-term/2657/11)
>
> Thank you for your time.
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