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Docs: Revise or delete reference to “benevolent dictators” in Manual Introduction

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From: "Dr. Arne Babenhauserheide" <arne_bab <at> web.de>
To: Sebastian Carlos <sebaaa1754 <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 63366 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
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 <at> 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 This phrase, while it may be accurate in spirit, may be misleading or outdated,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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