there *is* no BDFL (benevolent dictator for life)

[Albert Skye]

> On 17 Oct 2012, at 9:40pm, Alan Hogan <contact at alanhogan.com> wrote:

> 

> > I do have to warn you, however. While a number of maintainers have gone to great lengths to maximize interoperability, there *is* no BDFL (benevolent dictator for life)

> 

> Yes there is. I believe Markdown has thrived and continues to grow because I haven't fucked around with it. The canonical docs are those on Daring Fireball.

> 

> —J.G.


one wonders
why that documentation has not been amended
to address the various ambiguities
discussed on this mailing list

I understand DFL
but B...?