PEP 308: A PEP Writer's Experience - CON

[Jack Diederich]

On Sat, Feb 08, 2003 at 05:31:46PM +0000, Andrew Koenig wrote:
> Seriously, it
> often seems that the smallest changes generate the most controversy.

There is a long post on a BSD list somewhere that compares it to
painting a shed.   Everyone understands the concept and will give
an opinion on the color.  It is impossible to paint a shed by
comittee because there are too many opinions.  It is much easier
to get a committee to approve a radical new widget because they
just up or down vote it as a whole.

Having a BDFL is how the shed painting problem is side stepped altogether.
In this case the BDFL asked the committee to up or down vote the color red.

Hillarity ensues.

-jackdied