BDFL in wikipedia

[Robin Becker]

Carl Banks wrote:
......
> 
> Since when is Larry Wall benevolent?  He should be called the SDFL.
> 
.....

even the great leader has been referred to as the MDFL :)

most language designers get to do it once and then recognize the result as 
either beneficial or otherwise. The alternative is a constantly changing 
language without any clear goal or endpoint. That's fine for some not for others.
-- 
Robin Becker