A recent post on X (formerly Twitter) called attention to the fact that many popular open source projects, like WordPress, are run by a single person, often referred to as a Benevolent Dictator For Life (BDFL).
Is WordPress Run By A Benevolent Dictator?
Open source projects are commonly understood to be run by volunteers that form committees and hold votes. Many decisions at WordPress and other open source projects run that way. But in many projects, like WordPress, there is one person who has the final vote and makes major decisions about the…

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