> On Jul 18, 2018, at 10:58 AM, Ethan Furman <et...@stoneleaf.us> wrote:
> 
> If we, by majority vote, pick a governance model (dictator, council, or 
> whatever), then that legitimizes it.  If we, by majority vote, pick the new 
> BDFL, then that legitimizes it.  Being unhappy with the choice does not make 
> the choice illegitimate.

A simple majority vote is wildly insufficient for this case. Python is a large 
project with many contributors and alienating maybe tens of them is not 
acceptable, especially if we are talking about a "for life" choice.

- Ł

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