[python-committers] Transfer of power

[Yury Selivanov]

On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 1:50 PM Brett Cannon <brett at python.org> wrote:
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>> One way would be to re-elect them every 5 or so years.  Essentially,
>> an N-virate is a dictator-like entity for a few years.
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> But that doesn't help deal with inconsistency since that just means we have consistency for 2 releases and then we start all over again. If you're suggesting someone forcibly rotates out every 5 years then that's different since that adds in some consistency thanks to the remaining two members.

My worry is that not everybody can stick to to be with Python for a
few decades like Guido.  Ideally, there should be a mechanism for both
leaving the N-virate and being appointed to it.

Another worry -- Guido knows mostly everything about all aspects of
Python design in all fields.  To illustrate my point, I'm particularly
worried about async/await, asyncio/trio/twisted ecosystem -- so far it
seems that it's only Guido and I who've spent a huge chunk of their
time maintaining (or caring about) it.  We have many other critical
fields besides async: general language design, packaging, scientific
ecosystem, web (partially overlaps with async), performance, etc.
Essentially we need to build our N-virate to have knowledgable
representatives (formally known as BDFL-delegates) from all of those
fields, otherwise the language can stop evolving in some important
directions.

IOW I don't see anyone (or some group of 3) who is as well-versed in
everything on Guido's level.  That can be solved if Guido agrees to
join the permanent N-virate though :)

Yury