[SciPy-Dev] SciPy governance model

[Matthew Brett]

Hi,

On Tue, Sep 13, 2016 at 2:03 AM, Ralf Gommers <ralf.gommers at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Sat, Sep 10, 2016 at 10:25 AM, Ralf Gommers <ralf.gommers at gmail.com>
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>> On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 1:37 AM, Eric Larson <larson.eric.d at gmail.com>
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>>>> My feeling is that having a clear leader in place is important, so I'm
>>>> also leaning away from the numpy model towards one where
>>>> responsibilities are more explicitly assigned.  Exactly how to best make
>>>> that assignment is still unclear to me.
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>>> +1 for BD(FL) / leader-style from me, too. I like Matthew's suggestion of
>>> the top 5 active folks discuss to see which of them are actually interested
>>> in taking on that role.
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>> Thanks for the feedback everyone. Looks like everyone likes this
>> suggestion so far, so we'll give that a try.
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> Hi all, I'm happy to report that we've worked this out. Pauli was our
> preferred candidate, and he has agreed to take up the role of BDFL!

Great job - thanks very much for working that out.

I'm going to take this opportunity to express my gratitude and
admiration for the patient, committed and high-quality work you guys
have been doing over a long period, on all fronts.   We owe you a
great debt.

Cheers,

Matthew