>Hi I just hit this page in wikipedia BDFL[1] > >and it redirected me to Guido's wikipedia[2] entry >now without causing any troubles (read flamewar) shouldn't > >a) that page have an explanation of what BDFL is >b) shouldn't it mention Linus, Larry Wall, others?[3] >c) for the ones that have been around longer then me who was the first >being call like that? > >[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BDFL >[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guido_van_Rossum >[3] http://www.answers.com/topic/list-of-benevolent-dictators-for-life
I'm sure you'll get 101 people telling you this, but this really isn't a question for the python list, rather, it's a question for the Wikipedia editors (and that's anyone). I suspect, in this case, the redirect is implicit. It's happening because the Wikipedia search engine finds no page called BDFL, and the Guido_van_Rossum is the next closest match. If you care and you have enough to say on the subject, maybe you could start a BDFL page. -- Andrew McNamara, Senior Developer, Object Craft http://www.object-craft.com.au/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
