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0 pointsCmonDev11y ago0 comments

If it's just an expression than maybe "forking" is also just an expression with a random meaning? Either that or he never was a BDFL.

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embolalia11y ago

"For Life" is in the same way that SCOTUS justices have an appointment "for life". It just means they can't be fired or deposed, not that they can only leave in a box.

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0 pointsCmonDev11y ago0 comments

If it's just an expression than maybe "forking" is also just an expression with a random meaning? Either that or he never was a BDFL.

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embolalia11y ago

"For Life" is in the same way that SCOTUS justices have an appointment "for life". It just means they can't be fired or deposed, not that they can only leave in a box.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse