He’s not Benevolent Dictator For Life, because the project is sprawling enough that he simply can’t be. He’s also ensconced deep in the technical low-level side of things, making decisions most users would hardly understand. People are much more likely to take issue with the guidance of self-appointed head guys for specific distros. God knows I ditched Ubuntu because of Mark Shuttleworth’s front-end bullshit.
I feel like Linux having a guy is antithetical to Linux but I guess I’m just in the minority.
He’s not Benevolent Dictator For Life, because the project is sprawling enough that he simply can’t be. He’s also ensconced deep in the technical low-level side of things, making decisions most users would hardly understand. People are much more likely to take issue with the guidance of self-appointed head guys for specific distros. God knows I ditched Ubuntu because of Mark Shuttleworth’s front-end bullshit.
I know what you mean but he literally created it and still runs the show and it’s named after him so like 🤷♂️