In the context of this discussions why would it matter if someone never worked at Google vs someone who used to work at Google. They're not acting on behalf of Google when they make the contribution.
But it might be an indication of how “open” Google is to complete outsiders as opposed to people who were insiders but now just happen to not work for Google. Whether or not that matters is another question entirely.
But like I said, I don’t think it matters in the context of how much control Google has over the language. Many successful languages are either driven by an individual benevolent dictator or a company. As far as I can tell, languages controlled by community/committees tend to evolve more slowly. That’s okay at some point in a project. But there is something to be said for a person/company having the ability to rapidly push through changes.
But it might be an indication of how “open” Google is to complete outsiders as opposed to people who were insiders but now just happen to not work for Google. Whether or not that matters is another question entirely.
But like I said, I don’t think it matters in the context of how much control Google has over the language. Many successful languages are either driven by an individual benevolent dictator or a company. As far as I can tell, languages controlled by community/committees tend to evolve more slowly. That’s okay at some point in a project. But there is something to be said for a person/company having the ability to rapidly push through changes.