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by Sidnicious 4263 days ago
It's just an expression, he stepped down: http://blog.nodejs.org/2014/01/15/the-next-phase-of-node-js/
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CmonDev 4263 days ago
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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embolalia 4263 days 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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