#bdfl
Live, measured metrics for the hashtag #bdfl from the open social web. Every number carries a named source and the time it was fetched. Nothing is estimated.
Own #bdfl
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Day-by-day usage
measured · fosstodon.org (Mastodon public tags API) · fetched 2026-09-09 03:48 UTC0 uses by 0 unique accounts across the window. Real per-day counts, not estimates. Newest bar is today so far.
Related hashtags
measured · fosstodon.org (Mastodon public search API) · fetched 2026-09-09 03:48 UTCLive pulse
measured · fosstodon.org (Mastodon tag timeline) · fetched 2026-09-09 03:48 UTCEverything below is measured over the latest 40 public posts (spanning ~56506 hours).
Posting hours (UTC) — busiest: 12:00
Languages: English (31) · French (2) · German (2) · Japanese (1) · Chinese (1) · Czech (1)
Avg boosts / post: 2.1
Top of the latest posts
Happy birthday to Guido van Rossum, born January 31, 1956 🥳 He is a Dutch programmer best known as the creator of the Python programming language, for which he was the "benevolent dictator for life" (BDFL) until he stepped down from the po
Today January 31st is the birthday of Guido van Rossum creator of the Python programming language for which he was the benevolent dictator for life 🎉 “Python is an experiment in how much freedom programmers need. Too much freedom and nobod
Something tells me the “Benevolent Dictator For Life” (BDFL) concept works better when the dictator is actually benevolent, and not a dictator. I hope the open source community learns something from this WordPress situation. https://fosstod
What “bdfl” means
WikipediaBenevolent dictator for life (BDFL) or just benevolent dictator is a tongue-in-cheek title given to a small number of free and open-source software development leaders, typically project founders who retain the final say in disputes or arguments within the community.
“Benevolent dictator for life” on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) →#bdfl across platforms
every network with a public tag surfaceFollow #bdfl straight to each platform’s own tag page. Where a platform publishes open data we measure it above; the rest lock their numbers behind paid APIs, so we link rather than guess.
Every number above is measured from a named public API at the shown fetch time. Nothing is estimated or extrapolated. Platforms that lock their data behind paid APIs are not shown. Agents: the same numbers, as JSON, at /api/hashtags/bdfl