> The Python community faces some really tough institutional/governance/adoption problems
The Linux kernel people could have the same problems... it is genius how they have solved them, by developing git but also by establishing processes that scale.
In the Linux kernel world Linus is the final arbiter and decision-maker--he takes input from people he trusts but ultimately he and only he has the final commit. Python used to have this model too with Guido at the top as the "BDFL" (benevolent dictator for life), however when he stepped down they replaced it with a consensus of a steering committee: https://peps.python.org/pep-0013/ Both projects have very different governance as a result.
The Linux kernel people could have the same problems... it is genius how they have solved them, by developing git but also by establishing processes that scale.