In this edition of our open source news roundup, we take a look Python's founder stepping down, India's new net neutrality regulations, O'Reilly's thoughts about tech giants, and more.
Python loses its leader
The head of one of the most popular free software/open source software projects is stepping down. Guido van Rossum announced[1] that he's giving up leadership of the project he founded, effective immediately.
van Rossum, affectionately known as Python's "benevolent dictator for life," made the move after the bruising process of approving a recent enhancement proposal[2] to the scripting language. He also cited some undisclosed medical problems as another factor in his resignation. van Rossum stated that he "doesn't want to think as hard about his creation and is switching to being an 'ordinary core developer'," according to The Inquirer[3].
van Rossum, who "has confirmed he won't be involved in appointing his replacement. In fact, it sounds very much like he doesn't think there should be one," believes that Python's group of committers can do his job.
India introduces strong net neutrality regulations
While net neutrality in the United States took a huge blow in early 2018, India has gone the other way. The world's second-most populous country has introduced some of the world's strictest net neutrality regulations[4].
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India stated that the rules are designed so "certain types of content are not prioritized over others and that broadband providers will be unable to slow down or block websites at their choosing." This is a big step for a country in which two-thirds of the population still doesn't have access to the internet but where "more and more people begin