I suspect it works how it always does for a BDFL (as I am for DBIx::Class in the perl world) - whoever likes proposes, if I like it I try and argue for it, only if there's a majority in favour does it get accepted anyway.
Except that if there's no consensus decision after a long discussion I get to make the choice. And no matter how any decision was come to, it's my fault if it's wrong.
Guido, Linus, and the various other BDFLs with important projects and actual talent seem to run things much the same way - I can't speak for their approaches but they largely inspired mine so I suspect I'm not completely wrong :)
Except that if there's no consensus decision after a long discussion I get to make the choice. And no matter how any decision was come to, it's my fault if it's wrong.
Guido, Linus, and the various other BDFLs with important projects and actual talent seem to run things much the same way - I can't speak for their approaches but they largely inspired mine so I suspect I'm not completely wrong :)