BDFL should not be confused with the more common term for open-source leaders, "benevolent dictator", which was popularized by Eric S. Raymond's essay "Homesteading the Noosphere" (1999).
BDFL tidak sama dengan istilah umum untuk tokoh sumber terbuka, "benevolent dictator", yang dipopulerkan oleh Eric S. Raymond dalam esainya, "Homesteading the Noosphere" (1999).