On 3/28/06, Sandy McArthur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 3/28/06, Stephen Colebourne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snip/> > > > > AFAIR we haven't ever voted on this, as removing existing author tags is > > always been a touchy subject when brought up. At present, its a > > component-level choice. > > <snap/>
And this will keep coming back and eating into our cycles. IMO, [codec] took the right step. So, we're content with leaving this open i.e. we are resigned to this fate since the belief is that no consensus is ever possible? > > I believe that it is general practice in commons to refer to the author > > in commit comments, and to use the maven team list facility, but I could > > be wrong. > > <snip/> If its not, it should be the general practice -- or someone should post objections. > > Certainly [collections] still has author tags, although I had recently > > considered proposing their removal as I now find them a hassle. > > <snap/> "Join the club". > > Sandy McArthur wrote: <snip/> > > I think the best "policy" is to stay true to yourself and be tolerant > of people with different policies. In my mind that will work today, > tomorrow, and up until the earth is swallowed by the sun. > <snap/> I believe thats the crux -- freedom, personal conviction and tolerance are *not* mutually exclusive in any combinations thereof. -Rahul --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
