I personally regret this decision. I feel the author tag may be pretty much the only motivating factor for casual contributions. But I will not object
Oleg On Wed, 2004-03-10 at 04:32, Michael Becke wrote: > The ASF has recently recommended that we discontinue use of @author > tags. When first starting out I always enjoyed seeing my name in > "lights", though I do agree with the ASF's opinion on this matter. If > we come to a consensus to remove @authors I suggest that we remove them > from all existing code, as well as leave them out of new additions. > Any comments? > > Mike > > > Begin forwarded message: ASF Board Summary for February 18, 2004 > > <snip> > > - author tags are officially discouraged. these create difficulties > > in > > establishing the proper ownership and the protection of our > > committers. there are other social issues dealing with > > collaborative > > development, but the Board is concerned about the legal > > ramifications > > around the use of author tags > > > > - it is quite acceptable and encouraged to recognize developers' > > efforts > > in a CHANGES file, or some other descriptive file which is > > associated > > with the overall PMC or release rather than individual files. > <snip> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
