I agree. That is the way it is done in the Apache (httpd) and OpenSSL souce code, where it is common to see the original authors. But then, there is no Javadoc there...
On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 9:37 AM, Vincent Hennebert <vhenneb...@gmail.com> wrote: >> + * >> + * <p>This work was originally authored by Glenn Adams >> (gad...@apache.org).</p> >> */ > > I think I would have preferred this to be in a non-Javadoc comment after > the license header, as I don’t think this kind of information is > relevant in a Javadoc, but again it doesn’t matter too much. > > <snip/> > > Vincent