On Aug 2, 2013 1:11 PM, "Ramkumar Ramachandra" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Pieter Praet wrote: > > Removing others' copyright statements is not just a violation of the > > GPL, it's also an disturbing display of disrespect for all the time and > > effort our contributors have expended to improve Magit for the good of > > us all. Giving credit where it's due, besides being common courtesy, > > is one of the cornerstones of FOSS development. > > Fwiw, that's what git is for. I really don't see the point of > maintaining the equivalent of > > $ git shortlog -nse > > as a separate file in the repository.
It makes more sense as a file in the tarball, where git logs aren't available, but there's no harm in keeping this file around too. > I don't know how contributors will feel more appreciated by the > presence of such a file. Some people don't care, but some people really like to have their names on things. Many people will appreciate even the smallest recognition. -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "magit" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
