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.

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