I can only assume that they have taken this approach so that the individual is protected from potential lawsuits Ie the apache group would be targeted since they would be the "author".
Having said that it is a sad world where we are seeing the need for such things becoming more prevalent. You know I can remember when my folks never used to lock the doors at home...... Jason -----Original Message----- From: Rainer Klute [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 24 February 2004 2:38 PM To: POI Developers List Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Fwd: ASF Board Summary for February 18, 2004 On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 10:28:38 +1100 Glen Stampoultzis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The other bit is that author tags are "officially" discouraged. Personally > I find this somewhat annoying. Given that it is discouraged and not > mandated I'm not sure where this leaves us. What does everyone else feel > about @author tags? I find this annoying, too, and would like to keep the author tags. Software is written by humans. If authors were paid for their work, things would be different, but for volunteer work they should at least get the honor to be mentioned in the author tags. Best regards Rainer Klute Rainer Klute IT-Consulting GmbH Dipl.-Inform. Rainer Klute E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] K�rner Grund 24 Telefon: +49 172 2324824 D-44143 Dortmund Telefax: +49 231 5349423 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail (including attachments) is confidential information of Australian Submarine Corporation Pty Limited (ASC). It may also be legally privileged. Unauthorised use and disclosure is prohibited. ASC is not taken to have waived confidentiality or privilege if this e-mail was sent to you in error. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender promptly. While ASC takes steps to identify and eliminate viruses, it cannot confirm that this e-mail is free from them. You should scan this e-mail for viruses before it is used. The statements in this e-mail are those of the sender only, unless specifically stated to be those of ASC by someone with authority to do so.
