On Oct 6, 2015, at 7:58 AM, S Ellison <s.elli...@lgcgroup.com> wrote:
>> The former co-author contributed, so he is still author and probably
>> copyright
>> holder and has to be listed among the authors, otherwise it would be a CRAN
>> policy violation ...
>
> It's a bit of a philosophical question right now, but at some point in a
> developing package's life - particularly one that starts small but is
> subsequently refactored in growth - there may be no code left that was
> contributed by the original developer.
>
> Is there a point at which the original developer should not stay on the
> author list?
>
CRAN policies only require the presence of copyright holders, so if there is no
content left to which the original author has copyright, then s/he doesn't need
to be listed. Note that this extends to all the content, not just code.
Cheers,
S
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