Re: Who are we again, again?
Hi, I'm curious as to what is the criteria that determines whether someones name will appear in the authors list and/or in the About GIMP scrolling window. Is it only core developers, people who have made a certain level of contribution, or is it meant to encompass everyone who has made provided a patch (or patches) for the project? As far as i see it, *anyone* who has made *any* tangible contribution to the GIMP can have their name in the AUTHORS file. Since the "About GIMP" scrolling list is just a mirror of AUTHORS (as is the authors section in gimp.1), everyone should also appear here. Since we're trying to get these lists as up to date as possible, can anyone who has contributed and has been missed out add themselves to these lists (if they want to appear in them!). Thanks, - Piers Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1
Re: [Who are we again, again?]
Piers Cornwell wrote: Why is there *yet another* incomplete list of all Gimp contributors in the AUTHORS file? Hint: We already had enough such lists, and none of those are properly maintained either. I'm curious as to what is the criteria that determines whether someones name will appear in the authors list and/or in the About GIMP scrolling window. Is it only core developers, people who have made a certain level of contribution, or is it meant to encompass everyone who has made provided a patch (or patches) for the project? My name isn't on the list but I've only supplied a number of minor patches. I am in the ChangeLog for most of them once I remembered to include updates for the ChangeLog with the patch. As a result, I'm not too worried if I appear in a more visible list or not.
Re: [Who are we again, again?]
Hi, Why is there *yet another* incomplete list of all Gimp contributors in the AUTHORS file? Hint: We already had enough such lists, and none of those are properly maintained either. I wrote this update for AUTHORS because it's the first place anyone is likely to look for a list of authors (seems sensible!). If the list is incomplete, please go ahead and update the list with whoever i've missed out (like you -- sorry!!). The idea is that any new contributers can add their names when they first help out so the list keeps up-to-date. Pointers to (PLUGIN_)MAINTAINERS and gimp-devel@xcf are much, much more useful for the purpose envisioned by GNU, while About Gimp is the existing canonical acknowledgements list. Did I miss anything? Not all people who helped with the gimp are plugin maintainers, and not everyone hangs out on gimp-developer (if thats what you meant). Perhaps a note at the bottom of AUTHORS with relevent links would be useful though. Regarding the list in about_dialog.c, you shouldn't have to look through source code/launch the program to see the authors listing IMHO. Let me know if this has changed your opinion at all! - Piers Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1
