On 5 April 2011 21:36, Gary Gregory <garydgreg...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 4:23 PM, Phil Steitz <phil.ste...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On 4/5/11 1:17 PM, Paul Benedict wrote: >> > I thought I sent this link previously, but I can no longer such an email: >> > >> http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/jakarta-jmeter-dev/200402.mbox/%3c4039f65e.7020...@atg.com%3E >> > >> > Does anyone have thoughts on this? This is the rule I thought Apache was >> > following across the board, which is to remove @author tags so that >> > contributors have better protection. >> >> The board never said we needed to or should *remove* them, they just >> said usage was "discouraged." Since the time of that note, we have >> not added any, to my knowledge, in Commons. The problem is what to >> do with those that pre-date the change in ASF "policy." Seems the >> right thing to do is to ask people if they are OK having their tags >> removed. That is a PITA because many are long gone. So many have >> remained in the older component sources. >> > > This is misleading to someone new looking at the source: all I see are the > names of people no one can find or who insist to keep their names in there > regardless of merit? That does not make sense. If we remove/change, do it, > we do not need permission to remove names from @author tags.
+1, but just in case the authors object, having their name in a readme or pom will address that. > Gary > > >> >> Phil >> > I am not aware the policy changed. If so, please let me know. >> > >> > Paul >> > >> > On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 3:13 PM, Henri Yandell <flame...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > >> >> If anyone wants their @author tag put back into Lang, then please feel >> >> free to do so; or if you don't have commit access send me an email and >> >> I'll gladly do it. >> >> >> >> Hen >> >> >> >> On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 12:40 PM, Emmanuel Bourg <ebo...@apache.org> >> wrote: >> >>> I guess I'll never understand the hate for this tag. If you don't like >> >> it, >> >>> don't use it. But please don't remove the name of other developers >> >> without >> >>> their consent. >> >>> >> >>> Emmanuel Bourg >> >>> >> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org >> >>> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org >> >>> >> >>> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org >> >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org >> >> >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org >> >> > > > -- > Thank you, > Gary > > http://garygregory.wordpress.com/ > http://garygregory.com/ > http://people.apache.org/~ggregory/ > http://twitter.com/GaryGregory > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org
