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Subject: [jira] [Commented] (FUNCTOR-17) Remove @author tags
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Sebb commented on FUNCTOR-17:
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There is a big difference between someone voluntarily adding their name to an @author tag in code and the id that SVN automatically adds to commit logs.

Also, the proposal here is about removing the @author tags from the source code.
Presumably the @author wants to be credited; therefore if we remove the tag, we should ensure that the contribution is credited elsewhere, e.g. the pom.xml. We are just moving the credit.

If a committer wants to be credited other than in the SVN log, then it is up to them to add their name to the pom.xml.

I think it is wrong to add people's names to the pom without an indication that they wish to be credited.
For example, I have committed to many/most Commons components, but I don't wish to be credited in all the poms.

bq. I'd say it's more or less a requirement in that we want people to be credited for their contributions.

My view is that we should not _automatically_ credit every contributor; there should be some indication that they want credit. Not everyone does. But if they wish to be credited, then of course we should permit this.

                
> Remove @author tags
> -------------------
>
>                 Key: FUNCTOR-17
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FUNCTOR-17
>             Project: Commons Functor
>          Issue Type: Task
>            Reporter: Bruno P. Kinoshita
>            Priority: Minor
>              Labels: cleanup, task
>
> [functor] codebase has many @author tags, but ASF board recommended removal of author tags[1] and other projects in Apache Commons have already removed them. We should remove them in [functor] too, before the first release.
> [1] http://osdir.com/ml/apache.community/2004-03/msg00048.html

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