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Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2006 10:12:57 +1000
From: Cameron McCormack <cam@mcc.id.au>
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Subject: Re: @author tags
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Jeremias Maerki:
> So far I refrained from removing author tags that were not my own. I
> don't think you'll find my name in any author tag inside XML Graphics
> anymore (except in documentation). In an ideal world we'd have the time
> and motivation to remove all of the author tags and to add the names of
> all the contributors (not just those with author tags) to a list on the
> website somewhere. Quite a bit of work especially since not everyone
> uses the "Submitted by:" pattern when applying patches. But I think it
> would be worth it. I guess if you'd do that for Batik, it could motivate
> me to do the same in FOP on a rainy Sunday. :-)

Yeah, I guess I’m not too fussed either way about the author tags.
Their inconsistent usage is just a small niggle in the back of my mind.
:)

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