First shot to the AUTHORS and CONTRIBUTORS file in the TODO list
vseguip at gmail.com
vseguip at gmail.com
Wed Jun 29 16:07:45 UTC 2005
Just my 2 cents
>
> > As for CREDITS, I think CONTRIBUTORS can be renamed to it, I just used
> > that name as it's quite common in gnome projects and I feel it's easier
> > to have a list of contributors who have sent patches that got merged and
> > be fair, than giving credit to some other projects.
>
> The primary purpose for the CREDITS file would be for listing
> contributors, but this name is more flexible, and it is shorter :)
>
> > This last option can be tricky without much gain.
>
> CREDITS (or CONTRIBUTORS) is not about gaining something, but about
> giving away something, i.e. credits.
>
Agreed. I think we should have both, CONTRIBUTORS for those who've got
patches merged and CREDITS for those who have given ideas or submitted
non official patches (like me ;-) )
V. Seguí
P.S.: full name is Vicent Seguí Pascual.
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