+1 to remove them from framework which is where the real problem lies. For the rest I would prefer to leave as-is until we migrate all the stuff out. At that point it may be a good idea to re-address the issue with remaining code.
On Sat, 23 Nov 2002 09:18, Leo Simons wrote: > Hi all, > > I saw a suggestion come by in that it might be a good idea to remove > author tags from source files as it will help eliminate any community > issues that arise from ego conflicts and/or 'personal playground' > problems. Removing the tags sounds like a very pragmatic way of helping > to remove any perception of code ownership. > > The only disadvantage I could see arising from this is that it might > become more difficult to figure out who you need to talk to about a > piece of code you're looking at. I think the solution to that is simple: > indicate the software was authored by the avalon people, and reference > avalon-dev. Whoever wrote that code should be around on avalon-dev :D > > As to credit where credit is due....we have a list of contributors for > that, and one can always look at the cvs commits. > > Hence I propose we do a global replace of > > @author Some Person > (...) > @author Other Person > > to > > @author <a href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]";>Apache Avalon > Development Team</a> > > Here's a +1 from me. > > cheers, > > - Leo Simons > > I'm learning regexp at the moment but I've so far not succeeded at > writing the perl snippet that should accomplish the above so it'd be > cool if some perl guru out there were to help a little? (if not my +1 > indicates I will spend an afternoon or two figuring out how to do this I > guess :D) -- Cheers, Peter Donald ------------------------------------------------------- To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting. - Sun Tzu, 300 B.C. ------------------------------------------------------- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
