Can checkstyle be set up to check for author tags?

Gary

On Oct 15, 2011, at 9:53, sebb <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 15 October 2011 14:06, Gary Gregory <[email protected]> wrote:
>> There was an ASF guideline or suggestion a couple of years ago to use
>> "Apache Software Foundation" in author tags.
>
> Not that I remember.
>
> The board recommendation [1] was to not use @author tags at all.
>
> [1] 
> http://www.apache.org/foundation/records/minutes/2004/board_minutes_2004_09_22.txt
> Section 7, subsection F
>
> Using @author ASF probably does not go against the spirit of the
> recommendation; I just don't see the point.
>
>> Gary
>>
>> On Oct 15, 2011, at 8:17, Emmanuel Bourg <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> -0 on the @author tag since I'm not involved in OGNL.
>>>
>>> I find it a bit rude to remove the signature from someone else work. But
>>> feel free to remove your own name.
>>>
>>> Emmanuel Bourg
>>>
>>>
>>> Le 15/10/2011 10:59, Christian Grobmeier a écrit :
>>>> Again, the old discussion.
>>>>
>>>> OGNL has @author tags. I do not like them. Who wants to keep them? I
>>>> prefer a developers section in the pom and of course there is svn
>>>> history.
>>>>
>>>> In addition:
>>>>  * $Id: ASTAdd.java 1183232 2011-10-14 07:40:32Z grobmeier $
>>>>
>>>> This line must not be the first of the license header, otherwise
>>>> checkstyle is crying. In addition I have never understood the sense of
>>>> that line. I am +1 for removing it too (svn history does all i need).
>>>>
>>>> If we keep it, we need to move it on class level docs.
>>>>
>>>> OK, let the rumble begin... your opinions gents!
>>>>
>>>> CHeers
>>>> Christian
>>>>
>>>
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