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Doug Cutting commented on HADOOP-1147:
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> I consider @author tags [ ...] a reference to whom I should ask questions
> about the code.
Aren't 'svn log' and 'svn annotate' superior for this? And shouldn't all
questions be on the developer list anyway, not directed to individuals, but to
the group?
> Removing will essentially make the code anonymous.
The code should be anonymous. We want lots of developers to be familiar with
every file, and want to discourage individual gatekeepers for files, no?
> remove all @author tags from source
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> Key: HADOOP-1147
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HADOOP-1147
> Project: Hadoop
> Issue Type: Improvement
> Reporter: Doug Cutting
> Assigned To: Doug Cutting
> Priority: Minor
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> We should remove @author tags from the source code. We give contributors
> credit in at least three places (Jira, subversion and CHANGES.txt). Many
> files have been substantially re-written by a range of contributors and their
> @author tags are no longer accurate. Also, @author tags imply individual
> ownership, when we should rather strive for community ownership.
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