On Sat, Apr 4, 2026 at 11:18:33PM +0500, Andrey Borodin wrote: > > > > On 4 Apr 2026, at 19:50, Bruce Momjian <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > In the PG 19 commits, I am seeing several commits with Author and > > Co-authored-by tags. FYI, I think we agreed that only the Author names > > are mentioned as the authors in the release notes. > > Speaking of co-authors - I think they absolutely should be included in the > release notes credits. > > The more recognition we give contributors, the more motivation newcomers > have to join the development community. There are edge cases where a feature > gets reverted in a later minor release, but those are rare. What matters > is that we need a steady stream of new contributors, and crediting everyone's > work - including co-authors - is one of the most effective ways to > encourage that.
This is the same argument we have had for ages, accuracy vs encouragement. -- Bruce Momjian <[email protected]> https://momjian.us EDB https://enterprisedb.com Do not let urgent matters crowd out time for investment in the future.
