Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] [PATCH v2] man/man2/kill.2: Add Amit Pinhas as a contributer

G. Branden Robinson
2025-02-12T23:02:15Z

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Hi Alex,

At 2025-02-12T21:26:20+0100, Alejandro Colomar wrote:
[...]
> > .\" Modified 2004-06-24 by aeb
> > .\" Modified, 2004-11-30, after idea from emmanuel.colbus@ensimag.imag.fr
> > +.\" Modified 2025-02-12, after correction from <amitpinhass@gmail.com>
>
> We don't update those anymore. We now rely on the metadata in git(1).
>
> Every now and then, I consider if I should just remove all of those
> lines, to avoid confusing people. If anyone is interested in the
> history before git(1), one can certainly look at those lines in old
> versions of the pages. Anyone reading the mailing list opposes
> removing those lines? (I'll ask again before removing anything, with
> a proper subject line.)

If you do this, I suggest you replace these lines with something like:

.\" See the Git revision history at
.\" $URL
.\" for records of changes and contributors to this file.

That way (1) anyone diffing old and new versions don't see what looks
like an unmotivated erasure of contributor credits; (2) people who
have contributed and been credited don't feel as much of a sting, since
they know records continue to be kept in a publicly available (and
replicated, distributed place) and (3) future contributors know that
they can expect to be treated equitably with past ones.

Regards,
Branden