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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > +.\" Modified 2025-02-12, after correction from <amitpinhass@xxxxxxxxx> > > 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
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