Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 23:50:03 -0800 (PST) From: Murray Stokely <murray@freebsd.org> To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: docs/35903: physio(9) does not have an AUTHOR section Message-ID: <200203160750.g2G7o3317563@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/35903; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Murray Stokely <murray@FreeBSD.org>
To: Tom Rhodes <darklogik@pittgoth.com>
Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: docs/35903: physio(9) does not have an AUTHOR section
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 23:49:08 -0800
On Thu, Mar 14, 2002 at 06:01:00PM -0500, Tom Rhodes wrote:
> physio(9) lacks an authors section, I think that about
> 90% of the man pages have this section regardless... Awhile ago Hiten
> wrote/rewrote/fixed this man page, I think he should at least be listed
> as an author or an authors section added with a (revised by) comment.
The author section lists people who wrote the software, or wrote the
man page. Adding a sentence or two (or even a paragraph or two) is
not the same as writing the document. Individual contributors are
credited in commit messages. Hiten has be credited many times lately
for his numerous contributions.
- Murray
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