Canonical list of contributors
One thing that came up in the Debconf4 NM BOF is that we don't
acknowledge our contributors enough. One suggestion I made is that we
should attempt to make a list of contributors who are:
* debian developers
* provided patches
* translated strings
* sponsored hardware/conferences/etc.
* etc, your idea here. ie: the people and companies that made Debian
possible
I don't really want to get to the point of acknowledging every bug
reporter, but we really dont have a list like what Mozilla has. This
sort of list would take massive support from individual developers. It
would be needed that developers look over their changelogs and bugs and
figure out which people did said things and add them to the list.
My personal feeling is that the list should be kept in CVS and in
alphabetical order. A developer could then check it out, add in the
people who weren't there yet, and then check it back in.
The hard part is defining the hard line between bug reporter and
contributer. I'm asking the list for their feelings (and clarification)
to the list above and their feelings of handling the list in the
manner described above.
Thoughts?
Thanks,
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Scott Dier <dieman@ringworld.org> KC0OBS http://www.ringworld.org/
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