From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: ack.texi Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 09:42:22 +0200 Message-ID: References: <0pd4fpq7i4.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1229672556 14818 80.91.229.12 (19 Dec 2008 07:42:36 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 07:42:36 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Glenn Morris Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Dec 19 08:43:44 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1LDa1P-0000pY-Px for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 19 Dec 2008 08:43:44 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:51325 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LDa0D-0003WL-Jn for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 19 Dec 2008 02:42:29 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LDa09-0003W6-KD for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 19 Dec 2008 02:42:25 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LDa08-0003Vu-Hg for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 19 Dec 2008 02:42:24 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=58210 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LDa08-0003Vr-Ee for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 19 Dec 2008 02:42:24 -0500 Original-Received: from mtaout6.012.net.il ([84.95.2.16]:12579) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1LDa05-0005wb-Iz; Fri, 19 Dec 2008 02:42:21 -0500 Original-Received: from conversion-daemon.i-mtaout6.012.net.il by i-mtaout6.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2007.08) id <0KC4000005HY7800@i-mtaout6.012.net.il>; Fri, 19 Dec 2008 09:44:47 +0200 (IST) Original-Received: from HOME-C4E4A596F7 ([77.127.241.241]) by i-mtaout6.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2007.08) with ESMTPA id <0KC400EVD5IMTE20@i-mtaout6.012.net.il>; Fri, 19 Dec 2008 09:44:47 +0200 (IST) In-reply-to: <0pd4fpq7i4.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> X-012-Sender: halo1@inter.net.il X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: Solaris 10 (1203?) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:107055 Archived-At: > From: Glenn Morris > Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org > Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:27:31 -0500 > > Eli Zaretskii wrote: > > > Please don't forget that someone who reads a printed copy of the Emacs > > manual does not necessarily have etc/AUTHORS handy. > > In other words, they might not have a copy of Emacs handy. Right. > In which case there's a bunch of much more useful information they > also don't have to hand. That's true, although I'm not sure what information you refer to. However, acknowledging contribution is a widely accepted act of courtesy on the part of any significant human endeavor, and in a project driven by volunteers it is even more important and appropriate, IMO, even if it doesn't have much instrumental value.