From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Florian Paul Schmidt Subject: Re: proposal: add "packagers" field (list of strings (names)) to package definition Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2015 15:59:52 +0100 Message-ID: <565F0768.2030209@gmx.net> References: <565D565C.4030208@gmx.net> <87zixtezjy.fsf@igalia.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:39503) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1a48th-0007BE-6Y for guix-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 02 Dec 2015 10:00:49 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1a48tc-0003Ad-J8 for guix-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 02 Dec 2015 10:00:44 -0500 Received: from mout.gmx.net ([212.227.17.21]:50091) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1a48tc-00037K-39 for guix-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 02 Dec 2015 10:00:40 -0500 In-Reply-To: List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: "Thompson, David" , Andy Wingo Cc: guix-devel -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 On 12/02/2015 03:09 PM, Thompson, David wrote: >> The kind of ego-based positive feedback that having a maintainer >> field would introduce is negative IMO. It is good if people feel >> attached to Guix-the-project and >> GuixSD-the-software-distribution, and to a degree they get that >> by copyright, git blame, and NEWS. Feeling attached to a >> particular package is not as useful for the project or the >> distribution. > > +1 Aww, too bad. I think it's a missed opportunity to be inclusive and generous with attribution which might motivate people to contribute. Guix is in a unique position with this opportunity. Flo - -- https://fps.io -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2 iQEcBAEBCAAGBQJWXwdnAAoJEA5f4Coltk8Zx/EH/i+uevBW3FBLrBShGUYPjn6k RqkTcAqneBc26PR8KxNboTSwxEbrtaqpSwHREtupZvRB5lV4P+2L7WKQQQe1ZlWx oG8b7g8yO9SMprqz3sqKkLmofFlXZuodygji4acAWvbHfbqeJAhfUvqsDEHf4Ilj rNjVZAigB8TXyIIhwRIPqUfVjgPtnT01wpa8igTma1WOfgXg9nhpAO9FeeoUmAYN QvrnNlmQs+/DGKemSp8uzgznlRlJ4OOvHH6tFMwZMR7DS6xI0kWvW/HDmEvXswHX mJiyZAT3GFS+2B95BL+lIP4PXwpi3gP8Y35VwvpO7qSdWgCFX/UaUgNpw8n1o7U= =M4qg -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----