From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Andy Wingo Subject: Re: proposal: add "packagers" field (list of strings (names)) to package definition Date: Wed, 02 Dec 2015 16:12:22 +0000 Message-ID: <87r3j4g789.fsf@igalia.com> References: <565D565C.4030208@gmx.net> <87zixtezjy.fsf@igalia.com> <565F0768.2030209@gmx.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:38331) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1a4A19-0000Y2-Ql for guix-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 02 Dec 2015 11:12:37 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1a4A15-00049L-GI for guix-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 02 Dec 2015 11:12:31 -0500 Received: from pb-sasl0.int.icgroup.com ([208.72.237.25]:50982 helo=sasl.smtp.pobox.com) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1a4A15-000495-A2 for guix-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 02 Dec 2015 11:12:27 -0500 In-Reply-To: <565F0768.2030209@gmx.net> (Florian Paul Schmidt's message of "Wed, 2 Dec 2015 15:59:52 +0100") 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: Florian Paul Schmidt Cc: guix-devel On Wed 02 Dec 2015 14:59, Florian Paul Schmidt writes: > 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. If there are other ways we can recognize people's work, we should consider them :) Think of it this way though, a packager is a person who packages. The value is in the verb, not the noun; packaging is an ongoing process. We should reward the process, via NEWS, and perhaps in other ways. Besides, no one wants to be the person that removes a name from a list of a package's packagers! Andy