Re: proposal: add "packagers" field (list of strings (names)) to package definition

[Florian Paul Schmidt]

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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

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