Re: Release Note Changes

Bruce Momjian wrote:

> I don't think people are going to volunteer to remove just their name
> but they might agree to remove them all.  As a contributor I personally
> would have no problem with that.

I would.

> I am actually a little worried that companies who sponsor developers
> might some day want their company name on the release note item.  I am
> glad we have not had to make that decision yet.

Yeah, I think companies have no place in a listing like that.  Companies
don't do any work.  People do.  If sponsoring companies want to be in a
list, let them be on a separate list that's explicitely for sponsors.

I kinda hate the fact that people is now so used to the concept that
companies are "people" and have much of the same "rights".  It is
absurd.

> Also, the release notes often just attribute items to just a first name,
> so in some way that name has to be related to the developer profiles to
> know who "Tom" or "Simon" is.

Yeah, I don't know when did that start but I would prefer that the names
would be spelled in full.  On the other hand, having a first name only
is a kind of a sign that you're already an established developer.  Still
I would like my last name to be there and I was considering adding it
myself.

> The bottom line is that the release notes for not for attribution, but
> we do attribute if the item appears on the release notes.  This seems
> like the best balance, though it is unfair in failing to attribute work
> to many contributors.

Yeah.  In my opinion, we're not really looking for 100% fairness.  I
think credit is important, so if Stefan Kaltenbrunner did some psql
autocomplete work and it's not attributed, let's add a note to that
effect.  There is no point in saying exactly how many lines he
contributed, nor listing the exact changes he did, though.

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