Recommendation for the procedure to add platform packages
Isaac Dupree
ml at isaac.cedarswampstudios.org
Fri Aug 21 16:12:52 EDT 2009
>> Also, the fact a credits section was deemed necessary suggests to me
>> that too much work is involved.
>
> It was agreed because it's a cheap and easy way to promote the work of
> review which is often undervalued.
Exactly! Probably the main motivation for package authors is not that
they get credited... but, nevertheless, they get credited. It's helpful
(even, generally, as a matter of programmer/open-source culture) to try
and make equally important work be equally glamorous.
-Isaac
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