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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