[jboss-jira] [JBoss JIRA] Created: (JBRULES-2895) Strip all author tags from java files

Strip all author tags from java files ------------------------------------- Key: JBRULES-2895 URL: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBRULES-2895 Project: Drools Issue Type: Task Security Level: Public (Everyone can see) Reporter: Geoffrey De Smet Assignee: Geoffrey De Smet Asked by Mark. Took me a while to accept it, but it's true that we need to do it. The author tags in the java files are a maintenance nightmare: - A large percentage is wrong, incomplete or inaccurate. - Most of the time, it only contains the original author. Many files are completely refactored/expanded by other authors. - Git is accurate, that is the canonical source to find the correct author. - To find the correct author of a piece of code, you always have to double check with git, you cannot suppose the author on the author tag alone. - Author tags promote "code ownership", which is bad in the long run. - If people work on a piece they perceive as being owned by someone else, they tend to: -- only fix what they are assigned to fix, not everything that's broken. -- discard responsibility if that code doesn't work properly. -- be scared of stepping of the feet of the owner -- Instead of "code ownership", we need "module leadership" and "peer reviews". - More info: How to get a healthy open source project? http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4216011961522818645# Credit to the author of peices of code is given: - on the team page: http://www.jboss.org/drools/team -- Please contact Geoffrey (or any of us) if you want to change/expand your entry in the team page. Don't be shy! - on the blog: http://blog.athico.com -- Just ask write permission if you don't have them and want to write an article. - with ohloh: https://www.ohloh.net/p/jboss-drools/contributors - in the github web interface -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira