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Re: Anomalous AUTHOR and DOCUMENTATION sections in manpages

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ILIlari Liusvaara <ilari.liusvaara@elisanet.fi>
Date
Jan 22, 2014, 20:15 UTC
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<20140122201507.GA15111@LK-Perkele-VII>
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<52DFA9EF.4080309@alum.mit.edu>
On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 12:22:23PM +0100, Michael Haggerty wrote:
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> I just noticed that there are exactly four Git manpages with an "AUTHOR"
> section and five with a "DOCUMENTATION" section:
> 
> These sections are inconsistent with the other manpages and seem
> superfluous in a project that has, on the one hand, a public history
> and, on the other hand, hundreds of contributors.  Would the mentioned
> authors (CCed) consent to the removal of these sections?
 
Sure (it has been copyedited a lot anyway).
-Ilari
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  2. Duy NguyenJan 22, 2014
  3. Johan HerlandJan 22, 2014
  4. Johannes SchindelinJan 22, 2014
  5. Junio C HamanoJan 22, 2014
  6. Shawn PearceJan 22, 2014
  7. Ilari LiusvaaraJan 22, 2014
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