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From: Andrew Dunstan <[email protected]>
To: Bruce Momjian <[email protected]>
To: Tom Lane <[email protected]>
Cc: Andres Freund <[email protected]>
Cc: Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
Cc: Peter Geoghegan <[email protected]>
Cc: Andrey Borodin <[email protected]>
Cc: PostgreSQL-development <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: PG 19 release notes and authors
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2026 10:56:49 -0400
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On 2026-04-06 Mo 10:29 AM, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> I think having "Co-authored-by:" mean one thing when "Author" appears
> and a different thing when "Author" is missing is too confusing.
>

Possibly. I think we're tying ourselves up in knots needlessly here, 
though. To me, without having to interpret the exact meaning by 
consulting a wiki, Co-authored-by signifies that the person made a 
significant contribution, but not as much as the Author(s). These things 
shouldn't be technical terms of art.

Personally, I'm in favor of being fairly liberal about giving release 
note credits.


cheers


andrew

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