[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Cleanup of files of the root dir

[Daniel L Speyer <dspeyer@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 9 Apr 2002, Mike Kaufman wrote:

> On Tue, Apr 09, 2002 at 05:40:58PM +0200, Raimar Falke wrote:
> > On Tue, Apr 09, 2002 at 09:06:12AM -0700, Paul Zastoupil wrote:
> > > On Tue, Apr 09, 2002 at 04:28:04PM +0200, Raimar Falke wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > If nobody objects I will do the following:
> > > >  mv README.* doc
> > > >  mv INSTALL.debian doc
> > > >  mv HOWTOPLAY doc
> > > >  mv TODO doc
> > > >  mv freeciv_hackers_guide.txt doc/hackers_guide.txt
> > > >  rm AUTHORS
> > > >  mv PEOPLE AUTHORS
> > > 
> > > Don't most projects have a PEOPLE file?
> > 
> > I have found around 25 AUTHORS files on a quick scan on my
> > harddisk. And no PEOPLE file. It also looks like AUTHORS is created by
> > glade.
> > 
> > > (This will break the website btw).
> > 
> > Shouldn't be hard to fix ;)
> 
> well then, let me weigh in against an AUTHORS file. I agree with Paul.
> PEOPLE is more inclusive. Whether or not other projects have it is to me
> immaterial.
> 

Yet another vote for "PEOPLE"

If we make it "AUTHORS", we'll need a seperate "GRAPHICAL ARTISTS" and
eventually "SOUND EFFECTS CREATORS" and who knows what all else!

--Daniel Speyer
If you *don't* consider sharing information to be morally equivalent to 
kidnapping and murder on the high seas, you probably shouldn't use the
phrase "software piracy."

> -mike
> 
> > 
> > > I don't really feel like an "Author" but I also feel I belong in the
> > > project credits.
> > > 
> > > > I would also like to move build.debian away. A new "scripts" dir? 
> > > > Where also "civ" and "ser" can go?
> > > 
> > > Hmmm.  Its nice to be able to run civ and ser right from the root (I
> > > never install freeciv).  But I guess I could get used to that.
> > 
> > You and Mike against it. I have no strong opinion.
> > 
> >     Raimar
> > 
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> >  "Life is too short for reboots."
> 
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