RFR: CODETOOLS-7903096: remove old @author tags

Iris Clark iris at openjdk.java.net
Mon Feb 14 19:30:25 UTC 2022


On Fri, 11 Feb 2022 22:58:48 GMT, Jonathan Gibbons <jjg at openjdk.org> wrote:

> Please review a patch to remove the few remaining `@author` tags, and to update the CONTRIBUTORS file accordingly.
> The authors in the legacy tags are now in the CONTRIBUTORS file, which is also updated to describe the use of SCM metadata for contributors and contributions, which is a much better mechanism than poorly maintained `@author` tags.

Sad to see the old @author tags going, but the more modern CONTRIBUTORS file and SCM metadata  is the best way to more accurately identify contributors.

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Marked as reviewed by iris (Reviewer).

PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jtreg/pull/56


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