Re: PG 19 release notes and authors

From: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>
To: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Andres Freund <andres(at)anarazel(dot)de>, Álvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)kurilemu(dot)de>, Peter Geoghegan <pg(at)bowt(dot)ie>, Andrey Borodin <x4mmm(at)yandex-team(dot)ru>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: PG 19 release notes and authors
Date: 2026-04-06 14:56:49
Message-ID: 7b16a213-7251-4bd2-add7-824ee2e8b030@dunslane.net
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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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