[parted-devel] including author names in --version output

[Jim Meyering]

leslie.polzer at gmx.net wrote:

> On Mon, Feb 19, 2007 at 04:58:50PM +0100, Jim Meyering wrote:
>
>> > I checked the git history, but that goes back only to Sept 2006.
>>
>> Repeating the question, but this time Cc'ing the people who should
>> know.
> Check out AUTHORS.

Yep, I saw that, but figured 3-5 names would be enough.
The problem is where to draw the line.

How about this instead:

  $ parted/parted --version
  parted (GNU parted) 1.9.9
  Copyright (C) 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
  This is free software.  You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of
  the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
  There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

  Written by <http://parted.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/trac.cgi/browser/AUTHORS>.