>From c18d6f7f7c18f5d2ef3a221242146ea2c7acbb5f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Eggert Date: Mon, 20 May 2019 08:35:53 -0700 Subject: [PROPOSED] Adjust Maintainer: doc MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit * doc/lispref/tips.texi (Library Headers): Don’t say that a missing Maintainer: header means the authors are maintainers. --- doc/lispref/tips.texi | 8 +++----- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/lispref/tips.texi b/doc/lispref/tips.texi index d41fe82572..c46e3a0f6c 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/tips.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/tips.texi @@ -1011,11 +1011,9 @@ Library Headers person(s) who currently maintain(s) the file (respond to bug reports, etc.). -If there is no maintainer line, the person(s) in the Author field -is/are presumed to be the maintainers. Some files in Emacs use address@hidden for the maintainer. This means that the original author is -no longer responsible for the file, and that it is maintained as part -of Emacs. +If there is no maintainer line, nobody in particular (other than +perhaps the authors) has volunteered to maintain the file, or an +ordinary Emacs bug report is a good way to contact the maintainers. @item Created This optional line gives the original creation date of the file, and -- 2.21.0