Paolo Bonzini a écrit :
> 
>> As a next step I am proposing to filter out the unknown contributors 
>> and the contributors with code size <=25 as the FSF is suggesting.
> 
> 1) The unknown contributors should *not* be filtered.
> 
> 2) The FSF filters out contributors with code size <= 10-15.
> 
> 3) It is not a suggestion *from the FSF*.  You may say, "as FSF 
> practices suggest".
> 
> Anyway, if the SFLC said that even the smallest contribution matters, 
> you should abide to that.  On the other hand, you can ask Eben Moglen if 
> there is a case from which the "tiny change" practice was derived, and 
> submit that case to the SFLC.  But for now, you should not filter out 
> anyone (especially unknown contributors!), unless of course you wish to 
> concentrate on major contributors first, and tackle minor contributors 
> later.

It is the idea to divide in small chunks the author list to share the 
workload (contacting authors or/and rewriting methods)  with the 
community. But I am not sure anymore if it will be useful as Tim wrote 
even the history of the methods should be handled...

Hilaire