Re: ack.texi

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Glenn Morris <address@hidden>
> Cc: address@hidden
> Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:27:31 -0500
> 
> Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> 
> > Please don't forget that someone who reads a printed copy of the Emacs
> > manual does not necessarily have etc/AUTHORS handy.
> 
> In other words, they might not have a copy of Emacs handy.

Right.

> In which case there's a bunch of much more useful information they
> also don't have to hand.

That's true, although I'm not sure what information you refer to.
However, acknowledging contribution is a widely accepted act of
courtesy on the part of any significant human endeavor, and in a
project driven by volunteers it is even more important and
appropriate, IMO, even if it doesn't have much instrumental value.