{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/node-forward/discussions/issues/34","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/node-forward/discussions/issues/34/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/node-forward/discussions/issues/34/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/node-forward/discussions/issues/34/events","html_url":"https://github.com/node-forward/discussions/issues/34","id":113019888,"number":34,"title":"Purpose of the AUTHORS file?","user":{"login":"jomo","id":3585743,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3585743?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/jomo","html_url":"https://github.com/jomo","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/jomo/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/jomo/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/jomo/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/jomo/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/jomo/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/jomo/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/jomo/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/jomo/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/jomo/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"closed","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":4,"created_at":"2015-10-23T13:31:01Z","updated_at":"2015-10-26T19:40:05Z","closed_at":"2015-10-26T19:40:05Z","body":"The authors are listed in the git history, in fact that's exactly what is used to [generate](https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/6456fcf4f35cd781d1dabbcd4ccfbbf9d21b55f6/tools/update-authors.sh) the [AUTHORS file](https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/6456fcf4f35cd781d1dabbcd4ccfbbf9d21b55f6/AUTHORS).\r\n\r\nI started receiving spam via my github-only email address shortly after it was included in the file. Surely spam filters can catch these, but I'm very careful with where I place my mail address and this is the 100% single source of all spam I am receiving.\r\nOf course this can't be completely prevented, but I don't see any purpose for the AUTHORS file other than listing all authors with their email addresses, making them an easy target for spam bots.\r\nI can't think of a situation where one would need that list **and** where the git history would not be available.\r\n\r\nI understand that there should be a list of authors when the git history is not available, so why not include the AUTHORS file in release builds, similar to the binaries (which are not included in git but rather built from the source)?"},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/node-forward/discussions/issues/comments/151261158","html_url":"https://github.com/node-forward/discussions/issues/34#issuecomment-151261158","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/node-forward/discussions/issues/34","id":151261158,"user":{"login":"jomo","id":3585743,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3585743?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/jomo","html_url":"https://github.com/jomo","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/jomo/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/jomo/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/jomo/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/jomo/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/jomo/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/jomo/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/jomo/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/jomo/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/jomo/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2015-10-26T19:40:04Z","updated_at":"2015-10-26T19:40:04Z","body":"I see, thanks for your reply :+1: "}}