<div dir="ltr">Hi Peter,<div><br></div><div>As GitHub is now the home of Biopython, I think (only) GitHub profile links are appropriate. In addition to the ability to hide email addresses, it also partially solves the "link rot" problems from old email addresses - I imagine GitHub profiles have a lower turnover rate than emails. </div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div><br></div><div>Lenna</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Aug 3, 2016 at 11:27 AM, Peter Cock <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:p.j.a.cock@googlemail.com" target="_blank">p.j.a.cock@googlemail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hello all,<br>
<br>
We're currently in the process of trying to relicense Biopython<br>
under the "BSD 3-Clause License", see:<br>
<br>
<a href="https://github.com/biopython/biopython/issues/898" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/biopython/biopython/issues/898</a><br>
<br>
As part of that I have been using the CONTRIB file, and have<br>
just updated a few entries which lacked any contract information:<br>
<br>
<a href="https://github.com/biopython/biopython/commit/9de6c509f7870403cdfaba86d6a8b7b88ba2111b?w=1" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/biopython/biopython/commit/9de6c509f7870403cdfaba86d6a8b7b88ba2111b?w=1</a><br>
<br>
It would simplify cross checking the contributors as listed on<br>
GitHub if the CONTRIB file entries always had a GitHub username<br>
if possible.<br>
<br>
QUESTION: Should GitHub profile links replace the email address,<br>
or be in addition?<br>
<br>
Even slightly obscured, the email addresses can potentially<br>
be harvested by spammers. On the other hand, using just a<br>
GitHub profile link means people can choose if they want their<br>
email address easily viewable or not.<br>
<br>
Your thoughts?<br>
<br>
Peter<br>
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