Re: Other designation than "Editor"?

On Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at 7:50 AM, Anne van Kesteren wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> This came up at TPAC, but I have not seen much follow-up. Not sure if this 
> is the appropriate list either, but I thought I would try. There's a bunch 
> of specifications where the person designated as "Editor" does a whole lot 
> more than copy-and-pasting some WG agreed text. I.e. the research, writing 
> all the text, and discussing the subject with everyone. More like an 
> "Author" I guess. Does it make sense to distinguish the two?
> 
> Cheers,

Ego/career advancement aside, what is the use case for designating authorship or/vs editorial ship (e.g., is there some legal reason to list authors or editors)?  

I'm wondering because a lot of other standards setting bodies don't list Editors or authors.

Received on Wednesday, 21 December 2011 11:05:12 UTC