On 06 Oct 2015, at 14:09, S Ellison <s.elli...@lgcgroup.com> wrote:

>> The former co-author contributed, so he is still author and probably 
>> copyright
>> holder and has to be listed among the authors, otherwise it would be a CRAN
>> policy violation ...
> 
> It's a bit of a philosophical question right now, but at some point in a 
> developing package's life - particularly one that starts small but is 
> subsequently refactored in growth - there may be no code left that was 
> contributed by the original developer.

That is indeed the philosophical question of the ship of Theseus.

Martyn

> Is there a point at which the original developer should not stay on the 
> author list?
> 
> S Ellison
> 
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