@@ -10,14 +10,27 @@ contributors for their work. To do so, we will attempt to define:
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1111The following are the ways in which individuals who have contributed will be recognized.
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13- > ** Note** : These policies are not set in stone and may be changed to accommodate the
14- > growth of the project or the preferences of the community.
13+ > ** Notes** :
14+ >
15+ > 1 . These policies are not set in stone and may be changed to accommodate the growth of
16+ > the project or the preferences of the community.
17+ > 2 . Authorship and contributor recognition apply to human contributors. Bots, automated
18+ > accounts, and AI tools are not considered as authors. If these tools assist with a
19+ > contribution, the recognized author is the human who reviews and submits the work.
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1621## The ` AUTHORS.md ` file
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18- Anyone who has contributed a pull request to the project is welcome to add themselves to
19- the ` AUTHORS.md ` file. This file lives in the repository and is packaged with
20- distributions. This is an optional process.
23+ The ` AUTHORS.md ` file lists PyGMT Developers. Anyone who has contributed a pull request
24+ to the project is welcome to add themselves to the file. This file lives in the
25+ repository and is packaged with distributions. This is an optional process.
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27+ ## The PyGMT Team
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29+ [ The PyGMT Team] ( https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/pygmt/blob/main/doc/team.md ) is
30+ a group of individuals who maintain the PyGMT project, make decisions about the
31+ direction of the project, and manage release cycles. The team also includes
32+ distinguished contributors who have made significant contributions to the project in
33+ many ways in the project's history.
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2235## Changelog for each release
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