# To whom should I give credit?

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/to-whom-should-i-give-credit/11798>\
**Category:** The Toolbox\
**Created:** [April 30, 2016, 8:38pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/to-whom-should-i-give-credit/11798 "2016-04-30T20:38:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![BorkBorkGoesTheCode](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/borkborkgoesthecode/32/2343_2.png) [@BorkBorkGoesTheCode](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/BorkBorkGoesTheCode)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2016, 8:38pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/to-whom-should-i-give-credit/11798/1 "2016-04-30T20:38:09Z")

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If I copy some of the JSON files for my mod, to whom should I give credit?, and what attribution format should I use?

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**Author:** ![kevin.granade](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/kevin.granade/32/1316_2.png) [@kevin.granade](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kevin.granade)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2016, 6:19am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/to-whom-should-i-give-credit/11798/2 "2016-05-01T06:19:50Z")

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We mostly rely on git history for proper attribution, if you copy part of another mod, the modinfo file has the attribution information, otherwise it’s in git’s history. If your mod is going to be contributed to mainline I wouldn’t worry about it, everything gets jumbled up by design.

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**Author:** ![BorkBorkGoesTheCode](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/borkborkgoesthecode/32/2343_2.png) [@BorkBorkGoesTheCode](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/BorkBorkGoesTheCode)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2016, 2:41pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/to-whom-should-i-give-credit/11798/3 "2016-05-01T14:41:48Z")

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Thank you, Kevin Granade!