docs: avoid first person, and credit history to David MacKenzie

* doc/autoconf.texi (History): Add credit.

Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com>

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@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2010-11-10  Reuben Thomas  <rrt@sc3d.org>  (tiny change)
+
+       docs: avoid first person, and credit history to David MacKenzie
+       * doc/autoconf.texi (History): Add credit.
+
 2010-10-26  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
 
        docs: Posix now says "((cat))" isn't portable
@@ -2275,7 +2280,7 @@
        * bin/autom4te.in: Call XFile::lock only if flock is
        implemented.
 
-2009-09-04  Reuben Thomas <rrt@sc3d.org>  (tiny change)
+2009-09-04  Reuben Thomas  <rrt@sc3d.org>  (tiny change)
 
        Mention the Autoconf archive.
        * doc/autoconf.texi (Coding Style): Add a link.

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@@ -24790,8 +24790,8 @@ people have to do (mainly its maintainer).
 Why not use Imake instead of @command{configure} scripts?
 @end display
 
-Several people have written addressing this question, so I include
-adaptations of their explanations here.
+Several people have written addressing this question, so
+adaptations of their explanations are included here.
 
 The following answer is based on one written by Richard Pixley:
 
@@ -25367,6 +25367,8 @@ then provide it through documented shell variables.
 @chapter History of Autoconf
 @cindex History of autoconf
 
+@emph{This chapter was written by the original author, David MacKenzie.}
+
 You may be wondering, Why was Autoconf originally written?  How did it
 get into its present form?  (Why does it look like gorilla spit?)  If
 you're not wondering, then this chapter contains no information useful