I'd think hand editing is 'good enough' for the alpha release, due in a few days. The APM enhancements can safely wait for beta. You probably have more urgent issues to deal with to get the alpha out the door than this one, Don 😊
So, porters... please add yourself as an owner= line in the .info file of module(s) you are porting, and comment out owner= lines for the original aD author(s) of your module(s).