now outputting the post meta information from a function (similar to twentyeleven)

loop-single.php

@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 		<?php roots_post_inside_before(); ?>
 			<header>
 				<h1 class="entry-title"><?php the_title(); ?></h1>
-				<time class="updated" datetime="<?php the_time('c'); ?>" pubdate><?php printf(__('Posted on %s at %s.', 'roots'), get_the_time('l, F jS, Y'),get_the_time())?></time>
-				<p class="byline author vcard"><?php _e('Written by', 'roots'); ?> <?php the_author_posts_link(); ?></p>			</header>
+				<?php roots_entry_meta(); ?>
+			</header>
 			<div class="entry-content">
 				<?php the_content(); ?>
 			</div>