Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2016 13:14:46 +0930 From: "O'Connor, Daniel" <darius@dons.net.au> To: Glen Barber <gjb@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Ngie Cooper <yaneurabeya@gmail.com>, FreeBSD Hackers <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Improving commit logs Message-ID: <2FD1641C-DF99-4464-BA34-A05430D663C4@dons.net.au> In-Reply-To: <20160414034320.GQ18163@FreeBSD.org> References: <56FF6534-276E-4E52-871F-5567BD9D6EC7@dons.net.au> <CAGHfRMAwZ-A7BspzCqAEniyQOcy1fmL85V4wjzG0gDBq6gbjtw@mail.gmail.com> <FBAA087E-DCF3-4FB7-922D-A333AD237A23@dons.net.au> <20160414032801.GP18163@FreeBSD.org> <1DDB0BFB-545F-4293-9BFB-020DAFD7A5C4@dons.net.au> <20160414034320.GQ18163@FreeBSD.org>
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> On 14 Apr 2016, at 13:13, Glen Barber <gjb@FreeBSD.org> wrote: > I absolutely agree with you that a guide on this will be beneficial. > Sorry if my reply was taken any other way. >=20 > If I had a genie in a bottle, my three wishes would be: >=20 > 1) Better commit messages that address the "what"; > 2) Better explanation on the "why"; Huh interesting, I definitely would pick 2 before 1 but I can see what = you mean for a lot of commits (especially to 30 year old cruft filled = esoterica) > 3) More wishes. You wish for more genies, wishing for more wishes is usually verboten.. = ;) -- Daniel O'Connor "The nice thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from." -- Andrew Tanenbaum GPG Fingerprint - 5596 B766 97C0 0E94 4347 295E E593 DC20 7B3F CE8C
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