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From: Josef Karthauser <joe@tao.org.uk>
To: Mike Barcroft <mike@FreeBSD.org>
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Subject: Re: Meaningless commit messages [was: cvs commit: ports/www/linux-opera Makefile]
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On Tue, Nov 27, 2001 at 04:35:13PM -0500, Mike Barcroft wrote:
>=20
> >From the Committers Guide:
> "Do not waste space in the commit messages explaining what you did.
> That is what cvs diff is for.  Instead, tell us why you did it."
>=20

The "what" is important too, the "how" can be read from the patch, but
the "what" may not be obvious.

Joe

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