Rant about ChangeLog entries and commit messages

[Robert Dewar]

Eric Botcazou wrote:
>> FWIW, I agree completely - I've never found ChangeLogs useful, I hate
>> writing them, and I think the linux-kernel guys these days generally have
>> much better checkin messages than we do. 
> 
> I guess nobody really loves writing ChangeLog entries, but in my opinion there 
> are quite effective "executive summaries" for the patches and helpful to the 
> reader/reviewer.  Please let's not throw the baby with the bath's water.

Right, but to me an important part of the "executive summary" is why you
did it. You don't go to the boss and say "I fired Joe", you go and say
"I fired Joe, because ..."
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