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Re: [PATCH 4/6] gnu: linux-libre-beagle-bone-black: Remove kernel varian


From: Ludovic Courtès
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/6] gnu: linux-libre-beagle-bone-black: Remove kernel variant.
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2016 23:13:44 +0200
User-agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.1 (gnu/linux)

John Darrington <address@hidden> skribis:

> I don't object to a having a common style.   I just wish that the information
> that we put in our messages a) gave the rationale for the change; and b) 
> didn't
> merely repeat information which git show could have told me.

The rationale should really go to comments in the code:
<https://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/html_node/Change-Log-Concepts.html>.

A notable exception is reverts or removals: for these, I think it’s best
to have an explanation in the code, so that someone browsing the history
can understand why that happened.

Ludo’.



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