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Re: ChangeLog entry complexity

From: Roland McGrath <roland at hack dot frob dot com>
To: Petr Baudis <pasky at ucw dot cz>
Cc: Carlos O'Donell <carlos at redhat dot com>, Ondřej Bílka <neleai at seznam dot cz>, libc-alpha at sourceware dot org
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:46:35 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: ChangeLog entry complexity
References: <20130224085129.GA5898@domone.kolej.mff.cuni.cz><20130311132836.GA6016@domone.kolej.mff.cuni.cz><20130311162425.DAD282C083@topped-with-meat.com><20130311174341.GA28265@domone.kolej.mff.cuni.cz><20130311174940.0E0512C08D@topped-with-meat.com><513E4924.4010500@redhat.com><20130311214322.GC31274@machine.or.cz>

My feeling is that it's a pretty good proxy for the level of attention to
detail that we want to instill in all our contributors anyway.  So I think
the idea that being loose about this usefully lowers the barrier to entry
for new contributors is a false economy.

Follow-Ups:
- Re: ChangeLog entry complexity
  - From: Carlos O'Donell
- Re: ChangeLog entry complexity
  - From: Petr Baudis

References:
- Ping: [PATCH] Simplify macros in string/bits/string2.h.
  - From: OndÅej BÃlka
- Re: Ping: [PATCH] Simplify macros in string/bits/string2.h.
  - From: Roland McGrath
- Re: Ping: [PATCH] Simplify macros in string/bits/string2.h.
  - From: OndÅej BÃlka
- Re: Ping: [PATCH] Simplify macros in string/bits/string2.h.
  - From: Roland McGrath
- Re: Ping: [PATCH] Simplify macros in string/bits/string2.h.
  - From: Carlos O'Donell
- ChangeLog entry complexity
  - From: Petr Baudis

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