Thanks for the feedback, folks. This patch has landed. On Mon, Mar 14, 2016 at 6:00 PM, Jake Farrell <jfarr...@apache.org> wrote:
> LICENSE and NOTICE are the only 2 required named files within the release. > The changelog is an optional item and can be named whatever we like, +1 to > making it easier to understand its purpose > > -Jake > > On Mon, Mar 14, 2016 at 4:27 PM, Bill Farner <wfar...@apache.org> wrote: > > > Our NEWS file has turned into a useful source of information, but i think > > the name doesn't clearly illustrate its purpose. Since we have been > > primarily using it to manage release notes, i propose we rename the file > to > > RELEASE-NOTES.md. > > > > As the name implies, i also propose that we formally use markdown syntax. > > This will make for more natural linking to other docs, and direct posting > > to our blog at release time (this is currently a manual process, > > translating NEWS to markdown). > > >
