commit:     18c3f4f6149b8ca225dfb35c22dac0f330a7e825
Author:     Alexander Berntsen <bernalex <AT> gentoo <DOT> org>
AuthorDate: Thu Mar 27 12:42:15 2014 +0000
Commit:     Alexander Berntsen <bernalex <AT> gentoo <DOT> org>
CommitDate: Fri Mar 28 23:57:09 2014 +0000
URL:        
http://git.overlays.gentoo.org/gitweb/?p=proj/portage.git;a=commit;h=18c3f4f6

DEVELOPING: Add note on commits

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 DEVELOPING | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/DEVELOPING b/DEVELOPING
index 1f5087a..9731610 100644
--- a/DEVELOPING
+++ b/DEVELOPING
@@ -167,6 +167,13 @@ when functions are needed and often unused functions are 
left in the
 import line until someone comes along with a linter to clean up (does
 not happen often).
 
+Commits
+-------
+
+Prefer small commits that change specific things to big commits that
+change a lot of unrelated things.  This makes it easier to see what
+parts of the system have actually changed.  It also makes it easier to
+cherry-pick and revert commits. Use your common sense!
 
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