Carlos R. Mafra wrote:
> On Tue,  8 Nov 2011 at 11:23:56 -0800, John H. Robinson, IV wrote:
> > Carlos R. Mafra wrote:
> > > On Tue,  8 Nov 2011 at 20:24:25 +0200, Rodolfo kix Garcia wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > can you apply this patch too? Is the changelog info of this patch.
> > > 
> > > No, I don't think changelogs are necessary anymore -- 'git log' is
> > > the way to see what changed.
> > 
> > Until the package is tarred up, and the git log is no longer available.
> 
> But that's a problem for who makes the tarball, not for the repo. Ergo, the
> repo must not care.

I was discussing this with some other folks, and this is what we came up
with:

1) Changelogs are for end users; git logs for developers
2) Changelogs are feature-based; git logs are content-based

They serve two very different purposes. If you want to get down to it,
why bother with git logs when you have the diffs themselves, right?

Changelogs are merely a higher level again, for a different audience.

I can't make you change your mind, but I hope you gain a bit of
understanding why some people see changelogs as important.

-john


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