From: Charles Oliver Nutter <headius@...>
Date: 2013-04-05T09:28:57+09:00
Subject: [ruby-core:54005] Importance of ChangeLog?

I'm about to push my first significant commit and was wondering about
the ChangeLog policy. I ask because...

* It's usually duplicating information already in commit logs.
ChangeLog could be generated very easily if it's desired for src
dists.
* I see no consistency in when ChangeLog entries are added. A random
sample of about a dozen commits only found half of them added
ChangeLog entries.

Can someone clarify the situation? If ChangeLog is supposed to be
used, why isn't it used consistently? If it duplicates commit logs in
most cases, why use it at all?

- Charlie