[Twisted-Python] Changelog

[Glyph Lefkowitz]

Well, this was a surprise to me :-)

I just fixed it to actually be in Change Log format.

Since we've been back and forth on this issue previously -- changelog
vs. commits list vs. "Just use `cvs log`" -- I'm going to offer a
suggestion for the use of this file so it doesn't become the sprawling
monstrosity that some previous ChangeLogs I've worked on have been.

If you're adding a feature, detail it carefully in the ChangeLog and
describe it in detail, once.  Bugfixes, unless they're sufficiently
major to constitute functionality by themselves, shouldn't be described.

The ChangeLog should be a high-level, non-technical overview of what is
changing, to help users and developers figure out when they need to
upgrade.

This does *not* mean that anybody should stop writing detailed commit
messages to the mailing list.  Those should be lower granularity to
explain to other developers what each commit is for.

On Sun, 2002-01-13 at 07:20, Itamar Shtull-Trauring wrote:
> we now have a changelog, a log of changes. use the changelog. the changelog 
> is to be used. enter new stuff in the changelog.

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