Improving commit logs

[O'Connor, Daniel]

> On 14 Apr 2016, at 13:13, Glen Barber <gjb at FreeBSD.org> wrote:
> I absolutely agree with you that a guide on this will be beneficial.
> Sorry if my reply was taken any other way.
> 
> If I had a genie in a bottle, my three wishes would be:
> 
> 1) Better commit messages that address the "what";
> 2) Better explanation on the "why";

Huh interesting, I definitely would pick 2 before 1 but I can see what you mean for a lot of commits (especially to 30 year old cruft filled esoterica)

> 3) More wishes.

You wish for more genies, wishing for more wishes is usually verboten.. ;)

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