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authorAlexander Berntsen <bernalex@gentoo.org>2014-08-12 23:10:33 +0200
committerAlexander Berntsen <bernalex@gentoo.org>2014-08-12 23:54:31 +0200
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DEVELOPING: Update RELEASE-NOTES & NEWS in commit
Signed-off-by: Alexander Berntsen <bernalex@gentoo.org> Reviewed-by: Brian Dolbec <dolsen@gentoo.org>
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@@ -174,6 +174,11 @@ 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!
+When you make a significant change, make sure to update RELEASE-NOTES
+for the to-be-released version. Very significant changes should be
+mentioned in NEWS as well. See the current entries to these files for
+examples of what constitutes significant.
+
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