> I hope so too, but I'm afraid that some sort of reminder will still be
> needed, as not every project uses ChangeLog format for commit messages as
> our guidelines suggest, and many people aren't used to the suggested
style.
>
> This is not a new problem: many ChangeLog entries don't follow our
> guidelines and someone else tidies them up later, which is a pain for the
> "someone else". If we can encourage more-standard commit messages, we can
> ease the maintenance burden.
>
> Attached is a brief commentary on recently-added commit messages, which
I've
> turned into ChangeLog format using the automated procedure that should be
in
> place shortly, along with some commentary about possible improvements to
> these commit messages.
Thanks Paul, that's helpful.

Is there a reason why we need the * in the summary line? Can't these be
added when the changelog is generated?
The summary line is usually short on space.