From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Richard Stallman Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Abolishing ChangeLog files Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2013 23:48:25 -0400 Message-ID: References: <87y5d9p5td.fsf@dex.adm.naquadah.org> <87vc8dtbcb.fsf@lifelogs.com> <871ub1gmdf.fsf@engster.org> <87d2ulovd0.fsf@dex.adm.naquadah.org> <85r4j0h1ww.fsf@member.fsf.org> <85li98h1qx.fsf@member.fsf.org> <87ehf0b3x2.fsf@uwakimon.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp> <87obe3gaem.fsf@engster.org> <87ip4bj1ay.fsf_-_@earth.home> <87a9pnhjya.fsf@gmail.com> Reply-To: rms@gnu.org NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15 X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1364528912 1596 80.91.229.3 (29 Mar 2013 03:48:32 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2013 03:48:32 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Steve Youngs Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Mar 29 04:48:59 2013 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1ULQJD-0003Ra-3Z for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 29 Mar 2013 04:48:55 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:39430 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ULQIp-0007uZ-0Z for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 28 Mar 2013 23:48:31 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:36932) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ULQIl-0007uU-CZ for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 28 Mar 2013 23:48:28 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ULQIk-00067L-HS for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 28 Mar 2013 23:48:27 -0400 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::e]:38839) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ULQIk-00067H-EL for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 28 Mar 2013 23:48:26 -0400 Original-Received: from rms by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ULQIj-0001t9-L6; Thu, 28 Mar 2013 23:48:25 -0400 In-reply-to: (message from Steve Youngs on Fri, 29 Mar 2013 09:44:44 +1000) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::e X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:158399 Archived-At: > There are various good ways to store the important change information, Yes, but storing that information in two different places, even when there isn't any overlap of info between the places, isn't one of them. It is a fine method, which makes each kind of information convenient for its purpose. -- Dr Richard Stallman President, Free Software Foundation 51 Franklin St Boston MA 02110 USA www.fsf.org www.gnu.org Skype: No way! That's nonfree (freedom-denying) software. Use Ekiga or an ordinary phone call