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From: Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
Cc: guile-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Updating NEWS for 1.6.8 release.
Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2005 20:10:00 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <874q7ip37b.fsf@trouble.defaultvalue.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87k6gefohb.fsf@ossau.uklinux.net> (Neil Jerram's message of "Sat, 15 Oct 2005 22:40:32 +0100")

Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net> writes:

> There are two bug fixes by me, but I don't think they merit NEWS
> entries.  (Bug fixes don't normally, do they?)

The general rule I've heard is that NEWS should include "user visible
changes", but of course that leaves a lot of room for discretion.

I suppose I'd say that it depends on the bug fix.  If a bug was fixed
that people might have noticed and were having to work around, then a
perhaps a NEWS entry would be appropriate.

Of course I don't remotely consider myself an expert on the guidelines
regarding NEWS, so I'd be more than happy to hear relevant comments
and opinions.

-- 
Rob Browning
rlb @defaultvalue.org and @debian.org; previously @cs.utexas.edu
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  reply	other threads:[~2005-10-16  3:10 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2005-10-15 18:46 Updating NEWS for 1.6.8 release Rob Browning
2005-10-15 21:40 ` Neil Jerram
2005-10-16  3:10   ` Rob Browning [this message]
2005-10-16 20:38     ` Neil Jerram
2005-10-16 23:08       ` Kevin Ryde
2005-10-17 17:40         ` Neil Jerram
2005-10-17 18:29           ` Rob Browning
2005-10-17 18:51             ` Neil Jerram
2005-10-16 18:43 ` Rob Browning
2005-10-16 23:16   ` Kevin Ryde
2005-10-16 23:43     ` Rob Browning
2005-10-16 23:12 ` Kevin Ryde
2005-10-16 23:17   ` Rob Browning

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