From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ricardo Wurmus Subject: Re: What should go in our NEWS file? Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2018 00:17:25 +0200 Message-ID: <87fu3mubre.fsf@elephly.net> References: <87in8jy8es.fsf@garuda.local.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me> <87h8o3thjy.fsf@elephly.net> <87r2n7gg75.fsf@gnu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:49144) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fANIj-0007l4-O4 for guix-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 22 Apr 2018 18:17:42 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fANIi-0002nM-TY for guix-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 22 Apr 2018 18:17:41 -0400 In-reply-to: <87r2n7gg75.fsf@gnu.org> List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" To: Ludovic =?utf-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?= Cc: guix-devel@gnu.org Ludovic Court=C3=A8s writes: > Ricardo Wurmus skribis: > >>> The Guix source tree contains a NEWS file in its root directory. What >>> is supposed to go into this NEWS file? When should we update it? >> >> It=E2=80=99s updated prior to making a release. > > Committers following along should feel empowered to add noteworthy items > there, and not just right before the release. Yes, absolutely! It=E2=80=99s a hassle to go through all commits since the= last release and we have occasionally missed noteworthy changes. We welcome contributions to the NEWS file as noteworthy changes are made. -- Ricardo