> > > NEWS > > > > If it's like other NEWS files I've seen, this is fine. If there's no > > upstream changelog, use this as it. > > This is a changelog, but there is also a "ChangeLog" file, probably > automatically generated because it doesn't have very much info in it. In > fact, it doesn't have version numbers in it either. I suppose I should I > throw out the ChangeLog file and rather use NEWS...? (Or try asking the > upstream author to merge the two?)
In many packages, ChangeLog and NEWS serve distint purposes. NEWS is meant to be a summary of what has changed, while ChangeLog is a more exact list of exactly what was changed when (perhaps from CVS checkin info).
