On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 1:48 PM, Boris Zbarsky <bzbar...@mit.edu> wrote:

> On 3/9/17 4:35 PM, Eric Rescorla wrote:
>
>> I'm in favor of good commit messages, but I would note that current m-c
>> convention really pushes against this, because people seem to feel that
>> commit messages should be one line.
>>
>
> They feel wrong, and we should tell them so.  ;)  The first line should
> include a brief summary of the change.  The rest of the commit message
> should explain details as needed.


Greg Szorc has been a vocal proponent of descriptive commit messages -- I
consider https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1271035 a work of art
-- and has converted many, including myself, to the cause.  I'm thrilled to
see this practice get traction!

Nick
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