On 12/16/07, Alexandre Oliva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Dec 16, 2007, NightStrike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On 12/15/07, Alexandre Oliva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> ... a good example of compliance with the GPL: > >> > >> 5. Conveying Modified Source Versions. > >> > >> a) The work must carry prominent notices stating that you modified > >> it, and giving a relevant date. > > > Maybe Changelogs should be reserved for important changes. For > > instance, something like "Fixed a typo" is a complete waste. I doubt > > anyone looks ta a Changelog to see if someone fixed a typo recently or > > at any point in the past. > > I've done that, while backporting patches. Oftentimes there are small > fixes on top of larger patches, and you want to credit those who made > the small fixes, and you want to be sure you caught them next time you > look at the patch. ChangeLogs for these are useful for this purpose. > > > Perhaps there could be some criteria so that not every single iota > > gets a log entry. > > How would leaving changes out comply with 5a above?
It wouldn't without some "creative interpretations".
