On 26/10/2020 16.21, John Snow wrote: > On 10/23/20 2:51 PM, Thomas Huth wrote: >> On 23/10/2020 18.34, John Snow wrote: >>> On 10/23/20 1:43 AM, Thomas Huth wrote: >>>> On 22/10/2020 18.28, John Snow wrote: >>>>> There's no reason to keep this here; the versions described are >>>>> ancient. Everything here is still mirrored on >>>>> https://wiki.qemu.org/ChangeLog/old if anyone is curious; otherwise, use >>>>> the git history. >>>>> >>>>> Signed-off-by: John Snow <js...@redhat.com> >>>>> --- >>>>> Changelog | 580 ------------------------------------------------------ >>>>> 1 file changed, 580 deletions(-) >>>>> delete mode 100644 Changelog >>>>> >>>>> diff --git a/Changelog b/Changelog >>>>> deleted file mode 100644 >>>>> index f7e178ccc01..00000000000 >>>>> --- a/Changelog >>>>> +++ /dev/null >>>>> @@ -1,580 +0,0 @@ >>>>> -This file documents changes for QEMU releases 0.12 and earlier. >>>>> -For changelog information for later releases, see >>>>> -https://wiki.qemu.org/ChangeLog or look at the git history for >>>>> -more detailed information. >>>> >>>> I agree with removing the old log. But should we maybe leave a pointer to >>>> https://wiki.qemu.org/ChangeLog / the git history here to let people know >>>> how to see the changelogs? >>>> >>>> Thomas >>>> >>> >>> Maybe in README.rst, just below "Bug Reporting" and above "Contact" ? >>> >>> >>> Changelog >>> ========= >>> >>> For version history and release notes, please visit >>> `<https://wiki.qemu.org/ChangeLog/>`_ or look at the git history for more >>> detailed information. >> >> Ok, but IIRC the "ChangeLog" file is a standard file in GNU coding >> conventions, so it might be worth to keep the information in this file ... >> of course we are not bound to the GNU conventions in QEMU, but users still >> might expect to find the information in here... >> >> Thomas >> > > My point in removing it is just getting rid of the runaround. If we don't > have the changelog information in CHANGELOG, why have the file and pretend > like we do? > > Moving it into README.rst makes it visible on github and gitlab to people > stopping by for the first time.
Ok, fair point. Thomas
