On Jul 12, 2011, at 11:30 AM, Joshua D. Drake wrote:
>>> This all becomes much easier if we keep the ads out of the commit
>>> messages, and stick to the technical side there. And find another
>>> venue for the other credit.
>>
>> I'm open to ideas.
>
> I think the commit log isn't actually useful for the "advertising" portion of this. Users don't read commit logs for the most part. However, it is an easy way for people who are writing release notes, press releases, etc... to find the information.
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> Is it a good place for the information? No.
>
> Is it the easiest place to store it until somebody steps up and creates a proper way to track it so that it can be desimnated properly throughout the community? Probably.
>
> We do need a way to track this information.
+1 on everything Josh said.
Does git allow for additional commit fields? That would allow for easy tracking without much additional burden on committers.
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