Re: More metaproblem

[David Kastrup]

"Eric S. Raymond" <address@hidden> writes:

> Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden>:
>> > From: Stephen Leake <address@hidden>
>> > Date: Thu, 04 Dec 2014 03:08:14 -0600
>> > 
>> > Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden> writes:
>> > 
>> > >> "Eric S. Raymond" <address@hidden> writes:
>> > >> >For Emacs to attract new developers, its code and the culture need to
>> > >> >be discoverable.  As part of this, practice rules need to be *clear*,
>> > >> >*documented*, and *minimal*.  Right now they fail all three tests.
>> > >>
>> > > See admin/notes/repo and admin/notes/commits.  What else is missing?
>> > 
>> > That does not describe the changelog entry/commit message format. There
>> > is admin/notes/changelog, which contains a reference to the Gnu coding
>> > standards and some hints.
>> 
>> Maybe we should simply move all that into etc/CONTRIBUTE, and leave in
>> admin/notes only stuff that is minor/obscure etc.
>
> I agree, and was intending to suggest that myself.

admin/notes should only contain stuff relevant for people with push
access.  Preparing a patch does not entail that.

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David Kastrup