Re: changelog format

[Stefano Lattarini]

Hi Thien-Thi.

On 05/23/2012 12:22 PM, Thien-Thi Nguyen wrote:
> () Stefano Lattarini <address@hidden>
> () Wed, 23 May 2012 11:24:25 +0200
> 
>    Is this thread still alive, or have we, again :-(, dropped the
>    ball on this?  It seemed to me we were near to reach consensus
>    on the latest patches posted by Thien-Thi.  And it is a shame
>    that the ChangeLog recommendations are so out-of-sync with the
>    current usages and best practices.
> 
> It seems the main point of contention is whether or not TITLE
> is mandatory.
>
We agreed it should be recommended, rather than strictly mandatory:
<http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-standards/2012-05/msg00000.html>
(which is a good step forward IMHO).

> If it's not mandatory, i see no point in making
> the proposal -- status quo (everything optional) is fine.
>
I seem to recall you had made several other improvements as well, in
addition to the summary line; am I mistaken?  At this point, could you
please post again the latest version of your proposed patch, for a
fresh round of reviews?

> The last i recall is that ams was going to post more comments.
> (That's what i'm waiting for, at least.  Have i misunderstood?)
>
I don't know, sorry; I've lost track who's waiting who here (for all
I remember, you might have been waiting comments from me :-)

Thanks for your perseverance,
  Stefano