Re: Script to generate ChangeLogs automatically

[Joseph Myers]

On Fri, 30 Nov 2018, Alfred M. Szmidt wrote:

>    It is not an unreasonable expectation to expect experience with git.
> 
> We don't require git for anything in the GNU project, let alone being
> able to use it to contribute a change.  You can get away happily
> without learning any git commands and still be able to contribute to
> the GNU project.  Just like being fluent in English is not an
> requirement, it is unreasonable to expect that being fluent in git
> magic is mandatory.

You need to know some C to contribute to a package written in C.  
Similarly, I think it's reasonable to expect knowledge of some git to 
explore the history of a package using git.  That's different from being 
fluent in git magic, but in general greater fluency with any tool will 
allow using it to better effect.

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Joseph S. Myers
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