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I don't know about Linux Kernel, but in 99% of projects, 99% of commit messages are write-only.
by mD5pPxMcS6fVWKE 6y ago
I don't know about Linux Kernel, but in 99% of projects, 99% of commit messages are write-only.
- iso8859-1 6y agoIt's self-reinforcing. People won't start reading them unless they know that they may contain usable information. Given that the process of making a clean history can make you understand the project better even if you are alone, saying they are write-only is misleading.