Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-factory (392 mails)

["Cristian Rodriguez R." <judas_iscariote@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Andreas Jaeger escribió:

> * log entries in .changes file
> 
>   Just a simple "Update to version x.y" is not valid in the packages
>   changelog but happens far too often.  
>   
>   Goal: present the changes done to packages to users in a good way and
>   use that for e.g. Release Notes.
> 

1. The average user does not read package changelogs at all, probably
they only read "patches" changelog if at all.

2. software provides NEWS and Changelog either included in the package
or on the internet by their own. so it is absolutely pointeless to
duplicate effort already done.

3. we provides **packages** of certain software, so the package
changelog should include changes to the package **itself**. as stated
previously there are counteless ways to retrieve software changes.(some
poeple is even subscribed to announce lists of several software they use)

4. I have been told this is proposed to make autobuild people 's life
easier,I wonder if autobuild people does not have a internet connection
or a terminal to look at the NEWS file, the package can contain a link
to the changelog.

5. Thsi unnecesarilly clutter changelog files with information that
users **wont read**.

6. this cause unnecesarry work for packagers with no gain to users.

In short, I would like to know the real rationale beahind this as I
currently can see a single reason to do what is proposed.