[Development] Changelogs for 5.3.0

[Joerg Bornemann]

On 23-Apr-14 09:04, Giuseppe D'Angelo wrote:

> And no, commit message and changelog can't use the same rules. A
> commit message is usually in the imperative mode, present tense ("Fix
> foo"), and uses pluralis maiestatis + indicative in the body ("We do
> this, but we should do that, so this commit fixes it"). A changelog
> uses indicative past simple ("Fixed foo"), or passive present perfect
> ("Foo has been fixed"), and in general privileges an impersonal form
> ("It is now possible to use foo"), all of which indicate that the
> change has already happened in the past.

Well you can have simple rules or people making mistakes. It's as simple 
as that.

At the very least it should be more visible which linguistic mode we 
have to use in what context and where a haiku would be appropriate.


Cheers,

Joerg