[webkit-dev] ChangeLog Deprecation Plans

[Geoffrey Garen]

>> Commit message is tied to a commit, so editing commit without breaking commit-message is hard (how to revert one change from one commit without rewriting commit message? It requires some git hack). Separate independent COMMIT_MESSAGE file can solve this problem and makes local development easy.
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> Developers who are used to git -- which nowadays is pretty much everyone except WebKit devs -- are also used to rewriting commit messages.

I think it’s important for WebKit's git transition to take consideration of WebKit developers and WebKit workflows. I hope we can agree on this premise as we discuss various options for commit messages.

Thanks,
Geoff