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Re: changelog bug-closing should not be used unless the code changes



On Wed, Jan 03, 2001 at 11:05:20PM -0300, Nicolás Lichtmaier wrote:

>  Another bad habit I've seen recently are entries that require the user to
> go to the BTS to know what have happened. eg:

>  * Finally managed to fix this bug (closes:Bug#66666).

That's not a recent innovation - there have been changelog entries like
that since before dinstall would close bugs for you.  Seems to
completely miss the point of having a changelog, but there we are.

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