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Re: Modifying debian/changelog entries



On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 09:07:06AM +1100, Ben Finney wrote:
> > Sure. Doing so satisfies my OCD need for consistency though. Heh
> > heh.
>
> Surely consistency would argue *against* changing the historical
> record? When those releases were made, the email address was as
> recorded at the time. That it changed later should not alter the
> existing factual record on earlier entries. No?

Well, I guess it depends what your personal æsthetic is.

I like per-file consistency over (arguably unimportant) historical correctness.

-- 
Noah Slater, http://tumbolia.org/nslater


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