2005-04-05 Paul Jakma <paul@dishone.st>

	* HACKING: Expand on the importance of supplying good ChangeLog's in
	  the PATCH SUBMISSION section.

2 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 51dff528..33dc6242 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 	* HACKING: remove the 'manually patch redhat/quagga.spec' bit
 	  from RELEASE section. Let the rpm revision be CONFDATE, will work
-	  fine.
+	  fine. Expand on the importance of supplying good ChangeLog's in
+	  the PATCH SUBMISSION section.
 
 2005-04-04 Hasso Tepper <hasso at quagga.net>
 
diff --git a/HACKING b/HACKING
index 55b92ae3..d86e55d3 100644
--- a/HACKING
+++ b/HACKING
@@ -113,7 +113,9 @@ PATCH SUBMISSION
   cvs <cvs opts> diff -upwb ....
 
 * Include ChangeLog and NEWS entries as appropriate before the patch
-  (or in it if you are 100% up to date).
+  (or in it if you are 100% up to date). A good ChangeLog makes it easier to
+  review a patch, hence failure to include a good ChangeLog is prejudicial
+  to proper review of the patch, and hence the possibility of inclusion.
 
 * Include only one semantic change or group of changes per patch.