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* 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.