Stefan Sperling wrote: > I don't think many people follow these references when reading CHANGES. [...] > I believe a short note at the top of the file which explains how to > resolve these references would be sufficient. Something like this maybe: > > To view a revision listed in change log entries below, visit: > https://svn.apache.org/rXXXX [...]
That's a good start (let's do it), but it feels unprofessional and backward to me to not provide linked information in a software project in this century. It is one of many little things that together add up to a poor usability, and I would like to improve the usability of the project as a whole, and this is one way to do so. -- - Julian