Perhaps standardize in the recommendations from: https://chris.beams.io/posts/git-commit/
The seven rules of a great Git commit message *Keep in mind: This <http://tbaggery.com/2008/04/19/a-note-about-git-commit-messages.html> has <https://www.git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Distributed-Git-Contributing-to-a-Project#_commit_guidelines> all <https://github.com/torvalds/subsurface-for-dirk/blob/master/README.md#contributing> been <http://who-t.blogspot.co.at/2009/12/on-commit-messages.html> said <https://github.com/erlang/otp/wiki/writing-good-commit-messages> before <https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/blob/30bce7/CONTRIBUTING.md#format-commit-messages>.* 1. Separate subject from body with a blank line <https://chris.beams.io/posts/git-commit/#separate> 2. Limit the subject line to 50 characters <https://chris.beams.io/posts/git-commit/#limit-50> 3. Capitalize the subject line <https://chris.beams.io/posts/git-commit/#capitalize> 4. Do not end the subject line with a period <https://chris.beams.io/posts/git-commit/#end> 5. Use the imperative mood in the subject line <https://chris.beams.io/posts/git-commit/#imperative> 6. Wrap the body at 72 characters <https://chris.beams.io/posts/git-commit/#wrap-72> 7. Use the body to explain *what* and *why* vs. *how* <https://chris.beams.io/posts/git-commit/#why-not-how> On Sat., Oct. 24, 2020, 08:12 Wim Jongman, <wim.jong...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > Andrey recently pointed out on a couple of commits that commit messages > could be better. I agree with that. > > Can we discuss this? > > Cheers, > > Wim > > A list of recent commits is here: > https://git.eclipse.org/c/platform/eclipse.platform.ui.git/log/ > > > _______________________________________________ > platform-dev mailing list > platform-dev@eclipse.org > To unsubscribe from this list, visit > https://www.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/platform-dev >
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