We need to set commit messages to come to this list (Gavin, do you
have the necessary foo for this?)

In the meantime, it is clear that the commit messages are not
including the issue number from where the patch is retrieved. i.e.
"WOOKIE-26"

It is important to do this because it creates the IP trail for
contributions. From the commit message we can see the issue, from the
issue we can see the contributor agreed for it to be included in the
project.

Another important reason is that JIRA picks this up and records it in
the comments.

Whilst on the topic of commit messages they should also include the
name of the original contributor, e.g. "applied patch to fix broken
foobar (WOOKIE-34). Thanks to Jane Bloggs."

This is so that the contributor gets credited and also so that we can
track people contributions with a simple search of the mail archives
(once the commit to mail bridge is set up).

Ross

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