>>>> "nix" == nix
<nix(a)esperi.demon.co.uk> writes:
nix> What is the rationale for this? The GNU coding standards
This is not a GNU project. We adopt some GNU coding standards as is,
modify others, and reject others.
nix> carefully avoid describing the precise format of a changelog
nix> entry (and, in fact, even this ext doesn't describe things
nix> like the format of date to be used, and several different
nix> formats are in use.)
Patchbots and ChangeLog-aware software used by maintainers.
Consistency.
M-x add-change-log-entry formats things a specific way. Please use
that format unless there's a very good reason otherwise.
I think multiple authorship is a good reason to change the
documentation, myself. It would not be hard to arrange to accept the
format you used.
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