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Re:A Note About Git Commit Messages by tedunangst on Friday January 07, 2011 @11:30AM (#2079983)
A patch that changes X to Y will always change X to Y. Maybe you applied the patch in the past, but the patch itself will never stop changing X to Y.
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Re:A Note About Git Commit Messages by aerique on Friday January 07, 2011 @03:29PM (#2081013)
You win the aerique Daily HN award for the best and most concise answer. From now on I will write my commit messages in the present tense.
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