From: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 22:06:27 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: HACKING: "detailed explanation" in commit messages is almost mandatory
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HACKING: "detailed explanation" in commit messages is almost mandatory

Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
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diff --git a/HACKING b/HACKING
index edafe94f1..c4f0ba815 100644
--- a/HACKING
+++ b/HACKING
@@ -148,8 +148,9 @@
       <reference to relevant bugs, if any>
 
       Here goes a more detailed explanation of why the commit is needed,
-      and a general overview of what it does, and how.  This section is
-      optional, but you are expected to provide it more often than not.
+      and a general overview of what it does, and how.  This section
+      should almost always be provided, possibly only with the expection
+      of obvious fixes or very trivial changes.
 
       And if the detailed explanation is quite long or detailed, you can
       want to break it in more paragraphs.