Re: Structured Changelogs for ELPA packages

Richard Stallman <[email protected]> Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:31:20 -0400
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  > I know this will be controversial, but if we want to maintain that
  > changelogs are for humans and not machines, the solution is to use an
  > LLM to produce a standardized changelog from the freeform changelog.

It is beyond radical to proclaim something weird, and with drawbacks,
as "the" solution.  Why ignore the solution that we have always made
to work?  That is, to adopt a format and follow it.


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