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authorPhilipp Matthias Schaefer <philipp.matthias.schaefer@posteo.de>2016-07-22 23:37:51 +0200
committerPhilipp Matthias Schaefer <philipp.matthias.schaefer@posteo.de>2016-07-22 23:42:34 +0200
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Introduce CHANGELOG.md
- Added initial CHANGELOG.md with Changes from Version 0.6.0 and the upcoming changes for version 0.7.0. - Added RELEASE_PROCEDURE.md detailing what changes should be made to CHANGELOG.md during a release. - Added sections about CHANGELOG.md in CONVENTIONS.md and CONTRIBUTIONS.md.
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Please make pull requests against the `master` branch.
-[pr-docs]: https://help.github.com/articles/using-pull-requests/
+If you change the API by way of adding, removing or changing something or if
+you fix a bug, please add an appropriate note to the [change log][cl]. We
+follow the conventions of [Keep A CHANGELOG][kacl].
+[cl]: https://github.com/nix-rust/nix/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
+[kacl]: https://github.com/olivierlacan/keep-a-changelog/tree/18adb5f5be7a898d046f6a4acb93e39dcf40c4ad
+[pr-docs]: https://help.github.com/articles/using-pull-requests/
## Testing