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@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@ What needs a changes file?
rewrites. Anything about which somebody might plausibly wonder "when
did that happen, and/or why did we do that" 6 months down the line.
+What does not need a changes file?
+
+ * Bugfixes for code that hasn't shipped in any released version of Tor
+
Why use changes files instead of Git commit messages?
* Git commit messages are written for developers, not users, and they