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Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2003 22:07:16 -0500
From: Pete Zaitcev <zaitcev@redhat.com>
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To: Val Henson <val@nmt.edu>
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Subject: Re: Those ruddy punctuation fixes
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> I'd rather solve this problem by making standalone spelling fixes and
> other cosmetic changes taboo.  Cosmetic changes combined with actual
> useful code changes are fine with me.  If you're risking breaking the
> build, there should be some benefit that justifies the risk.

I generally reject combined patches which clean up and
change functions in places I maintain. The cleanup garbage
makes reviewing harder.

-- Pete
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