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doc: update CONTRIBUTING.md

* Latest stable is v0.10 now.
* Add example of what the first line of the commit log should look like.
v0.10.2-release
Ben Noordhuis 12 years ago
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@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ Okay, so you have decided on the proper branch. Create a feature branch
and start hacking:
```
$ git checkout -b my-feature-branch -t origin/v0.8
$ git checkout -b my-feature-branch -t origin/v0.10
```
(Where v0.8 is the latest stable branch as of this writing.)
(Where v0.10 is the latest stable branch as of this writing.)
### COMMIT
@ -68,14 +68,15 @@ Writing good commit logs is important. A commit log should describe what
changed and why. Follow these guidelines when writing one:
1. The first line should be 50 characters or less and contain a short
description of the change.
description of the change prefixed with the name of the changed
subsystem (e.g. "net: add localAddress and localPort to Socket").
2. Keep the second line blank.
3. Wrap all other lines at 72 columns.
A good commit log looks like this:
```
Header line: explaining the commit in one line
subsystem: explaining the commit in one line
Body of commit message is a few lines of text, explaining things
in more detail, possibly giving some background about the issue
@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ Use `git rebase` (not `git merge`) to sync your work from time to time.
```
$ git fetch upstream
$ git rebase upstream/v0.8 # or upstream/master
$ git rebase upstream/v0.10 # or upstream/master
```

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