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docs(contributing): lower commit message length
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See https://github.com/blog/926-shiny-new-commit-styles on the reason
behind this change. A commit message body longer than 72 characters is
wrapped.
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Matthew Fisher committed Jul 25, 2014
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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions CONTRIBUTING.md
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All breaking changes need to be mentioned in the {footer} with the description of the
change, the justification behind the change and any migration notes required.

Any line of the commit message cannot be longer than 90 characters, with the subject line
limited to 70 characters. This allows the message to be easier to read on github as well
Any line of the commit message cannot be longer than 72 characters, with the subject line
limited to 50 characters. This allows the message to be easier to read on github as well
as in various git tools.

The allowed {types} are as follows:
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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions docs/contributing/standards.rst
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<BLANK LINE>
{footer}
Any line of the commit message cannot be longer than 90 characters, with the subject
line limited to 70 characters. This allows the message to be easier to read on github
Any line of the commit message cannot be longer than 72 characters, with the subject
line limited to 50 characters. This allows the message to be easier to read on github
as well as in various git tools.

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