http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2007-12/msg01208.html

From: Eli Zaretskii
Subject: Re: Log messages in CVS
Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2007 16:06:29 +0200

I once posted a summary that I know about; see:

  http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2006-11/msg00229.html
  http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2006-11/msg00234.html
  http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2006-11/msg00312.html

Richard commented here, basically approving my summary:

  http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2006-11/msg00276.html