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CodingStandards: Use the correct changes file format

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And remove a duplicate description of the format.

Obviously correct changes to documentation.
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@ -99,17 +99,28 @@ When you do a commit that needs a ChangeLog entry, add a new file to
the `changes` toplevel subdirectory. It should have the format of a
one-entry changelog section from the current ChangeLog file, as in
- Major bugfixes:
o Major bugfixes (security):
- Fix a potential buffer overflow. Fixes bug 99999; bugfix on
0.3.1.4-beta.
o Minor features (performance):
- Make tor faster. Closes ticket 88888.
To write a changes file, first categorize the change. Some common categories
are: Minor bugfixes, Major bugfixes, Minor features, Major features, Code
simplifications and refactoring. Then say what the change does. If
it's a bugfix, mention what bug it fixes and when the bug was
introduced. To find out which Git tag the change was introduced in,
you can use `git describe --contains <sha1 of commit>`.
are:
o Minor bugfixes (subheading):
o Major bugfixes (subheading):
o Minor features (subheading):
o Major features (subheading):
o Code simplifications and refactoring:
o Testing:
o Documentation:
The subheading is a particular area within Tor. See the ChangeLog for
examples.
Then say what the change does. If it's a bugfix, mention what bug it fixes
and when the bug was introduced. To find out which Git tag the change was
introduced in, you can use `git describe --contains <sha1 of commit>`.
If you don't know the commit, you can search the git diffs (-S) for the first
instance of the feature (--reverse).
@ -147,10 +158,6 @@ that our CI passes. These checks are implemented in
`scripts/maint/lintChanges.py`.
Changes file style guide:
* Changes files begin with " o Header (subheading):". The header
should usually be "Minor/Major bugfixes/features". The subheading is a
particular area within Tor. See the ChangeLog for examples.
* Make everything terse.
* Write from the user's point of view: describe the user-visible changes