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@@ -309,8 +309,8 @@ notes about [commit squashing](#commit-squashing)).
A good commit message should describe what changed and why.
1. The first line should:
- - contain a short description of the change
- - be 50 characters or less
+ - contain a short description of the change (preferably 50 characters or less,
+ and no more than 72 characters)
- be entirely in lowercase with the exception of proper nouns, acronyms, and
the words that refer to code, like function/variable names
- be prefixed with the name of the changed subsystem and start with an