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docs(contributing): lower commit message length
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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CONTRIBUTING.md

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All breaking changes need to be mentioned in the {footer} with the description of the
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change, the justification behind the change and any migration notes required.
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Any line of the commit message cannot be longer than 90 characters, with the subject line
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limited to 70 characters. This allows the message to be easier to read on github as well
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Any line of the commit message cannot be longer than 72 characters, with the subject line
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limited to 50 characters. This allows the message to be easier to read on github as well
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as in various git tools.
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The allowed {types} are as follows:

docs/contributing/standards.rst

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