HACKING: Keep commits small

Signed-off-by: Loui Chang <louipc.ist@gmail.com>

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 Base your patches on the master branch as forward development is done there.
 When writing patches please keep unnecessary changes to a minimum.
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+Try to keep your commits small and focused.
 Smaller patches are much easier to review and have a better chance of being
-pushed more quickly into the main repo.
+pushed more quickly into the main repo. Smaller commits also makes reviewing
+the commit history and tracking down specific changes much easier.
 
 Try to make your commit messages brief but descriptive.