diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
deleted file mode 100644
index b38f3ba75..000000000
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-To see the ChangeLog of the development version, please use the "svn log" command.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.commit b/README.commit
index 29a2d2fe7..3e4f88feb 100644
--- a/README.commit
+++ b/README.commit
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ STANDARD FORMAT FOR COMMIT MESSAGES
 -----------------------------------
 
 This message is for all developers that will commit something
-in the git repository.
+into the git repository.
 
 I want to have a standard way to write commit messages, so that ChangeLog can 
 be almost automatically generated.
@@ -57,4 +57,4 @@ You should really try hard to follow this scheme, otherwise generating the
 release notes becomes truly a pain for me. Be nice!
 
 -- 
-Benoit.
+Benoît.