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+* Turn off logging by default.  Logs may be re-enabled on a per-module basis
+  by adding environment variables like SHELL_DEBUG and RECORD_DEBUG to
+  the sugar environment
+
 Snapshot 9ac5d38e90
 
 * #2361 Ensure secondary palette state doesn't go out of screen. (marco)