[PHP-DEV] Re: [PHP-QA] RE: [PHP-DEV] 4.0.4 Release (Summary of thoughts) From: Andi Gutmans (andi <email protected>)
Date: 12/20/00

At 09:09 PM 12/20/00 +0100, Sascha Schumann wrote:
>On Wed, 20 Dec 2000, Andi Gutmans wrote:
>
> > Hmm I don't think anyone realized because Sascha didn't stop the release
> > and fix those function prototypes. Oh well. And it wasn't announced on
> php-dev.
>
> The "it" is ambiguous. If you are referring to the 4.0.4
> release, it was announced a full day before the release.

Well usually when we release a new version we send an email with the
highlights to php-dev, php-general, php-announce and update the front page
of php.net. Maybe because toye was down but I kind of missed the "I'm
posting the .tar.gz in a few minutes scream if there's a problem" kind of
Email which we usually do.

> > How about putting the 4.0.4 NEWS section on the downloads page so that for
> > a change people will be able to see what's new where they download? (It
> > will hopefully make more people read it and prevent them from getting
> > bitten by changes).
>
> What exactly is in there which would "bite" users?
>
> If there is anything central, it should not be buried deep
> inside the ChangeLog file together with hundreds of other
> entries. Instead, it should be put at a location where
> everybody will read it (considering the number of people who
> succeed in ignoring big *** WARNINGs ***, I'm not sure that
> such a place exists at all).

Huh? There are plenty of changes people should know about when downloading
the new release. As I said a couple of months ago it would be a good idea
to put a "What's changed" link which would go to the 4.0.3->4.0.3 NEWS section.
I still think it should go there but I'm on a terrible link and about to go
to sleep so I can't do it. If no one feel like doing it (5 minutes of work)
I'll do it myself tomorrow.

Andi 

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