Let's really release 2.4.0 soon

Derek Atkins warlord at MIT.EDU
Wed Dec 15 10:06:13 EST 2010


"David T." <sunfish62 at yahoo.com> writes:

> As a user, I agree, although it would be nice if 635357 were addressed. 

Yes, but the documentation can generally be released after 2.4.0.  IMHO.

> On that bug, I looked at the sections in question, but don't see a quick fix. Not having done any saving in database format, I wouldn't know what needs to be said. But given that the database file format is a key part of this version, its impact on the process of saving data, and most importantly the need for users to understand their save options clearly, I think *some* effort should be made. 
>
> I am particularly concerned that end users understand the background steps they need to take to enable database saving (e.g., installing the db server, setting it up for gnucash use, etc.). This would also be a good place to put some of the "Gnucash uses a database back end to store its data, but it is not a database application" verbiage that has been bandied about on the lists for a good while.
>
> David

FTR, I agree that we should get 2.4.0 out the door.

-derek

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