[GNC-dev] [GNC] GnuCash 3.2 Released

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On July 11, 2018, at 4:04 PM, Wm via gnucash-devel <gnucash-devel at gnucash.org> wrote:

>On 11/07/2018 03:49, John Ralls wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>> On Jul 10, 2018, at 6:45 PM, Wm <wm_o_o_o at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>>> Aside: is there a reason why version changes aren't on (or easily found from) the front page  of gnucash.org? they used to be there.
>> 
>> David T. thought that it made the front page too busy and moved it to https://www.gnucash.org/news.phtml <https://www.gnucash.org/news.phtml>;.
>Hmmn.  Does anyone else think that news and release notes aren't quite 
>the same?  That there has been a release, possibly with notes, is indeed 
>news.  I'm sorta thinking the release notes should be close to the 
>download, especially for a version change, rather than tucked away under 
>some Bugzilla stuff that the vast majority of users don't care about.

When I made the proposal, and subsequently implemented the changes based on input through Bugzilla, I was struck by the overwhelming nature of the laundry list approach to news announcements on the start page. 

To me, the start page is Gnucash's opportunity to make an impression on *new* users. Such users are unlikely to be interested in knowing all the broken things that have now been fixed; they are primarily looking to find out what Gnucash does, and how to get it and use it. Your comment is the first to note the change, which suggests that it hasn't deterred other users.

Frankly, I don't understand your distinction between release notes and "Bugzilla stuff." However, if there's a way to improve the communication of changes to users that balances the different information needs, then I am all for it. What do you propose?

David T.


>I can't find the release notes on sourceforge.net (which is, I think, 
>were most people get their GnuCash from) either.
>Ho hum.  A thread nearby suggests someone else didn't have the 2.x to 
>3.x changes made clear to him.
>-- 
>Wm
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