[plt-dev] Release Announcement for v4.2.5 -- 2nd call

From: Eli Barzilay (eli at barzilay.org)
Date: Fri Apr 2 11:42:03 EDT 2010

On Apr  2, Jay McCarthy wrote:
> This discussion is an instance of something I have an opinion on.
> 
> I think we should be more verbose in our release notes about what is
> new and different. I feel like the desire to only mention really
> visible changes is motivated by a focus on our educational users. We
> already have a separate plt-edu announcement, so I don't see the
> need to be tight lipped generally.

Consider also that some places have a limit on the length of these
announcements.  Freshmeat is especially a PITA -- allowing around 600
characters overall, and I always need to spit some blood to get to
something so small.

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