Bug 149400 - Provide more detailed info about versions in release notes
Summary: Provide more detailed info about versions in release notes
Status: REOPENED
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Documentation (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
7.2.6.2 release
Hardware: All All
: medium enhancement
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Reported: 2022-05-31 11:14 UTC by Peter Toye
Modified: 2022-06-01 10:38 UTC (History)
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Description Peter Toye 2022-05-31 11:14:41 UTC
Currently, when a new version of LO is announced, there is no way I can find of working out what the changes from the previous version are. For instance, I have recently been told that version 7.2.7 is available. How does this change from 7.2.6.2?

It seems that only 2nd-level changes are documented as such. I suggest two modifications:

1: any change to the release note should say which version (sub-version, sub-sub-version etc.) it applies to.

2: the 'check for updates' box should include a link to the relevant page in the release notes.
Comment 1 V Stuart Foote 2022-06-01 05:07:38 UTC
Requested details are provided for incremental releases on project Wiki

Here:

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Category:Release

you'll need to review both the RC1 and RC2 final build for applicable fixes, and the release specific notes for any new "features" being delivered.

IMHO the Wiki format is sufficient for those who want to dig into the differences of the release builds.  => Invalid
Comment 2 Peter Toye 2022-06-01 10:38:41 UTC
(In reply to V Stuart Foote from comment #1)
> Requested details are provided for incremental releases on project Wiki
> 
> Here:
> 
> https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Category:Release
> 
> you'll need to review both the RC1 and RC2 final build for applicable fixes,
> and the release specific notes for any new "features" being delivered.
> 
> IMHO the Wiki format is sufficient for those who want to dig into the
> differences of the release builds.  => Invalid

Thanks you for providing this link, of which I was completely unaware. That shows that my second suggestion - to provide a link in the 'check for updates' page is necessary. So I am reopening this.