[MlMt] MailMate release notes

[Eric Sharakan]

Hi Benny, as I noted in a previous reply on this thread, the big issue 
for me was really the no list of changes between r5851 & r5852.  I now 
understand that's because this is a beta release, so it makes more 
sense, though I'd still like to know what changed since 5851. :-)

Also, I've come to the realization that all the detailed info is fine 
(and well organized too), as long as test releases continue to include a 
short blurb on top describing what's changed since the prior test 
release.

Thanks again for producing a superior mail client for Mac.

-Eric

On 9 Dec 2021, at 10:12, Benny Kjær Nielsen wrote:

> On 8 Dec 2021, at 14:12, Eric Sharakan wrote:
>
>> Hi, as someone who tends to download the latest test release 
>> regularly, I'm finding the restructuring of release notes not at all 
>> helpful.  First, it's nigh impossible to learn what's changed in each 
>> test release. Second, the new outline format reminds me more of a 
>> functional spec than release notes.
>
> You are jumping to conclusions here :)
>
> I have not changed how the release notes work in general. Each test 
> release will still include only what happened in that specific test 
> release. The exception has just been a few of the latest test releases 
> in which a lot of the actual work has been to rewrite the release 
> notes since the latest public release. It would, of course, be easier 
> to just have included everything from all test release notes, but I 
> wouldn't be surprised if far more than 50% of the content would have 
> been fixes to bugs introduced *after* the latest public release (which 
> are irrelevant to most users).
>
> Going forward, there will be new test releases and those will be 
> summed up in another beta release. Likewise, when ready for a public 
> release I'll likely rewrite the beta release notes.
>
> It's not ideal, but most of the time you'll get your short test 
> release notes. And thanks for trying the test releases!
>
>> Finally, the length is simply unmanageable.  There's no way I can 
>> scroll through all that to see what's actually changed.  I know a lot 
>> has changed since the last public release, but I fear even users not 
>> on test releases are going to be overwhelmed by these release notes 
>> as written when the next public release occurs.
>
> Yes, but there's not really much I can do about that... It would be 
> worse if they got the non-rewritten notes.
>
> -- 
> Benny

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