Jens Hatlak wrote (with far more venom than the original message warranted)
So Edmund did a simple search & replace on a previous announcement
instead of going through it again word by word. Big deal. Now that you
found the issue you may keep it. Congratulations!
I do not for one second undervalue Edmund's contribution to the project,
but announcements that are not factually correct are a waste of everyone's
time -- the sender's, and that of all those who seek to make use of the
announcement.
When a new version is released, what is new/fixed in that release is by far
the most important information necessary to accompany it. If that
information
is not yet in place, and/or linked from the relevant document, then
announcement
of the release should be placed on hold until such time as those loose
ends have
been tidied up. Premature release announcements serve only to bring the
project into disrepute, and to cast doubt on the care with which the release
has been prepared.
BTW Edmund, personally I don't think we need to announce betas at all.
If you feel the necessity you may of course continue and deal with
such reactions...
Perhaps a dedicated channel targeted solely at those who are interested
in beta-
releases would be of benefit here.
Philip Taylor
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