[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #6744: Include upgrade warnings in a read me or other notification system

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#6744: Include upgrade warnings in a read me or other notification system
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 Reporter:  hexley       |        Owner:  anonymous
     Type:  enhancement  |       Status:  new      
 Priority:  normal       |    Milestone:  2.7      
Component:  General      |      Version:  2.5      
 Severity:  normal       |   Resolution:           
 Keywords:               |  
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Comment (by hexley):

 I understand what you are saying.  The reality is that of the large
 install base you have, 99% of those users are not going to use the avenues
 you outlined above.  I am a developer myself, and I did not look at
 Peter's site, I only recently found out about the mail lists as a result
 of minor revolt in the forums.

 The problem is the Dashboard just says, hey, you are out of date, update
 now, and do I did.  So do thousands of others a day.

 People do read readme files.  I am not asking for ALL changes to be put in
 the read me file, but only those that change core past behavior, and can
 break functionality people rely on.  I am in the -1 camp above, and I was
 not even aware of the stuff you mentioned.

 Further, I spent 3+ hours in the code, trying to debug the <!--more-->
 issue, and in all my google searches and forum posts, no one was able to
 help me, it was not until I hit trac up that I found out what was going
 on.

 By all means, do not waste time bullet pointing every change, but a read
 me should be included, that hypotehitically would list items such as this:

 Version 2.5 changes and warnings:
 RSS feeds no longer truncate on <!--more-->
 Default main page sort order has been reversed
 Comments no longer support RSS feeds
 etc etc

 you get the idea, I am talking large grand changes, that people who use
 wordpress in a way to support advertisers or other arrangements, where a
 change can cost them revenues or integrity with partners.

 * The above are examples, I am not saying WP would ever make such changes.

 Point me to a place where I can glean this data, an I will be happy to
 maintain a concise list.

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