[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #44646: Bundled Themes: Bump version number and update changelog in Twenty Seventeen for 4.9.8 release

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#44646: Bundled Themes: Bump version number and update changelog in Twenty
Seventeen for 4.9.8 release
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 Reporter:  pbiron                  |       Owner:  laurelfulford
     Type:  task (blessed)          |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal                  |   Milestone:  4.9.8
Component:  Bundled Theme           |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                  |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch dev-feedback  |     Focuses:
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Changes (by celloexpressions):

 * keywords:  has-patch => has-patch dev-feedback
 * status:  closed => reopened
 * resolution:  fixed =>


Comment:

 Is it worth forcing every WordPress site that hasn't deleted this default
 theme to run an update that fixes one issue? While it's great to ship
 fixes to issues frequently, the update process is manual for nearly all
 users, and this theme is installed (but unused) on nearly all WordPress
 sites. The recent frequency of minor default theme releases is starting to
 be problematic for update fatigue.

 Can we triage and incorporate some additional fixes before bundling a
 release, perhaps alongside 4.9.9? There are many other reported issues
 against Twenty Seventeen that would be worth fixing:
 https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?status=accepted&status=assigned&status=new&status=reopened&status=reviewing&component=Bundled+Theme&summary=~Twenty+Seventeen&order=milestone

 Historically, releasing bundled theme updates alongside core major
 releases 2-3 times a year has resulted in a reasonable balance between
 speed of development and frequency of updates. We're drifting pretty far
 in one direction with the current plan to ship a one-change update
 alongside 4.9.8, following two other smaller theme updates in the past few
 months. Reopening for visibility and discussion.

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