+1 for declaring things like this in the vote/release emails. Kind Regards, Brandon
On Sun, Sep 15, 2024 at 10:17 AM Michael Shuler <mich...@pbandjelly.org> wrote: > > I've stated this same opinion prior, fix was in NEWS.txt and users had a > bad day with a behavior change. Perhaps this kind of inclusion needs > more exposure. This is exactly the sort of change may *also* be best > stated clearly in the vote/release emails, ala: > > <release bits> > ================================================== > This release contains a relatively major change you should be aware of, > with xyz fix, new default, and with the behavior change, here are the > new defaults, how to disable, etc... > ================================================== > kthxbai. > > Just do everything possible to convey what operators need to know, > wherever we can, if we include the fix. Link to NEWS.txt is insufficient > in this sort of case. > > Warm regards, > Michael > > On 9/12/24 13:16, Abe Ratnofsky wrote: > > Expressing another vote in favor of rejection-by-default. If a user doesn't > > want to lose sleep for data loss while on-call, they can read NEWS.txt and > > disable rejection. > >
