Re: Release note Q

[Shari Punyon <sharipunyon -at- gmail -dot- com>]

I generally think of release notes as whatâs new. If you have upgrade instructions, I would put the compatibility there, with a flag about whether any compatibility has changed, and at what version. Also obviously in any initial installation or specification documents.

> On Jan 15, 2020, at 2:39 AM, Erika Yanovich <ERIKA_y -at- rad -dot- com> wrote:
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> ïWhile making some changes to the contents of release notes, we started questioning the entire concept. Is the RN a snapshot of the current situation, or just a "what's new" since the previous one? For example, we have a Compatibility heading. In the snapshot scenario, the text under it remains mostly unchanged through the versions (unless something relevant happens). In the "what's new" approach, if there is no change in compatibility, the entire section is omitted.
> 
> What do you all think?
> 
> Erika
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