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What's new in the release
Limitations or restrictions of the product
Installation or upgrade issues (if not in the install guide)
What was fixed
What are the known problems (with workarounds, please).
And just for kicks, we add "documentation errors and omissions" for those items
we weren't able to get into our product manuals.
Release Notes can be anything from a text Read Me file to a book-like creature
with a ToC and cover page. It could even be divided into chapters (depending on
size and product complexity). I 've seen Release Notes ranging from 1 page to
500!
cheers,
Joan Goldstein
Nortel Networks
Ellen Vanrenen wrote:
> Hello everyone.
> My question of the day is about release notes. At this point in time, our
> release notes are merely a list of what has and has not been fixed in the
> newest version.
> What is the standard purpose of release notes? What do they generally look
> like? If I've ever received any release notes from any software I've
> purchased, I've never looked at them.
> I think our clients certainly pour over the release notes they get from us.
> Thanks again for your invaluable assistance.
>
> Ellen Vanrenen
> Technical Product Documentation Specialist
> Clear Technology, Inc.
>
> telephone: 303-583-4170 (direct line)
> email: ellen -dot- vanrenen -at- clear-technology -dot- com
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