Part of the reason for the collated release notes was to get
contributors to update the in-package news and release notes. These are
often forgotten during development. Some don't exist like for ORAC-DR.
The collated notes were also jolly handy for preparing ADASS posters.
They also provided visibility that much development had occurred.
We do divide the notes into Applications and Libraries, with the former
first for the bulk of users. So users can just consult the parts they
are interested in.
The global release notes were supposed to be the highlights, not every
change. If there are library changes that impact users' experience,
these should highlighted.
Malcolm
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