Feature #5579
fix upgrade notification
80%
Description
When a new version is out, users receive a notification message.
This message should point in some way to usb upgrade instructions.
It does "point in some way": the notification message points to the security announce, that reads "We strongly urge you to upgrade to Tails 0.17.2; (pointing to the release announce), that itself has a "I want to try it / to upgrade!" section. That section points to "Getting started", which is overkill for long-time users, so there’s room for improvement here. However, I’m not sure I want us to point users to upgrade instructions without giving them a chance to read the release notes including known issues, so IMHO the problem does not lie in the upgrade notification.
Calling this a potential documentation issue, then.
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History
#1 Updated by sajolida 2013-07-19 09:31:10
- Starter set to Yes
#2 Updated by sajolida 2013-08-12 12:59:14
What should be fixed is the “upgrade” section of the release notes. They should point better to both the download (for first time users) and upgrade documentation.
#3 Updated by mercedes508 2013-08-12 13:04:00
- Assignee set to mercedes508
#4 Updated by mercedes508 2013-08-13 11:40:16
- Assignee changed from mercedes508 to sajolida
- % Done changed from 0 to 40
- QA Check set to Ready for QA
- Feature Branch set to fix-upgrade-notification
Upgrade section of the release notes has been fixed as well as the download page to fit both first time users and long-time users.
Please review those changes:
wiki/src/download.html
commit 30cdd3a, fix-upgrade-notification branch, mercedes508 repo.
wiki/src/news/version_0.20.mdwn
commit b965547, fix-upgrade-notification branch, mercedes508 repo.
#5 Updated by sajolida 2013-08-19 10:03:55
- Status changed from Confirmed to Resolved
#6 Updated by intrigeri 2013-08-19 10:35:39
- Feature Branch changed from fix-upgrade-notification to doc/fix-upgrade-notification
Given how messy the branch history is, I dare asking: is it on purpose that “I want to try it or to upgrade!” now leads directly to the download page instead of walking the new potential user through the getting started one?
#7 Updated by mercedes508 2013-08-21 07:59:12
- % Done changed from 40 to 80
Discussing what we should improve, we came to an agreement on pointing to the download page which concerns both first-time users and updaters. First part of the download page explicitly point to the ‘about’ & ‘warning’ pages for first-time users. Isn’t enough ?
Sorry for the mess.
#8 Updated by intrigeri 2013-08-22 03:21:38
> Discussing what we should improve, we came to an agreement on pointing to the
> download page which concerns both first-time users and updaters. First part of the
> download page explicitly point to the ‘about’ & ‘warning’ pages for first-time users.
> Isn’t enough ?
I trust you made the right decision.
#9 Updated by intrigeri 2018-12-02 21:45:23
- QA Check deleted (
Ready for QA)