On Wed, Aug 07, 2019 at 10:15:43AM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote: > Taylor Blau <me@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > > >> It would also be helpful to have a post for every major release > >> highlighting new features and giving users examples of how to use them. > >> Taylor has been writing these on the GitHub blog [1], but maybe he > >> would be interested in writing them for this new venue? > >> > >> [1] https://github.blog/2019-06-07-highlights-from-git-2-22/ > > > > Yes, I generally try and publish a blog post once-per-release, and > > generally with the following two goals in mind: > > > > - talk about and publicize some of the new features in the latest > > release (or releases, if I've missed a blog post or two) > > > > - share some interesting tidbits about existing features. > > > > I think it would be good to have these blog posts in both places, should > > this proposal materialize. I would have to ask about whether or not > > GitHub would be comfortable about cross-posting to a new venue, and I'd > > be happy to raise the question when it comes up. > > Yeah, I find these blog postings at GitHub quite helpful. Thanks > for writing them. Thanks for maintaining the release notes. I often start there to figure out what to write about, and having them so well organized makes my job a lot easier. > I wonder if a semi-automated republication (ala "Planet"), instead > of cross-posting, is an option that is easier to manage, though. Probably. I don't know how Planet works, but if it can accept an RSS feed (and doesn't require too much on GitHub's end), it's probably sensible. Thanks, Taylor
