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 = Introduction =
-Lists all MX releases since Mark Crossley brought MX out of the beta development (that Steve Loft left to the Community when as part of his retirement he gave up involvement in Cumulus). It is intended to be used for reference, e.g. if you wonder when such and such a feature was introduced, this article is a quick way to check.
+Lists all MX releases since Mark Crossley brought MX out of the beta development (that Steve Loft left to the Community when as part of his retirement he gave up involvement in Cumulus). It is intended to be used for reference, e.g. if you wonder when such and such a feature was introduced, this article is a quick way to check. This article is NOT a comprehensive guide to what you need to do when upgrading.
+'''This article is updated independently of release announcements in the forum, so may not always be in step.'''
 It excludes the first few releases (within Version 3.0.0) that Mark did when he was experimenting with updating the code with both fixes and new features; and starts when he said it was the first non-beta version.
-It gives version number, date of release, build number, summarises fixes and new features, plus indicates which files have been updated or added. Please note that as "Updates.txt" is updated in every release it does not appear in any list below of files that have been updated in an individual release. If you are only copying updated files then always copy in this file, as well as any listed. It is always worth checking the date modified for every file in any release, to ensure you include all updated files, not just that the developer remembered to include in the list of changed files.
+== Information included in this article ==
-'''This article is updated independently of release announcements in the forum, so may not always be in step.'''
+The tables below include
+* version number,
+* date of release,
+* build number,
+* summarises of both fixes and new features,
+* plus indicates of which files have been updated or added. Please note that as "Updates.txt" is updated in every release it does not normally appear in any list below of files that have been updated in an individual release. If you are only copying updated files then always copy in this file, as well as any listed.
 == Instructions ==
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 As that topic name suggests you should read it before you upgrade to a new release. If you are intending to upgrade to any new release, please read all of the release notes since the build you are currently running.
+'''It is always worth checking the date modified for every file in any release''', to ensure you include all updated files, not just that the developer remembered to include in the list of changed files. At the time I typed this, there were '''261 files spread through 57 folders in each release zip'''. Since the developer updates different files at different times, in-between releases, even the tracking facilities of Git Hub can make it hard to keep track of all files changed. Don't forget the developer is updating Cumulus MX in his spare time, he has a life outside MX.
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 == Past Releases ==
-All releases can be downloaded at [https://github.com/cumulusmx/CumulusMX/releases/ this page], the latest release can be directly downloaded directly from link at [[Software#Current_Release|MX Current_Release]].
+All releases can be downloaded on [https://github.com/cumulusmx/CumulusMX/releases/ this page], the latest release can always be directly downloaded directly from link at [[Software#Current_Release|MX Current_Release]]. Don't forget that page does not tell you what has changed since previous releases, nor does it tell you any actions you must take if upgrading from a previous release.
 There are currently 8 forks off from Cumulus MX on the githum.com, with other developers experimenting with Cumulus MX in different ways. Only the Mark Crossley releases are listed below.