Proposal: Retire ChangeLog

[xsscx]

Proposal

2026-04-08 17:57:58 UTC

Retire ChangeLog

@dwtza Please Confirm

[dwtza]

@xsscx Moving from the text-based ChangeLog to GitHub Releases has been discussed in PAWG and in ad hoc iccDEV meetings. The consensus was that GitHub Releases would provide a more robust and maintainable approach for documenting releases.

One remaining question is whether we should retain the existing ChangeLog for historical purposes. It only appears to go back to 2017-02-21 and version 2.1.7 of the core libraries. Since it seems incomplete, and given the amount of refactoring since then, it may no longer provide meaningful historical context. I would like to hear @maxderhak's perspective on the historical implications of this change.

[xsscx]

ChangeLog can be brought up to date and retired or continued, whichever is preferred.

[dwtza]

@xsscx We could deprecate the ChangeLog now, leave it in place for historical reference, and add a note at the top indicating that current release information is documented on the project’s Releases page.

[xsscx]

Copy. Please Advise if any changes for Content of Releases Template:

Maintainer Summary

[Timestamp]

iccDEV [Version]

iccDEV provides a set of libraries and tools that allow for the interaction, manipulation, and application of ICC color management profiles published by the International Color Consortium (ICC).

Maintainers addressed issues: [id(s)]

Please open an Issue with any Suggestions, Feedback or Trouble Reports.

[dwtza]

@xsscx Looks good to me.