[TYPO3-v4] Release notifications in the BE

[JoH asenau]

>> What would we need:
>> -------------------------
>> - A web service on typo3.org which provides the information about a
>> new release with some text and the link
>> - A new sysext which displays the message and the message list
>
> Just keep in mind that this will cause TYPO3 to call home. It
> absolutely makes sense, but the feature can become very useful for
> many other things like tracking statistics (how many 4.0
> installations are still in use) etc.
>
> I see nothing negative with all this and would be happy to get those
> numbers, but I remember that the same discussion has occured several
> times before without any result.

Well - as long as this will be optional (on by default but can be disabled),
I guess even the people who don't like TYPO3 calling home could live with it
...

Cheers

Joey

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