add lots of stuff to release announcement

Author: justdave

_posts/2024-09-03-release-of-bugzilla-5.2-5.0.4.1-and-4.4.14.md

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ below. First let's get to the big news!
 
 Here's what we're releasing today:
 
-[**4.4.14**](/download#v4.4) – The 4.4 branch has been on life support for a
+**4.4.14** – The 4.4 branch has been on life support for a
 **LONG** time (it was initially released in **2013!!!**). It supports outdated
 OSes that are hard to find or install, let alone test for these days, and we’ve
 been itching to drop it for a long time.  But our support policy says that we
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ after that until today.  **That four month countdown to End-of-Life starts
 NOW.** This will be the final release of the 4.4 branch (barring any additional
 security issues being found in the next 4 months).
 
-[**5.0.4.1**](/download#v5.0) – Why 5.0.4.1 when there’s a 5.0.6 release?  Well, if you paid
+**5.0.4.1** – Why 5.0.4.1 when there’s a 5.0.6 release?  Well, if you paid
 attention to the change logs, 5.0.5 and 5.0.6 contained a massive schema
 change, as well as reformatting almost all of the Perl code in the source, both
 of which are a violation of our support policy for a stable branch (a
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ fixes.  5.0.4.1 will give those people additional fixes for 5.0.4 without
 forcing them to pick up those schema and code reformatting changes. Additional
 updates to the 5.0 branch from now on will continue from 5.0.4.2 and onward.
 
-[**5.2**](/download#v5.2) – This is our new stable release, and starts the 4 month
+**5.2** – This is our new stable release, and starts the 4 month
 countdown for discontinuing the 4.4 branch. 5.2 is forked from the 5.0 branch
 after 5.0.6, and will contain those schema and code formatting changes from
 5.0.5 and 5.0.6 in it. So if you _**did**_ upgrade to 5.0.6, 5.2 will be
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ with that release (i.e. 5.0.5 should have been called 5.2 to begin with). Note
 that **if you are using the 5.1.x development releases, those did NOT feed into
 this**, and 5.2 would actually be a downgrade for you.
 
-[**5.3.3**](/download#vmaster) – In order to avoid confusion with 5.2 above, the 5.1 branch has been
+**5.3.3** – In order to avoid confusion with 5.2 above, the 5.1 branch has been
 retroactively renumbered to 5.3. It is also basically dead, as we’ve put all of our resources
 into finishing off the Harmony release (see 5.9.1 below). We’re going to
 encourage people on 5.1.x/5.3.x to move to Harmony, but you’ll want to be mindful of
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ the release blockers and you use it, you’ll want to wait for now). Even though
 this branch is dead, we’re put out this release with the current batch of
 security fixes so you aren’t left high and dry before Harmony is ready for you.
 
-[**5.9.1**](/download#vharmony) – This is the first official release
+**5.9.1** – This is the first official release
 off the Harmony branch, and is classified as a **developer preview
 release**, not for production use. This is what will eventually be Bugzilla
 6. The code is mostly good enough to use right now, but there are still
@@ -72,6 +72,40 @@ interested in helping make Bugzilla 6 happen, that list of showstoppers is
 hoping to have Bugzilla 6 in release candidate stage (or at least in beta)
 within the next few months.
 
+## Download
+
+Bugzilla is available at:
+
+  [https://www.bugzilla.org/download/](https://www.bugzilla.org/download/)
+
+## Release Notes & Changes
+
+Before installing or upgrading, you should read the Release Notes for
+this version of Bugzilla:
+
+* [4.4.14 Release Notes](https://www.bugzilla.org/releases/4.4.14)
+* [5.0.4.1 Release Notes](https://www.bugzilla.org/releases/5.0.4.1)
+* [5.2 Release Notes](https://www.bugzilla.org/releases/5.2)
+* [5.3.3 Release Info](https://www.bugzilla.org/releases/5.4)
+* [5.9.1 Release Info](https://www.bugzilla.org/releases/6.0)
+
+It is VERY IMPORTANT to read the Release Notes if you are
+upgrading from one major version to another (like 4.4.x to 5.0.x).
+
+You can also get a link to see a list of all changes between your version of
+Bugzilla and the current version of Bugzilla on the above pages.
+
+## Staying up-to-date with Bugzilla
+
+You can see the latest updates from the Bugzilla Project and
+the status of Bugzilla development on the [News page](https//www.bugzilla.org/news) of the Bugzilla website.
+
+You can also follow us on our social media:
+
+* [Mastodon](https://techhub.social/@bugzilla)
+* [Twitter/X](https://x.com/bugzilla)
+
+
 ## Live streaming content
 
 Bugzilla now has a [Twitch channel](https://twitch.tv/bugzillaproject)! We will
@@ -81,6 +115,20 @@ recordings on our [YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@bugzillaproject).
 Regular streams are at 1pm US Eastern time on Saturdays. We may also stream at
 other random times.
 
+## Report Bugs
+
+If you find a bug in Bugzilla, please [report it](https://www.bugzilla.org/contributing/reporting_bugs.html)!
+
+
+## Support
+
+You can ask questions for free on the mailing lists (or in online chat rooms)
+about Bugzilla, or you can hire a paid consultant to help you out:
+
+  Free Support: https://www.bugzilla.org/support/
+  Paid Support: https://www.bugzilla.org/support/consulting.html
+
+
 ## Immediate **Help Wanted**
 
 1. **Section 508 Compliance Audit**. There are a number of US government
@@ -144,3 +192,16 @@ of our chat rooms (links are in the footer of [our
 website](https://bugzilla.org/) alongside the social media links) or drop in on
 our [developers mailing list](https://lists.bugzilla.org/listinfo/developers)
 if you'd like to help.
+
+## About Bugzilla
+
+  Bugzilla is a "Defect Tracking System" or "Bug-Tracking System."
+Defect Tracking Systems allow individuals or groups of developers
+to keep track of outstanding bugs in their product effectively.
+Most commercial defect-tracking software vendors charge enormous
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+its expensive counterparts lack. Consequently, Bugzilla has quickly
+become a favorite of thousands of organizations across the globe, and
+is widely regarded as one of the top defect-tracking systems available.
+
+  See https://www.bugzilla.org/about/ for more details.