First stab at updating ReleaseNotes.txt and README

This needs a lot more work. As does the manual that needs a major rewrite.

Signed-off-by: Dirk Hohndel <dirk@hohndel.org>

2 files changed, 34 insertions, 16 deletions

diff --git a/README b/README
index 11d7d3f6c..e52d87c49 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,15 +1,23 @@
 
-This is the README file for the latest git version of Subsurface.
+This is the README file for the 3.9 Beta version of Subsurface.
 
 After the release of Subsurface 3.1 we merged the Qt branch into
-master and are now developing the Qt port of Subsurface in the master
-branch. At this stage the Qt version is not functional as a divelog -
-edit and import capabilities are missing and many other areas need
-more work. So unless you are planning to participate in the ongoing
-development you most likely want to switch to the Gtk branch as that
-will get you the latest version of the fully functional Subsurface.
-
-git checkout Gtk
+master and started developing the Qt port of Subsurface in the master
+branch. At this stage the Qt version has reached mostly functional parity
+with version 3.1. There are some minor items still missing, but in others
+it far surpasses what was available in 3.1
+
+The developers feel that this version is reasonably stable, but it has
+known bugs - please check trac.hohndel.org. Do not use this on your "real"
+dive log files unless you have good backups. Check the XML files after you
+make changes to make sure that what you saved on disk reasonably resembles
+what you intended to do.
+
+And most importantly, please provide us with feedback.
+
+
+
+Everything below has not been updated for 3.9.
 
 Subsurface - an Open Source Divelog
 ===================================
diff --git a/ReleaseNotes.txt b/ReleaseNotes.txt
index 3b1842cfb..74edb3808 100644
--- a/ReleaseNotes.txt
+++ b/ReleaseNotes.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-			Subsurface 3.1
-			==============
+			Subsurface 3.9 Beta
+			===================
 
-The Subsurface developer team is proud to announce the release of the
-latest version of Subsurface.
+The Subsurface developer team is proud to announce the first beta release
+of the latest version of Subsurface.
 
 Subsurface is an open source divelog program that runs on Windows, Mac
 and Linux.
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ many more.
 
 Subsurface allows the user to print out a detailed log book including
 dive profiles and other relevant information. The program is localized
-in more than a dozen languages and well supported by an active
-developer community.
+in more than a dozen languages (but the localization in the first beta
+is mostly incomplete) and well supported by an active developer community.
 
 One of the major strengths of Subsurface is its support of a wide range
 of dive computers (most common dive computers are supported with the help
@@ -38,9 +38,19 @@ available, the tank pressure curve) in very innovative ways that give
 the user additional information on relative velocity (and momentary
 air consumption) during the dive through the coloring of the graphs.
 
+New in version 3.9 (compared to Subsurface 3.1):
+------------------------------------------------
+
+I don't even know where to begin. This is a complete rewrite of the UI.
+The basic concepts are the same, most of the basic features are the same,
+but trying to create a concise list of changes that summarizes the more
+than 1100 commits that have gone in since 3.1 seems a daunting task.
+
+Maybe we'll come up with something better in time for the next beta (or at
+least for the final release of Subsurface 4.0).
 
 New in version 3.1 (compared to Subsurface 3.0.2):
-----------------------------------------------------
+--------------------------------------------------
 
 - track tags for dives (things like 'boat', 'shore', 'deep', etc)
 - enable filtering by tags