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+### An incomplete list of terrible 
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+- There is no automation of changelog extraction
+- There is no automation of package testing
+- The scripts for release, build and package need improving
+- The scripts should use cross-platform language where appropriate (CMake?)
+- The build requires you to install 578 versions of VS and MinGW
+- There is no automation of glfw/website or glfw/live repo updates
+- The forum, RSS and GH announcement texts are barebones and dry
+- There is no process for list of contributor credits for a release (including bug reporters)
+
+### Glossary
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+__package__ _n._ the production of the `*.zip`, `*.tar.gz` and `*.tar.bz2` files by the `makepackages.sh` script
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+__build__ _n._ the compilation of the Windows binaries by the `build-*` scripts
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+__release__ _n._ the documentation compilation and archive setup by the `makerelease.sh` script