Greetings,
 
> What would you think of adding some way for the about.pl page
> to load information on newer versions available,
> or even if the currently used branch has reached EOL?
 
I like the idea, but the question is: h
ow would it know it has reached EOL?
A lot of software has “About –> check for updates”
If it wasn’t triggered unless they expressly went to the “check for updates” tab, I don’t see why you need to worry about opt-in or opt-out.
 
GPML,
Mark Tompsett