I consider this more than just mildly annoying. It may be slightly helpful for newcomers, but it just takes away valuable screen space for regular users.
The link to the latest release takes me back to the top level doc, I would at least expect it to take me to the same document I'm currently viewing.
And closing it doesn't work in all occasions for me, doing that also should persist at least for the current session.
I consider this more than just mildly annoying. It may be slightly helpful for newcomers, but it just takes away valuable screen space for regular users.
The link to the latest release takes me back to the top level doc, I would at least expect it to take me to the same document I'm currently viewing.
And closing it doesn't work in all occasions for me, doing that also should persist at least for the current session.