Personally I don't care anymore about this issue, but I think maybe a definition is in order. At DAL-S, the release is a 4.25 x 8.5 inch piece of paper that comes out on top of the flight plan. The CA signs this and gives it to the gate agent when he/she leaves and shuts the door. Is this what all this whining is about fro the N side? One little itty bitty piece of paper? Or.... are you referring to "the release" as something much bigger?