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1 =================================================
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2 SC-Track Roundup 0.6.3 - an issue tracking system
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5 I'm pleased to announce this maintenance release of Roundup which fixes
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6 some bugs:
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8 - added script to help migrating queries from pre-0.6 trackers
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9 - fixed javascript for help window for only one checkbox case
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10 - Date +/- Interval now works, and Date - Date also works
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11 - handle socket timeout exception (thanks Marcus Priesch)
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12 - fixed retirement of items in rdbms imports (sf bug 841355)
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13 - fixed bug in looking up journal of newly-created items in *dbm backends
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14 - fixed detectors fix incorrectly fixed in bugfix release 0.6.2
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15 - added note to upgrading doc for detectors fix in 0.6.2
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17 If you're upgrading from an older version of Roundup you *must* follow
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18 the "Software Upgrade" guidelines given in the maintenance documentation.
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20 Roundup requires python 2.1.3 or later for correct operation. Python 2.3.1
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21 or later is strongly recommended.
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23 To give Roundup a try, just download (see below), unpack and run::
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25 python demo.py
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27 Source and documentation is available at the website:
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28 http://roundup.sourceforge.net/
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29 Release Info (via download page):
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30 http://sourceforge.net/projects/roundup
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31 Mailing lists - the place to ask questions:
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32 http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=31577
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35 About Roundup
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36 =============
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38 Roundup is a simple-to-use and -install issue-tracking system with
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39 command-line, web and e-mail interfaces. It is based on the winning design
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40 from Ka-Ping Yee in the Software Carpentry "Track" design competition.
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42 Note: Ping is not responsible for this project. The contact for this project
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43 is richard@users.sourceforge.net.
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45 Roundup manages a number of issues (with flexible properties such as
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46 "description", "priority", and so on) and provides the ability to:
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48 (a) submit new issues,
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49 (b) find and edit existing issues, and
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50 (c) discuss issues with other participants.
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52 The system will facilitate communication among the participants by managing
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53 discussions and notifying interested parties when issues are edited. One of
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54 the major design goals for Roundup that it be simple to get going. Roundup
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57 disutils-based install script is provided.
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59 It comes with two issue tracker templates (a classic bug/feature tracker and
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60 a minimal skeleton) and six database back-ends (anydbm, bsddb, bsddb3, sqlite,
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61 metakit and mysql).
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Roundup Issue Tracker: http://roundup-tracker.org/