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fix permissions checks in cgi templating [SF#1082755]
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1 I'm proud to release this 8th major feature release of Roundup.
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3 First up, big thanks go to alexander smishlajev who has done some really
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4 good work getting the i18n and new configuration components of this release
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5 going.
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7 Version 0.8 introduces far too many features to list here so I've put
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8 together a What's New page:
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10 http://roundup.sourceforge.net/doc-0.8/whatsnew-0.8.html
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12 This is a bugfix release, fixing:
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15 If you're upgrading from an older version of Roundup you *must* follow
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16 the "Software Upgrade" guidelines given in the maintenance documentation.
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18 Roundup requires python 2.1.3 or later for correct operation.
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20 To give Roundup a try, just download (see below), unpack and run::
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22 python demo.py
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24 Source and documentation is available at the website:
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25 http://roundup.sourceforge.net/
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26 Release Info (via download page):
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27 http://sourceforge.net/projects/roundup
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28 Mailing lists - the place to ask questions:
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29 http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=31577
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32 About Roundup
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33 =============
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35 Roundup is a simple-to-use and -install issue-tracking system with
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36 command-line, web and e-mail interfaces. It is based on the winning design
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37 from Ka-Ping Yee in the Software Carpentry "Track" design competition.
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39 Note: Ping is not responsible for this project. The contact for this
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40 project is richard@users.sourceforge.net.
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42 Roundup manages a number of issues (with flexible properties such as
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43 "description", "priority", and so on) and provides the ability to:
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45 (a) submit new issues,
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46 (b) find and edit existing issues, and
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47 (c) discuss issues with other participants.
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49 The system will facilitate communication among the participants by managing
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50 discussions and notifying interested parties when issues are edited. One of
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51 the major design goals for Roundup that it be simple to get going. Roundup
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52 is therefore usable "out of the box" with any python 2.1+ installation. It
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53 doesn't even need to be "installed" to be operational, though a
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54 disutils-based install script is provided.
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56 It comes with two issue tracker templates (a classic bug/feature tracker and
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57 a minimal skeleton) and five database back-ends (anydbm, sqlite, metakit,
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58 mysql and postgresql).
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Roundup Issue Tracker: http://roundup-tracker.org/