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1 This is a SECURITY FIX release 0.6.10 of Roundup. All users are encouraged
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2 to upgrade immediately.
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4 It also fixes a bug in the MySQL backend:
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6 - mysql backend wasn't locking tracker
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8 If you're upgrading from an older version of Roundup you *must* follow
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9 the "Software Upgrade" guidelines given in the maintenance documentation.
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11 Note that the Zope interface still doesn't work - it is fixed in the 0.7
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12 release.
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14 Roundup requires python 2.1.3 or later for correct operation. Python 2.3.1
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15 or later is strongly recommended.
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17 To give Roundup a try, just download (see below), unpack and run::
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19 python demo.py
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21 Source and documentation is available at the website:
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22 http://roundup.sourceforge.net/
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23 Release Info (via download page):
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24 http://sourceforge.net/projects/roundup
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25 Mailing lists - the place to ask questions:
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26 http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=31577
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29 About Roundup
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30 =============
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32 Roundup is a simple-to-use and -install issue-tracking system with
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33 command-line, web and e-mail interfaces. It is based on the winning
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34 design from Ka-Ping Yee in the Software Carpentry "Track" design
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35 competition.
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37 Note: Ping is not responsible for this project. The contact for this
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38 project is richard@users.sourceforge.net.
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40 Roundup manages a number of issues (with flexible properties such as
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41 "description", "priority", and so on) and provides the ability to:
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43 (a) submit new issues,
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44 (b) find and edit existing issues, and
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45 (c) discuss issues with other participants.
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47 The system will facilitate communication among the participants by
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48 managing discussions and notifying interested parties when issues are
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49 edited. One of the major design goals for Roundup that it be simple to
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50 get going. Roundup is therefore usable "out of the box" with any python
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51 2.1+ installation. It doesn't even need to be "installed" to be
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52 operational, though a disutils-based install script is provided.
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54 It comes with two issue tracker templates (a classic bug/feature tracker
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55 and a minimal skeleton) and six database back-ends (anydbm, bsddb, bsddb3,
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56 sqlite, metakit and mysql).
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Roundup Issue Tracker: http://roundup-tracker.org/