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author Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
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1 Roundup [version] - an issue tracking system
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3 This is a bugfix release.
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5 [CHANGES.txt entries for this version go here]
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7 Roundup is a simple-to-use and -install issue-tracking system with
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8 command-line, web and e-mail interfaces. It is based on the winning design
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9 from Ka-Ping Yee in the Software Carpentry "Track" design competition.
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11 Note: Ping is not responsible for this project. The contact for this project
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12 is richard@users.sourceforge.net.
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14 Roundup manages a number of issues (with flexible properties such as
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15 "description", "priority", and so on) and provides the ability to
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16 (a) submit new issues,
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17 (b) find and edit existing issues, and
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18 (c) discuss issues with other participants.
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19 The system will facilitate communication among the participants by managing
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20 discussions and notifying interested parties when issues are edited. One of
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21 the major design goals for Roundup that it be simple to get going. Roundup
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22 is therefore usable "out of the box" with any python 2.0+ installation. It
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23 doesn't even need to be "installed" to be operational, though a
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24 disutils-based install script is provided.
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26 It comes with two issue tracker templates and three database back-ends.
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27 Back-ends for relational databases are being developed.
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29 Source is available at the website:
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30 http://sourceforge.net/projects/roundup/
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Roundup Issue Tracker: http://roundup-tracker.org/