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author Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
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1 =================================================
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2 SC-Track Roundup 0.6.0 - an issue tracking system
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5 I'm pleased to announce the latest feature-packed release of Roundup. See
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6 below for a list of some of the goodies included in this release.
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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 Unfortunately, the Zope frontend for Roundup is currently broken. I hope to
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12 revive it in a future 0.6 bugfix release.
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14 The gadfly backend has now been removed, having served its purpose as a
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15 template for other RDBMS implementations. It is replaced by the sqlite and
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16 mysql backends.
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18 Roundup requires python 2.1.3 or later for correct operation.
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20 The 0.6 release has lots of new goodies including:
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22 - new instant-gratification Demo Mode ("python demo.py" :)
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23 - added mysql backend (see doc/mysql.txt for details)
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24 - web interface cleanups including nicer history display, nicer index
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25 navigation and nicer popup list windows
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26 - searching of date ranges
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27 - better international support, including utf-8 email handling and ability
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28 to display localized dates in web interface.
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29 - more documentation including revamped design document, unix manual pages
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30 and some FAQ entries
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31 - significantly more powerful form handling allowing editing of multiple
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32 items and creation of multiple items
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33 - tracker templates can contain subdirectories and static files (e.g.
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34 images) and we may now distribute templates separately from Roundup.
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35 Template HTML files now have a .html extension too.
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36 - user registration is now a two-step process, with confirmation from the
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37 email address supplied in the registration form, and we also have a
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38 password reset feature for forgotten password / login
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39 - Windows Service mode for roundup-server when daemonification is
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40 attempted on Windows
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41 - lots of speed enhancements, making the web interface much more responsive
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42 - fixed issues with dumb email or web clients
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43 - email system handles more SMTP and POP features (TLS, APOP, ...)
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44 - lots more little tweaks and back-end work...
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46 Source and documentation is available at the website:
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47 http://roundup.sourceforge.net/
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48 Release Info (via download page):
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49 http://sourceforge.net/projects/roundup
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50 Mailing lists - the place to ask questions:
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51 http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=31577
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54 About Roundup
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55 =============
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57 Roundup is a simple-to-use and -install issue-tracking system with
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58 command-line, web and e-mail interfaces. It is based on the winning design
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59 from Ka-Ping Yee in the Software Carpentry "Track" design competition.
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61 Note: Ping is not responsible for this project. The contact for this project
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62 is richard@users.sourceforge.net.
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64 Roundup manages a number of issues (with flexible properties such as
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65 "description", "priority", and so on) and provides the ability to:
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67 (a) submit new issues,
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68 (b) find and edit existing issues, and
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69 (c) discuss issues with other participants.
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71 The system will facilitate communication among the participants by managing
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72 discussions and notifying interested parties when issues are edited. One of
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73 the major design goals for Roundup that it be simple to get going. Roundup
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76 disutils-based install script is provided.
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78 It comes with two issue tracker templates (a classic bug/feature tracker and
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79 a minimal skeleton) and six database back-ends (anydbm, bsddb, bsddb3, sqlite,
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80 metakit and mysql).
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Roundup Issue Tracker: http://roundup-tracker.org/