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1 =================================================
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2 SC-Track Roundup 0.5.9 - an issue tracking system
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5 This is a bugfix release for version 0.5.x - if you're upgrading from before
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6 0.5, you *must* read doc/upgrading.txt!
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8 Unfortunately, the Zope frontend for Roundup is currently broken. If you'd
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9 like to volunteer to fix it, let me know.
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11 Roundup requires python 2.1.3 or later for correct operation. Users of the
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12 sqlite backend are encouraged to upgrade sqlite to version 2.7.3. Python
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13 2.3 in any form is *not* supported.
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15 This release has:
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17 - backported XSS message cleaning fix (sf bug 757128)
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18 - only clean sessions once per hour (backport from HEAD)
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19 - remember the session db type (much faster session db opening)
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20 - backported last-modified and if-modified-since header support for static
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21 files (ie. style.css etc.) from HEAD
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22 - changed rdbms_common to fix sql backends under Py2.3
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23 - don't open the database in cgi if it's not necessary
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25 Source and documentation is available at the website:
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26 http://roundup.sourceforge.net/
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27 Release Info (via download page):
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28 http://sourceforge.net/projects/roundup
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29 Mailing lists - the place to ask questions:
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30 http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=31577
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33 About Roundup
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34 =============
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36 Roundup is a simple-to-use and -install issue-tracking system with
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37 command-line, web and e-mail interfaces. It is based on the winning design
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38 from Ka-Ping Yee in the Software Carpentry "Track" design competition.
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40 Note: Ping is not responsible for this project. The contact for this project
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41 is richard@users.sourceforge.net.
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43 Roundup manages a number of issues (with flexible properties such as
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44 "description", "priority", and so on) and provides the ability to:
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46 (a) submit new issues,
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47 (b) find and edit existing issues, and
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48 (c) discuss issues with other participants.
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50 The system will facilitate communication among the participants by managing
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51 discussions and notifying interested parties when issues are edited. One of
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52 the major design goals for Roundup that it be simple to get going. Roundup
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53 is therefore usable "out of the box" with any python 2.1+ installation. It
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54 doesn't even need to be "installed" to be operational, though a
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55 disutils-based install script is provided.
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57 It comes with two issue tracker templates (a classic bug/feature tracker and
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58 a minimal skeleton) and six database back-ends (anydbm, bsddb, bsddb3, sqlite,
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59 metakit and gadfly).
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Roundup Issue Tracker: http://roundup-tracker.org/