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1 I'm pleased to announce this maintenance release of Roundup. This fix
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2 introduces Python2.3 compatibility. My thanks to Paul Dubois for
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3 contributing the csv module compatibility layer.
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5 If you're upgrading from an older version of Roundup you *must* follow
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6 the "Software Upgrade" guidelines given in the maintenance documentation.
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8 Roundup requires python 2.1.3 or later for correct operation.
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10 This release fixes some bugs:
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12 To give Roundup a try, just download (see below), unpack and run::
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14 python demo.py
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16 Source and documentation is available at the website:
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17 http://roundup.sourceforge.net/
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18 Release Info (via download page):
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19 http://sourceforge.net/projects/roundup
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20 Mailing lists - the place to ask questions:
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21 http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=31577
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24 About Roundup
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25 =============
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27 Roundup is a simple-to-use and -install issue-tracking system with
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28 command-line, web and e-mail interfaces. It is based on the winning design
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29 from Ka-Ping Yee in the Software Carpentry "Track" design competition.
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31 Note: Ping is not responsible for this project. The contact for this
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32 project is richard@users.sourceforge.net.
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34 Roundup manages a number of issues (with flexible properties such as
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35 "description", "priority", and so on) and provides the ability to:
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37 (a) submit new issues,
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38 (b) find and edit existing issues, and
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39 (c) discuss issues with other participants.
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41 The system will facilitate communication among the participants by managing
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42 discussions and notifying interested parties when issues are edited. One of
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43 the major design goals for Roundup that it be simple to get going. Roundup
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44 is therefore usable "out of the box" with any python 2.1+ installation. It
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45 doesn't even need to be "installed" to be operational, though a
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46 disutils-based install script is provided.
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48 It comes with two issue tracker templates (a classic bug/feature tracker and
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49 a minimal skeleton) and seven database back-ends (anydbm, bsddb, bsddb3,
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50 sqlite, metakit, mysql and postgresql).
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Roundup Issue Tracker: http://roundup-tracker.org/