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1 I'm proud to release this 8th major feature release of Roundup.
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3 First up, big thanks go to alexander smishlajev who has done some really
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4 good work getting the i18n and new configuration components of this release
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5 going.
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7 Please note that Roundup now requires python 2.3 or later.
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9 Version 0.8 introduces far too many features to list here so I've put
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10 together a What's New page:
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12 http://roundup.sourceforge.net/doc-0.8/whatsnew-0.8.html
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14 0.8b3 is a bugfix release, fixing:
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17 If you're upgrading from an older version of Roundup you *must* follow
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18 the "Software Upgrade" guidelines given in the maintenance documentation.
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20 Roundup requires python 2.3 or later for correct operation.
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22 To give Roundup a try, just download (see below), unpack and run::
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24 python demo.py
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26 Source and documentation is available at the website:
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27 http://roundup.sourceforge.net/
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28 Release Info (via download page):
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29 http://sourceforge.net/projects/roundup
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30 Mailing lists - the place to ask questions:
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31 http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=31577
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34 About Roundup
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35 =============
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37 Roundup is a simple-to-use and -install issue-tracking system with
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38 command-line, web and e-mail interfaces. It is based on the winning design
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39 from Ka-Ping Yee in the Software Carpentry "Track" design competition.
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41 Note: Ping is not responsible for this project. The contact for this
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42 project is richard@users.sourceforge.net.
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44 Roundup manages a number of issues (with flexible properties such as
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45 "description", "priority", and so on) and provides the ability to:
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47 (a) submit new issues,
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48 (b) find and edit existing issues, and
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49 (c) discuss issues with other participants.
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51 The system will facilitate communication among the participants by managing
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52 discussions and notifying interested parties when issues are edited. One of
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53 the major design goals for Roundup that it be simple to get going. Roundup
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54 is therefore usable "out of the box" with any python 2.3+ installation. It
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55 doesn't even need to be "installed" to be operational, though a
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56 disutils-based install script is provided.
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58 It comes with two issue tracker templates (a classic bug/feature tracker and
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59 a minimal skeleton) and five database back-ends (anydbm, sqlite, metakit,
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60 mysql and postgresql).
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Roundup Issue Tracker: http://roundup-tracker.org/