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author Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
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1 It is with a huge sigh of relief that I announce this first beta of
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2 Roundup version 0.7.
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4 If you're upgrading from an older version of Roundup you *must* follow
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5 the "Software Upgrade" guidelines given in the maintenance documentation.
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7 No, really, this is a BETA and if you don't follow the upgrading steps,
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8 particularly the bit about BACKING UP YOUR DATA, I'm NOT GOING TO BE HELD
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9 RESPONSIBLE. This release is NOT FOR GENERAL USE.
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11 I would *greatly* appreciate people giving this release a whirl with a
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12 copy of their existing setup. It's only through real-world testing of
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13 beta releases that we can ensure that older trackers will be OK.
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15 This release introduces far too many features to list here. Some
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16 highlights:
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18 - added postgresql backend (originally from sf patch 761740, many changes
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19 since)
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20 - RDBMS backends implement their session and one-time-key stores and
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21 full-text indexers; thus they are now performing their own locking
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22 internally
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23 - added new "actor" automatic property (indicates user who cause the last
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24 "activity")
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25 - all RDBMS backends have sensible data typed columns and indexes on
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26 several columns
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27 - we support confirming registration by replying to the email (sf bug
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28 763668)
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29 - all HTML templating methods now automatically check for permissions
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30 (either view or edit as appropriate), greatly simplifying templates
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32 Roundup requires python 2.1.3 or later for correct operation.
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34 To give Roundup a try, just download (see below), unpack and run::
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36 python demo.py
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38 Source and documentation is available at the website:
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39 http://roundup.sourceforge.net/
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40 Release Info (via download page):
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41 http://sourceforge.net/projects/roundup
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42 Mailing lists - the place to ask questions:
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43 http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=31577
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46 About Roundup
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47 =============
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49 Roundup is a simple-to-use and -install issue-tracking system with
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50 command-line, web and e-mail interfaces. It is based on the winning design
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51 from Ka-Ping Yee in the Software Carpentry "Track" design competition.
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53 Note: Ping is not responsible for this project. The contact for this
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54 project is richard@users.sourceforge.net.
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56 Roundup manages a number of issues (with flexible properties such as
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57 "description", "priority", and so on) and provides the ability to:
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59 (a) submit new issues,
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60 (b) find and edit existing issues, and
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61 (c) discuss issues with other participants.
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63 The system will facilitate communication among the participants by managing
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64 discussions and notifying interested parties when issues are edited. One of
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65 the major design goals for Roundup that it be simple to get going. Roundup
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68 disutils-based install script is provided.
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70 It comes with two issue tracker templates (a classic bug/feature tracker and
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71 a minimal skeleton) and seven database back-ends (anydbm, bsddb, bsddb3,
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72 sqlite, metakit, mysql and postgresql).
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Roundup Issue Tracker: http://roundup-tracker.org/