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1 I'm proud to release version 1.4.8 of Roundup.
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3 This release fixes some regressions:
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5 - bug introduced into hyperdb filter (issue 2550505)
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6 - bug introduced into CVS export and view (issue 2550529)
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7 - bugs introduced in the migration to the email package (issue 2550531)
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9 And adds a couple of other fixes:
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11 - handle bogus pagination values (issue 2550530)
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12 - fix TLS handling with some SMTP servers (issues 2484879 and 1912923)
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15 Though some new features made it in also:
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17 - Provide a "no selection" option in web interface selection widgets
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18 - Debug logging now uses the logging module rather than print
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19 - Allow CGI frontend to serve XMLRPC requests.
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20 - Added XMLRPC actions, as well as bridging CGI actions to XMLRPC actions.
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21 - Optimized large file serving via mod_python / sendfile().
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22 - Support resuming downloads for (large) files.
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24 If you're upgrading from an older version of Roundup you *must* follow
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25 the "Software Upgrade" guidelines given in the maintenance documentation.
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27 Roundup requires python 2.3 or later for correct operation.
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29 To give Roundup a try, just download (see below), unpack and run::
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31 roundup-demo
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33 Release info and download page:
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34 http://cheeseshop.python.org/pypi/roundup
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35 Source and documentation is available at the website:
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36 http://roundup.sourceforge.net/
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37 Mailing lists - the place to ask questions:
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38 http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=31577
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41 About Roundup
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42 =============
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44 Roundup is a simple-to-use and -install issue-tracking system with
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45 command-line, web and e-mail interfaces. It is based on the winning design
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46 from Ka-Ping Yee in the Software Carpentry "Track" design competition.
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48 Note: Ping is not responsible for this project. The contact for this
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49 project is richard@users.sourceforge.net.
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51 Roundup manages a number of issues (with flexible properties such as
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52 "description", "priority", and so on) and provides the ability to:
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54 (a) submit new issues,
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55 (b) find and edit existing issues, and
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56 (c) discuss issues with other participants.
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58 The system will facilitate communication among the participants by managing
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59 discussions and notifying interested parties when issues are edited. One of
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60 the major design goals for Roundup that it be simple to get going. Roundup
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61 is therefore usable "out of the box" with any python 2.3+ installation. It
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62 doesn't even need to be "installed" to be operational, though a
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63 disutils-based install script is provided.
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65 It comes with two issue tracker templates (a classic bug/feature tracker and
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66 a minimal skeleton) and four database back-ends (anydbm, sqlite, mysql
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67 and postgresql).
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Roundup Issue Tracker: http://roundup-tracker.org/