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readying the announcement text for the next beta release
author Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
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1 Roundup 0.4.0b2 - an issue tracking system
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3 If you are upgrading please read MIGRATION.txt. There was some information
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4 missing in this in the b1 release - sorry.
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6 Roundup requires python 2.1.1 for correct operation. Support for dumbdbm
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7 requires python 2.1.2 or 2.2.
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9 Big stuff in this release:
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10 - Use of transactions to prevent partial data commits
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11 - Zope Product front-end
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12 - Nicer, more consistent change message generation
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13 - Several bug fixes
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14 - Much, much more: see the CHANGES file for details.
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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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19 Release Info (via download page):
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20 http://sourceforge.net/projects/roundup
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22 Mailing lists - the place to ask questions:
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23 http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=31577
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27 About Roundup
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28 =============
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30 Roundup is a simple-to-use and -install issue-tracking system with
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31 command-line, web and e-mail interfaces. It is based on the winning design
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32 from Ka-Ping Yee in the Software Carpentry "Track" design competition.
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34 Note: Ping is not responsible for this project. The contact for this project
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35 is richard@users.sourceforge.net.
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37 Roundup manages a number of issues (with flexible properties such as
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38 "description", "priority", and so on) and provides the ability to
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39 (a) submit new issues,
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40 (b) find and edit existing issues, and
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41 (c) discuss issues with other participants.
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42 The system will facilitate communication among the participants by managing
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43 discussions and notifying interested parties when issues are edited. One of
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44 the major design goals for Roundup that it be simple to get going. Roundup
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45 is therefore usable "out of the box" with any python 2.0+ installation. It
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46 doesn't even need to be "installed" to be operational, though a
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47 disutils-based install script is provided.
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49 It comes with two issue tracker templates and three database back-ends.
Roundup Issue Tracker: http://roundup-tracker.org/