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author Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
date Wed, 07 Nov 2007 21:24:24 +0000
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1 I'm proud to release version 1.4.1 of Roundup.
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3 The metakit backend has been removed due to lack of maintenance and
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4 presence of good alternatives (in particular sqlite built into Python 2.5)
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6 Release 1.4.1 removes an old trace of the metakit backend that was
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7 preventing new tracker installation.
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9 New Features in 1.4.0:
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11 - Roundup has a new xmlrpc frontend that gives access to a tracker using
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12 XMLRPC.
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13 - Dates can now be in the year-range 1-9999
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14 - Add simple anti-spam recipe to docs
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15 - Allow customisation of regular expressions used in email parsing, thanks
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16 Bruno Damour
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17 - Italian translation by Marco Ghidinelli
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18 - Multilinks take any iterable
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19 - config option: specify port and local hostname for SMTP connections
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20 - Tracker index templating (i.e. when roundup_server is serving multiple
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21 trackers) (sf bug 1058020)
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22 - config option: Limit nosy attachments based on size (Philipp Gortan)
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23 - roundup_server supports SSL via pyopenssl
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24 - templatable 404 not found messages (sf bug 1403287)
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25 - Unauthorized email includes a link to the registration page for
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26 the tracker
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27 - config options: control whether author info/email is included in email
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28 sent by roundup
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29 - support for receiving OpenPGP MIME messages (signed or encrypted)
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31 There's also a ton of bugfixes.
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33 If you're upgrading from an older version of Roundup you *must* follow
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34 the "Software Upgrade" guidelines given in the maintenance documentation.
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36 Roundup requires python 2.3 or later for correct operation.
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38 To give Roundup a try, just download (see below), unpack and run::
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40 roundup-demo
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42 Release info and download page:
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43 http://cheeseshop.python.org/pypi/roundup
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44 Source and documentation is available at the website:
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45 http://roundup.sourceforge.net/
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46 Mailing lists - the place to ask questions:
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47 http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=31577
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50 About Roundup
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51 =============
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53 Roundup is a simple-to-use and -install issue-tracking system with
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54 command-line, web and e-mail interfaces. It is based on the winning design
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55 from Ka-Ping Yee in the Software Carpentry "Track" design competition.
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57 Note: Ping is not responsible for this project. The contact for this
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58 project is richard@users.sourceforge.net.
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60 Roundup manages a number of issues (with flexible properties such as
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61 "description", "priority", and so on) and provides the ability to:
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63 (a) submit new issues,
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64 (b) find and edit existing issues, and
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65 (c) discuss issues with other participants.
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67 The system will facilitate communication among the participants by managing
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68 discussions and notifying interested parties when issues are edited. One of
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69 the major design goals for Roundup that it be simple to get going. Roundup
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72 disutils-based install script is provided.
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74 It comes with two issue tracker templates (a classic bug/feature tracker and
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75 a minimal skeleton) and five database back-ends (anydbm, sqlite, metakit,
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76 mysql and postgresql).
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Roundup Issue Tracker: http://roundup-tracker.org/