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add language to the "request" template var
author Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
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1 I'm proud to release version 1.4.2 of Roundup.
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3 New Features in 1.4.2:
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5 - New config option in mail section: ignore_alternatives allows to
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6 ignore alternatives besides the text/plain part used for the content
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7 of a message in multipart/alternative attachments.
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8 - Admin copy of error email from mailgw includes traceback (thanks Ulrik
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9 Mikaelsson)
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10 - Messages created through the web are now given an in-reply-to header
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11 when email out to nosy (thanks Martin v. Löwis)
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12 - Nosy messages now include more information about issues (all link
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13 properties with a "name" attribute) (thanks Martin v. Löwis)
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15 And things fixed:
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17 - Searching date range by supplying just a date as the filter spec
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18 - Handle no time.tzset under Windows (sf #1825643)
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19 - Fix race condition in file storage transaction commit (sf #1883580)
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20 - Make user utils JS work with firstname/lastname again (sf #1868323)
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21 - Fix ZRoundup to work with Zope 2.8.5 (sf #1806125)
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22 - Fix race condition for key properties in rdbms backends (sf #1876683)
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23 - Handle Reject in mailgw final set/create (sf #1826425)
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25 If you're upgrading from an older version of Roundup you *must* follow
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26 the "Software Upgrade" guidelines given in the maintenance documentation.
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28 Roundup requires python 2.3 or later for correct operation.
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30 To give Roundup a try, just download (see below), unpack and run::
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32 roundup-demo
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34 Release info and download page:
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35 http://cheeseshop.python.org/pypi/roundup
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36 Source and documentation is available at the website:
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37 http://roundup.sourceforge.net/
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38 Mailing lists - the place to ask questions:
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39 http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=31577
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42 About Roundup
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43 =============
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45 Roundup is a simple-to-use and -install issue-tracking system with
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46 command-line, web and e-mail interfaces. It is based on the winning design
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47 from Ka-Ping Yee in the Software Carpentry "Track" design competition.
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49 Note: Ping is not responsible for this project. The contact for this
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50 project is richard@users.sourceforge.net.
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52 Roundup manages a number of issues (with flexible properties such as
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53 "description", "priority", and so on) and provides the ability to:
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55 (a) submit new issues,
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56 (b) find and edit existing issues, and
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57 (c) discuss issues with other participants.
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59 The system will facilitate communication among the participants by managing
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60 discussions and notifying interested parties when issues are edited. One of
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61 the major design goals for Roundup that it be simple to get going. Roundup
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62 is therefore usable "out of the box" with any python 2.3+ installation. It
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63 doesn't even need to be "installed" to be operational, though a
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64 disutils-based install script is provided.
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66 It comes with two issue tracker templates (a classic bug/feature tracker and
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67 a minimal skeleton) and four database back-ends (anydbm, sqlite, mysql
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68 and postgresql).
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Roundup Issue Tracker: http://roundup-tracker.org/