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1 I'm proud to release this, the 1.0 release of Roundup.
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3 Yes, finally after over 4 years and 8 major releases, the 1.0 release is
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4 here.
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6 Roundup 1.0 includes all the pre-1.0 goodness, and:
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8 - added full-text indexer using Xapian as the back end
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9 - Lithuanian translation by Aiste Kesminaite
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10 - Web User Interface language selection by form variable @language,
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11 browser cookie or HTTP header Accept-Language (sf patch 1360321)
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12 - initial values for configuration options may be passed on
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13 'roundup-admin install' command line (based on sf patch 1237110)
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14 - favicon.ico image may be changed with server config option (sf patch 1355661)
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15 - Password objects initialized from plaintext remember plaintext value
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16 (sf rfe 1379447)
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17 - Roundup installation document includes configuration example
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18 for Exim Internet Mailer (sf bug 1393860)
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19 - enable registration confirmation by web only (sf bug 1381675)
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20 - allow preselection of values in templating menu()s (sf patch 1396085)
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21 - display the query name in the header (sf feature 1298535 / patch 1349387)
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22 - classhelp works with Link properties now (sf bug 1410290)
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23 - added setorderprop() and setlabelprop() to Class (sf features 1379534,
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24 1379490)
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25 - CSV encoding support (sf bug 1240848)
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26 - fields rendered with StructuredText are hyperlinked by default
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27 - additional attributes for input element may be passed to the 'field'
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28 method of a property wrapper
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29 - added "copy_url" method to generate a URL for copying an item
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31 If you're upgrading from an older version of Roundup you *must* follow
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32 the "Software Upgrade" guidelines given in the maintenance documentation.
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34 Roundup requires python 2.3 or later for correct operation.
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36 To give Roundup a try, just download (see below), unpack and run::
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38 python demo.py
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40 Source and documentation is available at the website:
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41 http://roundup.sourceforge.net/
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42 Release Info (via download page):
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43 http://sourceforge.net/projects/roundup
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44 Mailing lists - the place to ask questions:
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45 http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=31577
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48 About Roundup
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49 =============
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51 Roundup is a simple-to-use and -install issue-tracking system with
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52 command-line, web and e-mail interfaces. It is based on the winning design
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53 from Ka-Ping Yee in the Software Carpentry "Track" design competition.
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55 Note: Ping is not responsible for this project. The contact for this
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56 project is richard@users.sourceforge.net.
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58 Roundup manages a number of issues (with flexible properties such as
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59 "description", "priority", and so on) and provides the ability to:
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61 (a) submit new issues,
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62 (b) find and edit existing issues, and
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63 (c) discuss issues with other participants.
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65 The system will facilitate communication among the participants by managing
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66 discussions and notifying interested parties when issues are edited. One of
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67 the major design goals for Roundup that it be simple to get going. Roundup
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69 doesn't even need to be "installed" to be operational, though a
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70 disutils-based install script is provided.
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72 It comes with two issue tracker templates (a classic bug/feature tracker and
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73 a minimal skeleton) and five database back-ends (anydbm, sqlite, metakit,
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74 mysql and postgresql).
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Roundup Issue Tracker: http://roundup-tracker.org/