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making sure I don't forget stuff in the announcement text
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2 SC-Track Roundup 0.5.8 - an issue tracking system
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5 This is a bugfix release for version 0.5.x - if you're upgrading from before
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6 0.5, you *must* read doc/upgrading.txt!
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8 Unfortunately, the Zope frontend for Roundup is currently broken. If you'd
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9 like to volunteer to fix it, let me know.
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11 Roundup requires python 2.1.3 or later for correct operation. Users of the
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12 sqlite backend are encouraged to upgrade sqlite to version 2.7.3. Python
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13 2.3 in any form is *not* supported.
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15 This release has:
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17 - a couple of bug fixes
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18 - a couple of major speed-ups for web users
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20 Source and documentation is available at the website:
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21 http://roundup.sourceforge.net/
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22 Release Info (via download page):
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23 http://sourceforge.net/projects/roundup
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24 Mailing lists - the place to ask questions:
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25 http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=31577
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28 About Roundup
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29 =============
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31 Roundup is a simple-to-use and -install issue-tracking system with
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32 command-line, web and e-mail interfaces. It is based on the winning design
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33 from Ka-Ping Yee in the Software Carpentry "Track" design competition.
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35 Note: Ping is not responsible for this project. The contact for this project
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36 is richard@users.sourceforge.net.
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38 Roundup manages a number of issues (with flexible properties such as
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39 "description", "priority", and so on) and provides the ability to:
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41 (a) submit new issues,
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42 (b) find and edit existing issues, and
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43 (c) discuss issues with other participants.
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45 The system will facilitate communication among the participants by managing
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46 discussions and notifying interested parties when issues are edited. One of
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47 the major design goals for Roundup that it be simple to get going. Roundup
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48 is therefore usable "out of the box" with any python 2.1+ installation. It
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49 doesn't even need to be "installed" to be operational, though a
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50 disutils-based install script is provided.
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52 It comes with two issue tracker templates (a classic bug/feature tracker and
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53 a minimal skeleton) and six database back-ends (anydbm, bsddb, bsddb3, sqlite,
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54 metakit and gadfly).
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Roundup Issue Tracker: http://roundup-tracker.org/