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fixes and release announcement
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1 This is the second beta release of Roundup version 0.7. It fixes some bugs
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2 in the previous beta release and introduces a few new features.
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4 If you're upgrading from an older version of Roundup you *must* follow
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5 the "Software Upgrade" guidelines given in the maintenance documentation.
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7 No, really, this is a BETA and if you don't follow the upgrading steps,
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8 particularly the bit about BACKING UP YOUR DATA, I'm NOT GOING TO BE HELD
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9 RESPONSIBLE. This release is NOT FOR GENERAL USE.
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11 I would *greatly* appreciate people giving this release a whirl with a
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12 copy of their existing setup. It's only through real-world testing of
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13 beta releases that we can ensure that older trackers will be OK.
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15 Version 0.7 introduces far too many features to list here. I've put
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16 together a What's New page:
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18 http://roundup.sourceforge.net/doc-0.7/whatsnew-0.7.html
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20 Some highlights:
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22 - added postgresql backend
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23 - RDBMS backends have no external locking requirements
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24 - new "actor" automatic property (user who caused the last "activity")
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25 - RDBMS backends have data typed columns and indexes on several columns
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26 - we support confirming registration by replying to the email
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27 - all HTML templating methods now automatically check for permissions,
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28 greatly simplifying templates
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30 Roundup requires python 2.1.3 or later for correct operation.
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32 To give Roundup a try, just download (see below), unpack and run::
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34 python demo.py
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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 Release Info (via download page):
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39 http://sourceforge.net/projects/roundup
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40 Mailing lists - the place to ask questions:
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41 http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=31577
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44 About Roundup
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45 =============
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47 Roundup is a simple-to-use and -install issue-tracking system with
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48 command-line, web and e-mail interfaces. It is based on the winning design
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49 from Ka-Ping Yee in the Software Carpentry "Track" design competition.
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51 Note: Ping is not responsible for this project. The contact for this
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52 project is richard@users.sourceforge.net.
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54 Roundup manages a number of issues (with flexible properties such as
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55 "description", "priority", and so on) and provides the ability to:
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57 (a) submit new issues,
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58 (b) find and edit existing issues, and
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59 (c) discuss issues with other participants.
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61 The system will facilitate communication among the participants by managing
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62 discussions and notifying interested parties when issues are edited. One of
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63 the major design goals for Roundup that it be simple to get going. Roundup
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64 is therefore usable "out of the box" with any python 2.1+ installation. It
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66 disutils-based install script is provided.
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68 It comes with two issue tracker templates (a classic bug/feature tracker and
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69 a minimal skeleton) and seven database back-ends (anydbm, bsddb, bsddb3,
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70 sqlite, metakit, mysql and postgresql).
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Roundup Issue Tracker: http://roundup-tracker.org/