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1 I'm proud to release this 8th major feature release of Roundup. This is
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2 currently a DEVELOPMENT release, meaning it probably has bugs. If you want
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3 a STABLE release, use 0.7.x
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5 First up, big thanks go to alexander smishlajev who has done some really
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6 good work getting the i18n and new configuration components of this release
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7 going.
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9 Please note that Roundup now requires python 2.3 or later.
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11 Version 0.8 introduces far too many features to list here so I've put
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12 together a What's New page:
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14 http://roundup.sourceforge.net/doc-0.8/whatsnew-0.8.html
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16 0.8b3 is a bugfix release, fixing:
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18 - note about how to run roundup demo in Windows (sf bug 1082090)
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19 - fix API for templating utils extensions - remove "utils" arg (sf bug 1081981)
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20 - back_sqlite.py is missing "import time" (sf bug 1081959)
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21 - fix (list) popup (sf bug 1083570)
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22 - fix some security assertions (sf bug 1085481)
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23 - 'roundup-server -S' always writes [trackers] section heading (sf bug 1088878)
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24 - fix port number as int in mysql connection info (sf bug 1082530)
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25 - fix setup.py to work with <Python2.3 (sf bug 1082801)
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26 - fix permissions checks in cgi templating (sf bug 1082755)
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27 - fix "Users may only edit their issues" example in docs
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28 - handle ~/.my.cnf files for MySQL defaults (sf bug 1096031)
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30 If you're upgrading from an older version of Roundup you *must* follow
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31 the "Software Upgrade" guidelines given in the maintenance documentation.
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33 Roundup requires python 2.3 or later for correct operation.
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35 To give Roundup a try, just download (see below), unpack and run::
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37 python demo.py
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39 Source and documentation is available at the website:
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40 http://roundup.sourceforge.net/
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41 Release Info (via download page):
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42 http://sourceforge.net/projects/roundup
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43 Mailing lists - the place to ask questions:
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44 http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=31577
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47 About Roundup
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48 =============
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50 Roundup is a simple-to-use and -install issue-tracking system with
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51 command-line, web and e-mail interfaces. It is based on the winning design
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52 from Ka-Ping Yee in the Software Carpentry "Track" design competition.
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54 Note: Ping is not responsible for this project. The contact for this
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55 project is richard@users.sourceforge.net.
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57 Roundup manages a number of issues (with flexible properties such as
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58 "description", "priority", and so on) and provides the ability to:
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60 (a) submit new issues,
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61 (b) find and edit existing issues, and
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62 (c) discuss issues with other participants.
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64 The system will facilitate communication among the participants by managing
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65 discussions and notifying interested parties when issues are edited. One of
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66 the major design goals for Roundup that it be simple to get going. Roundup
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68 doesn't even need to be "installed" to be operational, though a
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69 disutils-based install script is provided.
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71 It comes with two issue tracker templates (a classic bug/feature tracker and
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72 a minimal skeleton) and five database back-ends (anydbm, sqlite, metakit,
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73 mysql and postgresql).
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Roundup Issue Tracker: http://roundup-tracker.org/