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pre-release stuff
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1 ===================================================
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2 SC-Track Roundup 0.6.0b1 - an issue tracking system
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5 This is the first release of the new version of Roundup which contains a
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6 lot of new features. This release may contain bugs, so please run this using
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7 a backup of your production tracker. Always follow the "Software Upgrade"
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8 guidelines given in the maintenance documentation. If you're upgrading from
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9 an older version of Roundup you *must* read doc/upgrading.txt!
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11 Unfortunately, the Zope frontend for Roundup is currently broken, with no
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12 fix in the forseeable future.
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14 Roundup requires python 2.1.3 or later for correct operation.
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16 This release has all the bugfixes from the latest 0.5 maintnenance release
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17 plus lots of new goodies including:
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19 - new instant-gratification Demo Mode ("python demo.py" :)
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20 - added mysql backend (see doc/mysql.txt for details)
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21 - web interface cleanups including nicer history display, nicer index
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22 navigation and nicer popup list windows
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23 - searching of date ranges
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24 - better international support, including utf-8 email handling and ability
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25 to display localized dates in web interface.
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26 - more documentation including revamped design document, unix manual pages
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27 and some FAQ entries
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28 - significantly more powerful form handling allowing editing of multiple items
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29 and creation of multiple items
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30 - tracker templates can contain subdirectories and static files (e.g. images)
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31 and we may now distribute templates separately from Roundup. Template
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32 HTML files now have a .html extension too.
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33 - user registration is now a two-step process, with confirmation from the email
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34 address supplied in the registration form, and we also have a password reset
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35 feature for forgotten password / login
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36 - Windows Service mode for roundup-server when daemonification is attempted
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37 on Windows.
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38 - fixed issues with dumb email or web clients
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39 - lots more little tweaks and back-end work...
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40 - email system handles more SMTP and POP features (TLS, APOP, ...)
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42 Source and documentation is available at the website:
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43 http://roundup.sourceforge.net/
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44 Release Info (via download page):
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45 http://sourceforge.net/projects/roundup
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46 Mailing lists - the place to ask questions:
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47 http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=31577
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50 About Roundup
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51 =============
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53 Roundup is a simple-to-use and -install issue-tracking system with
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54 command-line, web and e-mail interfaces. It is based on the winning design
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55 from Ka-Ping Yee in the Software Carpentry "Track" design competition.
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57 Note: Ping is not responsible for this project. The contact for this project
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58 is richard@users.sourceforge.net.
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60 Roundup manages a number of issues (with flexible properties such as
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61 "description", "priority", and so on) and provides the ability to:
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63 (a) submit new issues,
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64 (b) find and edit existing issues, and
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65 (c) discuss issues with other participants.
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67 The system will facilitate communication among the participants by managing
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68 discussions and notifying interested parties when issues are edited. One of
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69 the major design goals for Roundup that it be simple to get going. Roundup
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72 disutils-based install script is provided.
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74 It comes with two issue tracker templates (a classic bug/feature tracker and
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75 a minimal skeleton) and six database back-ends (anydbm, bsddb, bsddb3, sqlite,
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76 metakit and gadfly).
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Roundup Issue Tracker: http://roundup-tracker.org/