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author Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
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1 I'm proud to release version 1.4.12 of Roundup which fixes a number bugs.
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3 If you're upgrading from an older version of Roundup you *must* follow
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4 the "Software Upgrade" guidelines given in the maintenance documentation.
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6 This release includes:
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8 - Support IMAP CRAM-MD5, thanks Jochen Maes
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9 - Proper handling of 'Create' permissions in both mail gateway (earlier
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10 commit r4405 by Richard), web interface, and xmlrpc. This used to
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11 check 'Edit' permission previously. See
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12 http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.bug-tracking.roundup.devel/5133
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13 Add regression tests for proper handling of 'Create' and 'Edit'
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14 permissions.
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15 - Fix handling of non-ascii in realname in the nosy mailer, this used to
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16 mangle the email address making it unusable when replying. Thanks to
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17 intevation for funding the fix.
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18 - Fix documentation on user required to run the tests, fixes
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19 issue2550618, thanks to Chris aka 'radioking'
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20 - Add simple doc about translating customised tracker content
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21 - Add "flup" setup documentation, thanks Christian Glass
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22 - Fix "Web Access" permission check to allow serving of static files to
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23 Anonymous again
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24 - Add check for "Web Access" permission in all web templating permission
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25 checks
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26 - Improvements in upgrading documentation, thanks Christian Glass
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27 - Display 'today' in the account user's timezone, thanks David Wolever
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28 - Fix file handle leak in some web interfaces with logging turned on,
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29 fixes issue1675845
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30 - Attempt to generate more human-readable addresses in email, fixes
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31 issue2550632
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32 - Allow value to be specified to multilink form element templating, fixes
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33 issue2550613, thanks David Wolever
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34 - Fix thread safety with stdin in roundup-server, fixes issue2550596
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35 (thanks Werner Hunger)
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37 Roundup requires python 2.3 or later (but not 3+) for correct operation.
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39 To give Roundup a try, just download (see below), unpack and run::
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41 roundup-demo
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43 Release info and download page:
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44 http://cheeseshop.python.org/pypi/roundup
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45 Source and documentation is available at the website:
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46 http://roundup.sourceforge.net/
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47 Mailing lists - the place to ask questions:
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48 http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=31577
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51 About Roundup
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52 =============
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54 Roundup is a simple-to-use and -install issue-tracking system with
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55 command-line, web and e-mail interfaces. It is based on the winning design
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56 from Ka-Ping Yee in the Software Carpentry "Track" design competition.
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58 Note: Ping is not responsible for this project. The contact for this
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59 project is richard@users.sourceforge.net.
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61 Roundup manages a number of issues (with flexible properties such as
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62 "description", "priority", and so on) and provides the ability to:
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64 (a) submit new issues,
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65 (b) find and edit existing issues, and
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66 (c) discuss issues with other participants.
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68 The system will facilitate communication among the participants by managing
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69 discussions and notifying interested parties when issues are edited. One of
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70 the major design goals for Roundup that it be simple to get going. Roundup
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72 installation. It doesn't even need to be "installed" to be operational,
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73 though an install script is provided.
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75 It comes with two issue tracker templates (a classic bug/feature tracker and
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76 a minimal skeleton) and four database back-ends (anydbm, sqlite, mysql
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77 and postgresql).
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Roundup Issue Tracker: http://roundup-tracker.org/