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added content to ZRoundup refresh.txt file [SF#1147622] fix invalid reference to csv.colon_separated correct URL to What's New in setup.py meta-data
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1 I'm proud to release this 8th major feature release of Roundup.
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3 First up, big thanks go to alexander smishlajev who has done some really
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4 good work getting the i18n and new configuration components of this release
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5 going.
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7 Please note that Roundup now requires Python 2.3 or later. Please continue
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8 to use 0.7 if you require Python 2.1 compatibility.
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10 Version 0.8 introduces far too many features to list here so I've put
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11 together a What's New page:
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13 http://roundup.sourceforge.net/doc-0.8/whatsnew-0.8.html
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15 This 0.8.1 release fixes some bugs:
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17 - fixed broken csv import in roundup.admin module
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18 - fixed braino in HTMLClass.filter() (sf bug 1124213)
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19 - change ZTUtils Iterator to always iter() its sequence argument
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20 - replaced MutlilinkIterator with multilinkGenerator (thanks Bob Ippolito)
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22 If you're upgrading from an older version of Roundup you *must* follow
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23 the "Software Upgrade" guidelines given in the maintenance documentation.
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25 Roundup requires python 2.3 or later for correct operation.
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27 To give Roundup a try, just download (see below), unpack and run::
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29 python demo.py
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31 Source and documentation is available at the website:
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32 http://roundup.sourceforge.net/
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33 Release Info (via download page):
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34 http://sourceforge.net/projects/roundup
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35 Mailing lists - the place to ask questions:
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36 http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=31577
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39 About Roundup
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40 =============
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42 Roundup is a simple-to-use and -install issue-tracking system with
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43 command-line, web and e-mail interfaces. It is based on the winning design
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44 from Ka-Ping Yee in the Software Carpentry "Track" design competition.
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46 Note: Ping is not responsible for this project. The contact for this
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47 project is richard@users.sourceforge.net.
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49 Roundup manages a number of issues (with flexible properties such as
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50 "description", "priority", and so on) and provides the ability to:
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52 (a) submit new issues,
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53 (b) find and edit existing issues, and
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54 (c) discuss issues with other participants.
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56 The system will facilitate communication among the participants by managing
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57 discussions and notifying interested parties when issues are edited. One of
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58 the major design goals for Roundup that it be simple to get going. Roundup
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59 is therefore usable "out of the box" with any python 2.1+ installation. It
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60 doesn't even need to be "installed" to be operational, though a
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61 disutils-based install script is provided.
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63 It comes with two issue tracker templates (a classic bug/feature tracker and
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64 a minimal skeleton) and five database back-ends (anydbm, sqlite, metakit,
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65 mysql and postgresql).
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Roundup Issue Tracker: http://roundup-tracker.org/