changeset 2258:c8f426142289

doc changes
author Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
date Thu, 06 May 2004 01:44:14 +0000
parents 557db2c97081
children f47ab53269cd
files doc/announcement.txt doc/features.txt doc/index.txt doc/installation.txt
diffstat 4 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/doc/announcement.txt	Thu May 06 01:33:29 2004 +0000
+++ b/doc/announcement.txt	Thu May 06 01:44:14 2004 +0000
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-I'm proud to release this 7th major feature release of Roundup. Version 0.7
-introduces far too many features to list here so I've put together a What's
-New page:
+I'm proud to release this 7th major feature release of Roundup.
+
+Version 0.7 introduces far too many features to list here so I've put
+together a What's New page:
 
   http://roundup.sourceforge.net/doc-0.7/whatsnew-0.7.html
 
--- a/doc/features.txt	Thu May 06 01:33:29 2004 +0000
+++ b/doc/features.txt	Thu May 06 01:44:14 2004 +0000
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  - requires *no* additional support software - python (2.1+) is
    enough to get you going
  - easy to set up higher-performance storage backends like sqlite_,
-   metakit_, mysql and postgresql
+   metakit_, mysql_ and postgresql_
 
 *simple to use*
  - accessible through the web, email, command-line or Python programs
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
    milestones, ...
  - keeps a full history of changes to issues with configurable verbosity
  - issues have their own mini mailing list (nosy list)
+ - users may sign themselves up, there may be automatic signup for
+   incoming email and users may handle their own password reset requests
 
 *highly configurable*
  - web interface HTML is fully editable
@@ -31,7 +33,8 @@
  - customised automatic auditors and reactors may be written that perform
    actions before and after changes are made to entries in the database,
    or may veto the creation or modification of items int he database
- - samples are provided for all types of configuration changes
+ - samples are provided for all manner of configuration changes and
+   customisations
 
 *fast, scalable*
  - with the sqlite, metakit, mysql and postgresql backends, roundup is
@@ -63,6 +66,12 @@
  - email change messages generated by roundup appear to be sent by the
    person who made the change, but responses will go back through the nosy
    list by default
+ - flexible access control built around Permissions and Roles with assigned
+   Permissions
+ - generates valid HTML4 or XHTML
+ - detects concurrent user changes
+ - saving and editing of user-defined queries which may optionally be
+   shared with other users
 
 *e-mail interface*
  - may be set up using sendmail-like delivery alias, POP polling or mailbox
@@ -91,4 +100,6 @@
 
 .. _sqlite: http://www.hwaci.com/sw/sqlite/
 .. _metakit: http://www.equi4.com/metakit/
+.. _mysql: http://sourceforge.net/projects/mysql-python
+.. _postgresql: http://initd.org/software/initd/psycopg
 
--- a/doc/index.txt	Thu May 06 01:33:29 2004 +0000
+++ b/doc/index.txt	Thu May 06 01:44:14 2004 +0000
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
 
 Thanks also to the many people on the mailing list, in the sourceforge
 project and those who just report bugs:
-Eddie Parker,
 Thomas Arendsen Hein,
 Anthony Baxter,
 Bo Berglund,
@@ -105,6 +104,7 @@
 Truls E. Nęss,
 Patrick Ohly,
 Luke Opperman,
+Eddie Parker,
 Will Partain,
 Ewout Prangsma,
 Bernhard Reiter,
--- a/doc/installation.txt	Thu May 06 01:33:29 2004 +0000
+++ b/doc/installation.txt	Thu May 06 01:44:14 2004 +0000
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Installing Roundup
 ==================
 
-:Version: $Revision: 1.75 $
+:Version: $Revision: 1.76 $
 
 .. contents::
 
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@
 ========== =========== ===== ==============================
 anydbm     Slowest     Few   Always available
 bsddb      Slow        Few   Usually available
+bsddb3     Slow        Few   Needs install (pybsddb_)
 sqlite     Fastest(*)  Few   Needs install (PySQLite_)
 metakit    Fastest(*)  Few   Needs install (metakit_)
 postgresql Fast        Many  Needs install/admin (psycopg_)
@@ -631,6 +632,7 @@
 .. _`customising roundup`: customizing.html
 .. _`upgrading document`: upgrading.html
 .. _`administration guide`: admin_guide.html
+.. _pybsddb: http://pybsddb.sourceforge.net/
 .. _pysqlite: http://pysqlite.sourceforge.net/
 .. _metakit: http://www.equi4.com/metakit/
 .. _Psycopg: http://initd.org/software/initd/psycopg

Roundup Issue Tracker: http://roundup-tracker.org/