SC-Track Roundup 0.6.0b4 - an issue tracking system

[Richard Jones]

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[Let's try that again (again)... sorry!]
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SC-Track Roundup 0.6.0b4 - an issue tracking system
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This is a pre-release of the new version of Roundup which contains a
lot of new features. This release may contain bugs, so please run this 
using
a backup of your production tracker. Always follow the "Software 
Upgrade"
guidelines given in the maintenance documentation. If you're upgrading 
from
an older version of Roundup you *must* read doc/upgrading.txt!

Specific bugs fixed in this release:

- - plugged cross-site-scripting hole (thanks Jeff Epler)
- - handle deprecation of FCNTL in python2.2+ (sf bug 756756)
- - handle missing Subject: line (sf bug 755331)
- - fix New User creation (sf bug 754510)
- - fix hackish message escaping (sf bug 757128)
- - fix :required ordering problem (sf bug 740214)
- - audit some user properties for valid values (roles, address) (sf bugs
   742968 and 739653)
- - fix HTML file detection (hence history xref linking) (sf bug 741478)
- - session database caches it's type, rather than calling whichdb each 
time
   around.
- - changed rdbms_common to fix sql backends for new Boolean types under 
Py2.3

Unfortunately, the Zope frontend for Roundup is currently broken, with 
no
fix in the forseeable future.

The gadfly backend has now been removed, having served its purpose as a
template for other RDBMS implementations. It is replaced by the sqlite 
and
mysql backends.

Roundup requires python 2.1.3 or later for correct operation.

This release has a couple of bufixes mostly important to Windows users,
making it possible for them to install new trackers!

The 0.6 release has lots of new goodies including:

- - new instant-gratification Demo Mode ("python demo.py" :)
- - added mysql backend (see doc/mysql.txt for details)
- - web interface cleanups including nicer history display, nicer index
   navigation and nicer popup list windows
- - searching of date ranges
- - better international support, including utf-8 email handling and 
ability
   to display localized dates in web interface.
- - more documentation including revamped design document, unix manual 
pages
   and some FAQ entries
- - significantly more powerful form handling allowing editing of 
multiple items
   and creation of multiple items
- - tracker templates can contain subdirectories and static files (e.g. 
images)
   and we may now distribute templates separately from Roundup. Template
   HTML files now have a .html extension too.
- - user registration is now a two-step process, with confirmation from 
the email
   address supplied in the registration form, and we also have a 
password reset
   feature for forgotten password / login
- - Windows Service mode for roundup-server when daemonification is 
attempted
   on Windows.
- - fixed issues with dumb email or web clients
- - lots more little tweaks and back-end work...
- - email system handles more SMTP and POP features (TLS, APOP, ...)

Source and documentation is available at the website:
      http://roundup.sourceforge.net/
Release Info (via download page):
      http://sourceforge.net/projects/roundup
Mailing lists - the place to ask questions:
      http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=31577


About Roundup
=============

Roundup is a simple-to-use and -install issue-tracking system with
command-line, web and e-mail interfaces. It is based on the winning 
design
from Ka-Ping Yee in the Software Carpentry "Track" design competition.

Note: Ping is not responsible for this project. The contact for this 
project
is richard@users.sourceforge.net.

Roundup manages a number of issues (with flexible properties such as
"description", "priority", and so on) and provides the ability to:

(a) submit new issues,
(b) find and edit existing issues, and
(c) discuss issues with other participants.

The system will facilitate communication among the participants by 
managing
discussions and notifying interested parties when issues are edited. 
One of
the major design goals for Roundup that it be simple to get going. 
Roundup
is therefore usable "out of the box" with any python 2.1+ installation. 
It
doesn't even need to be "installed" to be operational, though a
disutils-based install script is provided.

It comes with two issue tracker templates (a classic bug/feature 
tracker and
a minimal skeleton) and six database back-ends (anydbm, bsddb, bsddb3, 
sqlite,
metakit and mysql).
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