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- Roundup 0.3.0pre2 - an issue tracking system
+I'm proud to release version 1.4.15 of Roundup which mostly fixes some
+regressions in the last release:
- **PREVIEW RELEASE**
+Fixed:
-This release is in use by Bizar Software, but has had little testing beyond
-that. It contains several new features which will require migration, so
-we're releasing this preview for the bleeding-edge users.
+- A bunch of regressions were introduced in the last release making Roundup
+ no longer work in Python releases prior to 2.6
+- make URL detection a little smarter about brackets per issue2550657
+ (thanks Ezio Melotti)
-**NOTE** existing users _must_ read the MIGRATION.txt that accompanies the
-source.
+If you're upgrading from an older version of Roundup you *must* follow
+the "Software Upgrade" guidelines given in the maintenance documentation.
-This release fixes a nasty bug in the hyperdatabase that was inserted in
-pre-release 1. Users who downloaded that release MUST download this release.
+Roundup requires python 2.3 or later (but not 3+) for correct operation.
+To give Roundup a try, just download (see below), unpack and run::
+
+ roundup-demo
+
+Release info and download page:
+ http://cheeseshop.python.org/pypi/roundup
Source and documentation is available at the website:
- http://roundup.sourceforge.net/
+ http://roundup.sourceforge.net/
+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
+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.
+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.
-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 2.0+ installation. It
-doesn't even need to be "installed" to be operational, though a
-disutils-based install script is provided.
+is therefore usable "out of the box" with any python 2.3+ (but not 3+)
+installation. It doesn't even need to be "installed" to be operational,
+though an install script is provided.
+
+It comes with two issue tracker templates (a classic bug/feature tracker and
+a minimal skeleton) and four database back-ends (anydbm, sqlite, mysql
+and postgresql).
-It comes with two issue tracker templates and three database back-ends.