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-# $Id: __init__.py,v 1.2 2001-07-22 12:09:32 richard Exp $
-
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#
-# $Log: not supported by cvs2svn $
+# Copyright (c) 2001 Bizar Software Pty Ltd (http://www.bizarsoftware.com.au/)
+# This module is free software, and you may redistribute it and/or modify
+# under the same terms as Python, so long as this copyright message and
+# disclaimer are retained in their original form.
#
+# IN NO EVENT SHALL BIZAR SOFTWARE PTY LTD BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR
+# DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING
+# OUT OF THE USE OF THIS CODE, EVEN IF THE AUTHOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
+# POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+#
+# BIZAR SOFTWARE PTY LTD SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES, INCLUDING,
+# BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
+# FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE CODE PROVIDED HEREUNDER IS ON AN "AS IS"
+# BASIS, AND THERE IS NO OBLIGATION WHATSOEVER TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE,
+# SUPPORT, UPDATES, ENHANCEMENTS, OR MODIFICATIONS.
+#
+# $Id: __init__.py,v 1.12 2002-09-13 04:14:07 richard Exp $
+
+__doc__ = '''
+This is a simple-to-use and -install issue-tracking system with
+command-line, web and e-mail interfaces.
+
+Roundup manages a number of issues (with 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.
+
+Roundup's structure is that of a cake:
+
+ _________________________________________________________________________
+| E-mail Client | Web Browser | Detector Scripts | Shell |
+|------------------+-----------------+----------------------+-------------|
+| E-mail User | Web User | Detector | Command |
+|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Roundup Database Layer |
+|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Hyperdatabase Layer |
+|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Storage Layer |
+ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+The first layer represents the users (chocolate).
+The second layer is the Roundup interface to the users (vanilla).
+The third and fourth layers are the internal Roundup database storage
+ mechanisms (strawberry).
+The final, lowest layer is the underlying database storage (rum).
+
+These are implemented in the code in the following manner:
+ E-mail User: roundup-mailgw and roundup.mailgw
+ Web User: cgi-bin/roundup.cgi or roundup-server over
+ roundup.cgi_client, roundup.cgitb and roundup.htmltemplate
+ Detector: roundup.roundupdb and templates/<template>/detectors
+ Command: roundup-admin
+ Roundup DB: roundup.roundupdb
+ Hyper DB: roundup.hyperdb, roundup.date
+ Storage: roundup.backends.*
+
+Additionally, there is a directory of unit tests in "test".
+
+For more information, see the original overview and specification documents
+written by Ka-Ping Yee in the "doc" directory. If nothing else, it has a
+much prettier cake :)
+'''
+
+__version__ = '0.5.0b2'
+
+# vim: set filetype=python ts=4 sw=4 et si