From 35221a910a5bed093d89488fe8e7533995892700 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jared Camins-Esakov Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 12:34:25 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Add release notes for 3.6.12 --- misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_6_12.txt | 263 ++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 263 insertions(+) create mode 100644 misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_6_12.txt diff --git a/misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_6_12.txt b/misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_6_12.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..5d2a4d76c6 --- /dev/null +++ b/misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_6_12.txt @@ -0,0 +1,263 @@ +RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.6.12 +29 Jul 2013 +======================================================================== + +Koha is the first free and open source software library automation package +(ILS). Development is sponsored by libraries of varying types and sizes, +volunteers, and support companies from around the world. +The website for the Koha project is + + http://koha-community.org/ + +Koha 3.6.12 can be downloaded from: + + http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.06.12.tar.gz + +Installation instructions can be found at: + + http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Installation_Documentation + + OR in the INSTALL files that come in the tarball + + +Koha 3.6.12 is a security release. + +This release includes a fix for a security bug where manipulation of the cookie +used for retaining OPAC search history for anonymous sessions could +theoretically result in the execution of arbitrary code on a Koha webserver. +Further details on the security issue can be found at: + + http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=10657. + + +It also includes 3 enhancements and 12 bugfixes. + + +Enhancements in 3.6.12 +====================== + +OPAC +---------- + 8712 We should use WAI-ARIA guidelines to help with accessibility -OMNIBUS bug + +Packaging +---------- + 8878 Koha-shell: a command to make using koha commands easier + +Templates +---------- + 9169 Wrap relator code in to allow for CSS customization + + +Critical bugs fixed in 3.6.12 +====================== + + +System Administration +---------- + 8401 critical Search term deleted from system preference content + + +Other bugs fixed in 3.6.12 +====================== + + +About +---------- + 7143 trivial Bug for tracking changes to the about page + +I18N/L10N +---------- + 6574 normal Js error in en-GB template breaks circulation toolbar + 9140 normal Untranslatable strings in item circulation history + 9141 normal Untranslatable strings on "pay an amount..." page + +OPAC +---------- + 9158 minor Correcting whitespace around display of series 440 marc fields + 9309 minor "OPACurlOpenInNewWindow" isn't respected for 856$u links shown in OPAC when not using XSLT + +Staff Client +---------- + 8481 normal Items table is showing in opac-MARCdetail.pl but not in MARCdetail.pl + 9335 minor Message Log Popups don't disappear? + +Templates +---------- + 9278 minor Remove unused OPAC CSS file sanop.css + +Test Suite +---------- + 8924 minor Some modules erroneously skipped by 00-load + +Tools +---------- + 8977 normal Printoverdues.sh call an uninitialized variable + + +System requirements +====================== + + Important notes: + + * Perl 5.10 is required + * Zebra is required + + +Documentation +====================== + +The Koha manual is maintained in DocBook.The home page for Koha +documentation is + + http://koha-community.org/documentation/ + +As of the date of these release notes, only the English version of the +Koha manual is available: + + http://manual.koha-community.org/3.6/en/ + +The Git repository for the Koha manual can be found at + + http://git.koha-community.org/gitweb/?p=kohadocs.git;a=summary + + +Translations +====================== + +Complete or near-complete translations of the OPAC and staff +interface are available in this release for the following languages: + + + * English (USA) + * Basque (86%) + * Chinese (China) (95%) + * Chinese (Taiwan) (99%) + * Danish (100%) + * English (New Zealand) (100%) + * English (United Kingdom) (63%) + * French (99%) + * French (Canada) (94%) + * German (100%) + * German (Switzerland) (82%) + * Greek (93%) + * Italian (100%) + * Norwegian Bokmål (62%) + * Portuguese (Brazil) (98%) + * Slovak (100%) + * Spanish (100%) + * Tetun (53%) + * Turkish (69%) + + +Partial translations are available for various other languages. + +The Koha team welcomes additional translations; please see + + http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Translating_Koha + +for information about translating Koha, and join the koha-translate +list to volunteer: + + http://lists.koha-community.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/koha-translate + +The most up-to-date translations can be found at: + + http://translate.koha-community.org/ + + +Release Team +====================== + +The release team for Koha 3.6.12 is + +Release Manager: Chris Cormack +Documentation Manager: Nicole C Engard +Translation Manager: Frédéric Demians +QA Manager: Ian Walls +Bug Wranglers: MJ Ray, Marcel de Rooy, Paul Poulain, Mason James + +Past Release Maintainer (3.6.x): + Chris Nighswonger +Release Maintainer (3.6.x): + Jared Camins-Esakov + +Credits +====================== + +We thank the following libraries who are known to have sponsored +new features in Koha 3.6.12: + +We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to Koha 3.6.12. + * 2 Jared Camins-Esakov + * 3 Galen Charlton + * 1 Chris Cormack + * 1 Stéphane Delaune + * 1 Srikanth Dhondi + * 1 Jonathan Druart + * 1 Chris Hall + * 4 Owen Leonard + * 1 Fred Pierre + * 3 Liz Rea + * 1 Martin Renvoize + * 1 Fridolyn SOMERS + * 2 Robin Sheat + +We thank the following companies who contributed patches to Koha 3.6.12 + * 4 ACPL + * 3 BibLibre + * 2 C & P Bibliography + * 8 Catalyst + * 3 Equinox + * 1 PTFS-Europe + * 1 smfpl.org + +We also especially thank the following individuals who tested patches +for Koha 3.6.12. + * 1 Tomas Cohen Arazi + * 19 Jared Camins-Esakov + * 4 Galen Charlton + * 18 Chris Cormack + * 1 Elliott Davis + * 8 Jonathan Druart + * 2 Katrin Fischer + * 6 Kyle M Hall + * 1 Mason James + * 1 Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel + * 3 Owen Leonard + * 3 Paul Poulain + * 17 Liz Rea + * 1 Marcel de Rooy + * 1 Marc Veron + +We regret any omissions. If a contributor has been inadvertently missed, +please send a patch against these release notes to +koha-patches@lists.koha-community.org. + + +Revision control notes +====================== + +The Koha project uses Git for version control. The current development +version of Koha can be retrieved by checking out the master branch of + + git://git.koha-community.org/koha.git + +The branch for this version of Koha and future bugfixes in this release line is 3.6.x. + +The last Koha release was 3.12.3, which was released on July 29, 2013. + + +Bugs and feature requests +====================== + +Bug reports and feature requests can be filed at the Koha bug +tracker at + + http://bugs.koha-community.org/ + + +He rau ringa e oti ai. +(Many hands finish the work) + +##### Autogenerated release notes updated last on 29 Jul 2013 13:54:13 Z ##### -- 2.39.5