From 3a0942fb58578a0995528806e1fa9d16c9434907 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Cormack Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2013 11:12:09 +1300 Subject: [PATCH] Release notes for 3.8.9 --- misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_8_9.txt | 276 +++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 276 insertions(+) create mode 100644 misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_8_9.txt diff --git a/misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_8_9.txt b/misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_8_9.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..61a9f3c4e7 --- /dev/null +++ b/misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_8_9.txt @@ -0,0 +1,276 @@ +RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.8.9 +22 Jan 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 3.8.9 can be downloaded from: + + http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.08.09.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 3.8.9 is a bugfix/maintenance release. + + +Highlights of 3.8.9 +====================== + +Acquisitions +---------- + 9126 critical Receiving orders create too much items + +Tools +---------- + 9065 major Upload local cover image permission implementation error + + +Bugs fixed in 3.8.9 +====================== + +About +---------- + 7143 trivial Bug for tracking changes to the about page + +Architecture, internals, and plumbing +---------- + 9292 minor Remove dead code related to 'publictype' + +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 + +Notices +---------- + 8299 normal overdue_notice.pl shows warning messages + +OPAC +---------- + 9102 normal [SECURITY] We should set httponly on our session cookie + 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 + +Reports +---------- + 9182 trivial Saved reports list : wrong sortable columns + +Searching +---------- + 8984 normal Zebra does not index some fields in UNIMARC biblio records + +Staff Client +---------- + 9335 minor Message Log Popups don't disappear? + +Templates +---------- + 9284 normal JavaScript should conform to coding guidelines recommended by JSHint + 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 + + +Enhancements in 3.8.9 +====================== + +OPAC +---------- + 8712 We should use WAI-ARIA guidelines to help with accessibility -OMNIBUS bug + +Templates +---------- + 9169 Wrap relator code in to allow for CSS customization + + +New sysprefs in 3.8.9 +====================== + + + +System requirements +====================== + + Important notes: + + * Perl 5.10 is required + * Zebra is required + + +Documentation +====================== + +As of Koha 3.2, the Koha manual is now 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/3.8.9/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) + * Arabic (99%) + * Armenian (100%) + * Basque (75%) + * Chinese (Taiwan) (75%) + * Danish (74%) + * English (New Zealand) (99%) + * French (99%) + * French (Canada) (76%) + * German (100%) + * German (Switzerland) (99%) + * Greek (69%) + * Italian (100%) + * Norwegian Bokmål (67%) + * Portuguese (100%) + * Portuguese (Brazil) (99%) + * Slovak (100%) + * Spanish (100%) + * Turkish (100%) + + +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 3.8.9 is + + Release Manager: Paul Poulain + Documentation Manager: Nicole C Engard + Translation Manager: Frédéric Demians + QA Manager: Ian Walls + QA team: Marcel de Rooy , + Jonathan Druart + Mason James + Bug Wranglers: Katrin Fischer, Magnus Enger + + Release Maintainer (3.4.x): Chris Nighswonger + Release Maintainer (3.6.x): Jared Camins-Esakov + Release Maintainer (3.8.x): Chris Cormack + + +Credits +====================== + +We thank the following libraries who are known to have sponsored +new features in Koha 3.8.9: + +We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to Koha 3.8.9. + * 2 D Ruth Bavousett + * 1 Jared Camins-Esakov + * 3 Chris Cormack + * 1 Stéphane Delaune + * 1 Srikanth Dhondi + * 1 Jonathan Druart + * 1 Chris Hall + * 1 Kyle M Hall + * 1 Mason James + * 5 Owen Leonard + * 1 Julian Maurice + * 1 Liz Rea + * 1 Martin Renvoize + * 1 Fridolyn SOMERS + * 1 Mathieu Saby + * 1 Adrien Saurat + * 1 Robin Sheat + +We thank the following companies who contributed patches to Koha 3.8.9 + * 5 ACPL + * 5 Biblibre + * 1 ByWater-Solutions + * 1 C & P Bibliography + * 7 Catalyst + * 1 KohaAloha + * 1 PTFS-Europe + * 1 Université Rennes 2 + * 2 unidentified + +We also especially thank the following individuals who tested patches +for Koha 3.8.9. + * 21 Jared Camins-Esakov + * 2 Galen Charlton + * 23 Chris Cormack + * 2 Elliott Davis + * 13 Jonathan Druart + * 4 Katrin Fischer + * 9 Kyle M Hall + * 4 Owen Leonard + * 4 Paul Poulain + * 1 Liz Rea + * 1 Zeno Tajoli + * 1 Marc Veron + +We regret any omissions. If a contributor has been inadvertantly 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 3.8.x. + +The last Koha release was 3.6.11, which was released on December 27, 2012. + + +Bugs and feature requests +====================== + +Bug reports and feature requests can be filed at the Koha bug +tracker at + + http://bugs.koha-community.org/ + + +Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini +##### Autogenerated release notes updated last on 22 Jan 2013 22:11:48 Z ##### -- 2.39.5