From 8eabe9aaa5afefb7efd397a39f2e8b966a828249 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Hall Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2013 21:08:45 +1200 Subject: [PATCH] Release notes for 3.8.18 --- misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_8_18.txt | 309 ++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 309 insertions(+) create mode 100644 misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_8_18.txt diff --git a/misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_8_18.txt b/misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_8_18.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..62f35169d3 --- /dev/null +++ b/misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_8_18.txt @@ -0,0 +1,309 @@ +RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.8.18 +23 Sep 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 3.8.18 can be downloaded from: + + http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.08.18.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 3.8.18 is a bugfix/maintenance release. + + +It includes 0 features, 2 enhancements and 18 bugfixes. + + +New features in 3.8.18 +====================== + + +---------- + + +Enhancements in 3.8.18 +====================== + +MARC Bibliographic data support +---------- + 5858 Update default MARC21 framework to Update No. 16 (April 2013) + +Templates +---------- + 10516 Improve titles, breadcrumbs, and confirmation messages for Z39.50 server adds and updates + + +Critical bugs fixed in 3.8.18 +====================== + + +Templates +---------- + 10541 major Enable cross-browser AJAX in additem.js + + +Other bugs fixed in 3.8.18 +====================== + + +About +---------- + 7143 trivial Bug for tracking changes to the about page + +Acquisitions +---------- + 4907 normal Suggestions "organize by" menu doesn't reflect current choice + 7598 normal Acquisitions JavaScript contains untranslatable English strings + +Architecture, internals, and plumbing +---------- + 10643 normal Inappropriate uses of $sth->finish() in C4::ClassSource.pm + +Cataloging +---------- + 9353 minor Missing subfields on MARC21 frameworks + +Circulation +---------- + 9362 normal Wrong query in GetUpcomingDueIssues (Circulation.pm) + +Notices +---------- + 10559 minor Noisy statement handle still active warnings when generating notices + +OPAC +---------- + 10553 normal Public lists not available from OPAC login page + 10595 normal OpacTopissue page still accessible when system preference is turned off + +Patrons +---------- + 10507 trivial Typo when warning about creating duplicate patron attribute + +Searching +---------- + 9801 normal Location facet shows even if no locations + +Serials +---------- + 10621 normal Subscription alert emails have wrong from-address + 10457 minor Export selected items data doesn't work when using checkall checkbox + +Templates +---------- + 10189 trivial French values in cataloging plugins for unimarc 128b and 128c fields + 10346 trivial "Add multiple copies" should be labelled "Add multiple items" + +Test Suite +---------- + 10644 normal C4::ClassSource.pm needs unit tests + +Web services +---------- + 10549 trivial ILS-DI should not use ISO-8851-9 encoding + + +New sysprefs in 3.8.18 +====================== + + + +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/3.8/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 (84%) + * Armenian (84%) + * Chinese (China) (56%) + * Chinese (Taiwan) (99%) + * Czech (98%) + * Danish (87%) + * English (New Zealand) (84%) + * French (99%) + * French (Canada) (65%) + * German (100%) + * German (Switzerland) (83%) + * Greek (80%) + * Italian (100%) + * Kurdish (83%) + * Maori (58%) + * Norwegian Bokmål (57%) + * Portuguese (100%) + * Portuguese (Brazil) (84%) + * Slovak (87%) + * 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 3.8.18 is + + Release Manager: Paul Poulain + Documentation Manager: Nicole C Engard + Installation Documentation Managers: + Samuel Desseaux + Mason James + Translation Manager: Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel + QA Manager: Katrin Fischer + QA Team: Chris Cormack + Marcel de Rooy , + Jonathan Druart , + Brendan Gallagher + Kyle Hall + Mason James + Paul Poulain + Bug Wranglers: Magnus Enger + Packaging Manager: Robin Sheat + Live CD Manager: Nguyen Quoc Uy + VM Manager: Samuel Desseaux + + Release Maintainer (3.8.x): Chris Hall + Release Maintainer (3.10.x): Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel + Release Maintainer (3.12.x): Tomás Cohen Arazi + + +Credits +====================== + +We thank the following libraries who are known to have sponsored +new features in Koha 3.8.18: + +We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to Koha 3.8.18. + * 1 Tomas Cohen Arazi + * 1 Colin Campbell + * 5 Galen Charlton + * 3 David Cook + * 2 Katrin Fischer + * 4 Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel + * 5 Owen Leonard + * 1 Marcel de Rooy + * 1 Fridolyn SOMERS + * 1 Mathieu Saby + * 3 Mirko Tietgen + * 1 Kenza Zaki + * 1 root + +We thank the following companies who contributed patches to Koha 3.8.18 + * 5 ACPL + * 2 BSZ BW + * 2 BibLibre + * 5 Equinox + * 1 PTFS-Europe + * 3 Prosentient Systems + * 1 Rijksmuseum + * 1 Université Rennes 2 + * 3 abunchofthings.net + * 1 kenza-VirtualBox + * 5 unidentified + +We also especially thank the following individuals who tested patches +for Koha 3.8.18. + * 26 Tomas Cohen Arazi + * 2 Jared Camins-Esakov + * 27 Galen Charlton + * 3 Chris Cormack + * 6 Jonathan Druart + * 7 Katrin Fischer + * 28 Chris Hall + * 10 Kyle M Hall + * 1 Mason James + * 28 Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel + * 2 Owen Leonard + * 3 Liz Rea + * 4 Marcel de Rooy + * 1 Mathieu Saby + * 5 Srdjan + * 1 Cedric Vita + +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 3.8.x. + +The last Koha release was 3.8.14, which was released on June 23, 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 23 Sep 2013 09:08:16 Z ##### -- 2.39.5