From 5219dcda622ab4070427834f4fa31ebc93612524 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jared Camins-Esakov Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2012 07:09:45 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Add release notes for Koha 3.6.10 --- misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_6_10.txt | 232 ++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 232 insertions(+) create mode 100644 misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_6_10.txt diff --git a/misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_6_10.txt b/misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_6_10.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..28f0b7c3d2 --- /dev/null +++ b/misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_6_10.txt @@ -0,0 +1,232 @@ +RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.6.10 +23 Oct 2012 +======================================================================== + +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 3.6.10 can be downloaded from: + + http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.06.10.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 3.6.10 is a bugfix/maintenance release. + +Highlights of 3.6.10 +====================== + +7589 blocker tinymce editor broken in .deb packages - in 'en' templates +8071 blocker link beween bib and authorities with the authid +3652 critical XSS vulnerabilities +8162 critical packaging scripts create user incorrectly +8447 critical can't save new records / indicator error +8497 critical Strange behavior when modifying the 'timeout' system preference. +8576 critical Software error on authority edition when using merge +8743 critical ZOOM error when merging authority change to biblios +6976 major User hold limit can be avoided by users in OPAC +7068 major autobarcode not working when duplicating patrons +8172 major Missing dereference marker for buildQuery parameter in addbooks.pl +8678 major XSLT stylesheets output XML, but HTML is needed + + +Bugs fixed in 3.6.10 +====================== + +3782 normal delivered z39.50 targets wrong for NY Public Library and NY University Library +4064 normal Uninitialized variable errors in opac-search.pl +6037 normal Invalid markup, missing breadcrumbs on Keyword to MARC Mapping page +7628 normal Required format is not enforced for Patron Categories +8275 normal xml parsing error when the webservice GetPatronInfo/show_loans is called +8350 normal Searching for a 10 or 13 digit string (with a number in it) that does not exist in one's catalog will fail to affect SQL statement correctly in C4::Breeding +8455 normal Check ins processed through "Check Out" tab of the Patron Record ignore Circulation System Preferences +8594 normal A report containing a subquery that has a 'limit' will have that limit stripped out +8659 normal Inactive funds in neworderempty not disabled in IE/Opera +8702 normal System preferences search does not allow accented letters +8705 normal Software error on help of main page +8716 normal Reordering of routing list entries doesn't work +8744 normal Thesaurus in authorities should not lock fields +8796 normal patron cards not starting on designated card +8810 normal Opac: Cart should display branchname instead of branchcode +7690 minor hidelostitems not working in Normal Display +8339 minor div id="login" should be id="login_controls" in header.inc +8421 minor patron images fail when barcode for patron has a + +8533 minor Non-numeric cardnumbers screw up autoMemberNum +8646 minor Certain search terms cause browser "script taking too long" error +8677 minor table overlapping to the right on holds waiting +8721 minor typo in AllowItemsOnHoldCheckout +8730 minor browse overlaying powered by +6655 trivial Sorting order of serial issues in OPAC +7143 trivial Bug for tracking changes to the about page +8012 trivial defaultSortOrder and OPACdefaultSortOrder are set to "ascending" on install +8713 trivial Warning message triggered by clicking keyword to marc mapping. +8714 trivial Poorly ordered and triggers warning in marctagstructure.pl +8772 trivial Uninitialized variable triggers error log entry in smart_rules.pl +8806 enhancement Debian packaging updates + + +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/3.6/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: + + * Chinese (China) (95%) + * Chinese (Taiwan) (99%) + * Danish (99%) + * English (New Zealand) (99%) + * English (USA) + * English (United Kingdom) (63%) + * French (99%) + * French (Canada) (94%) + * German (100%) + * Greek (93%) + * Italian (100%) + * Norwegian Bokmål (62%) + * Portuguese (Brazil) (98%) + * Spanish (99%) + * Tetun (52%) + +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 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 individuals who contributed patches to Koha 3.6.10. + 1 D Ruth Bavousett + 6 Jared Camins-Esakov + 1 Colin Campbell + 1 David Cook + 3 Chris Cormack + 1 Elliott Davis + 1 Jonathan Druart + 1 Nicole Engard + 1 Katrin Fischer + 1 Chris Hall + 1 Kyle M Hall + 1 Mason James + 3 Owen Leonard + 1 Melia Meggs + 1 Maxime Pelletier + 1 Paul Poulain + 1 Meenakshi R + 1 MJ Ray + 7 Fridolyn SOMERS + 5 Robin Sheat + 7 Mark Tompsett + 3 Marc Veron + + +We also especially thank the following individuals who tested patches +for Koha 3.6.10. + + 1 Tomas Cohen Arazi + 51 Jared Camins-Esakov + 1 Galen Charlton + 1 David Cook + 54 Chris Cormack + 1 Elliott Davis + 5 Jonathan Druart + 2 Nicole C. Engard + 2 Magnus Enger + 2 Katrin Fischer + 4 Kyle M Hall + 1 Mason James + 1 Doug Kingston + 7 Owen Leonard + 1 Melia Meggs + 34 Paul Poulain + 3 Marc Veron + 3 wajasu + +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 3.6.x. + +The last Koha release was 3.8.6, which was released on October 22, 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 -- 2.39.5