From 35c9afdea7568940147bda4252e6b352d9b434df Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Galen Charlton Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2014 21:56:33 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] add release notes for 3.16.4 Signed-off-by: Galen Charlton --- misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_16_4.txt | 316 ++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 316 insertions(+) create mode 100644 misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_16_4.txt diff --git a/misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_16_4.txt b/misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_16_4.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..01fc42e0e0 --- /dev/null +++ b/misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_16_4.txt @@ -0,0 +1,316 @@ +RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.16.4 +01 Oct 2014 +======================================================================== + +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 3.16.4 can be downloaded from: + + http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.16.04.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 3.16.4 is a bugfix/maintenance release. Some of the bugs fixed +are serious; users of earlier releases of Koha 3.16.x are urged to +upgrade as soon as possible. + + +It includes 0 features, 3 enhancements and 19 bugfixes. + + +Enhancements in 3.16.4 +====================== + +Architecture, internals, and plumbing +---------- + 12151 Remove remaining uses of the Perl smartmatch operator + +Circulation +---------- + 11703 Convert checkouts table to ajax datatable + +Packaging +---------- + 12492 Package dependency changes to account for bug 12393 + + +Critical bugs fixed in 3.16.4 +====================== + + +Acquisitions +---------- + 12619 major Shipment date gets lost on finishing the invoice + +Hold requests +---------- + 12873 critical Reserve can be cancelled by any logged in user + +Notices +---------- + 12717 critical Library no longer receiving overdue email for + patrons without email address + +OPAC +---------- + 12371 critical Links in every patron self-registration email + points to a single borrower + +Reports +---------- + 12432 major Saved reports tabs not working + +Searching +---------- + 12593 critical Search facets die with regex error if biblio has square brackets in fields + +Templates +---------- + 10519 major Suggestions: 'Organize by' and correct display of tab descriptions broken + 12963 major Columns misplaced in moremember.tt + + +Other bugs fixed in 3.16.4 +====================== + + +Acquisitions +---------- + 12438 minor Bad encoding in acquisition basket + +Cataloging +---------- + 12419 normal Not for loan items are not listed + +Circulation +---------- + 12729 normal Overdue items won't show as overdue in red in circulation + 12811 normal Patron 'Details' and 'Check out' pages not working properly + for staff users which don't have renewal override permissions + 12899 normal Row grouping in checkouts table is alphabetical and layout + depends on words chosen in translation + +Hold requests +---------- + 12876 normal Reserve in waiting/transfer status may be cancelled by user + +MARC Bibliographic data support +---------- + 12465 normal XSLT: Missing punctuation between 710$a and $b + +Searching +---------- + 12788 normal Refine search displays 4xx fields from authority records + 12405 minor Search links on callnumber fails on intranet results page + 12600 trivial Duplicated use statement in Search.pm + +Templates +---------- + 12429 normal Patron seeing fines codes + +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/3.16/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%) + * Chinese (China) (99%) + * Chinese (Taiwan) (100%) + * Czech (99%) + * Danish (86%) + * English (New Zealand) (81%) + * French (95%) + * French (Canada) (83%) + * German (100%) + * German (Switzerland) (99%) + * Italian (99%) + * Kurdish (68%) + * Norwegian Bokmål (65%) + * Polish (85%) + * Portuguese (99%) + * Portuguese (Brazil) (88%) + * Slovak (99%) + * Spanish (100%) + * Swedish (86%) + * Turkish (100%) + * Vietnamese (85%) + + +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 3.16.4 is + + Release Manager: Tomás Cohen Arazi + Documentation Manager: Nicole C Engard + Translation Manager: Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel + QA Manager: Katrin Fischer + QA Team: Galen Charlton + Chris Cormack + Marcel de Rooy , + Jonathan Druart , + Brendan Gallagher + Kyle Hall + Julian Maurice + Paul Poulain + Martin Renvoize + Module Maintainers: Jared Camins-Esakov + Chris Cormack + Galen Charlton + Marcel de Rooy , + Jonathan Druart , + Brendan Gallagher + Kyle Hall + Chris Nighswonger + Fridolin Somers + Bug Wranglers: Magnus Enger + Alex Sassmannshausen + Packaging Manager: Robin Sheat + Database Documentation Manager: + Zeno Tajoli + + Release Maintainer (3.12.x): Kyle Hall + Release Maintainer (3.14.x): Fridolin Somers + Release Maintainer (3.16.x): Galen Charlton + +Credits +====================== + +We thank the following libraries who are known to have sponsored +new features in Koha 3.16.4: + * Universidad Nacional de Cordoba + +We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to Koha 3.16.4. + * 4 Jacek Ablewicz + * 11 Tomas Cohen Arazi + * 1 Colin Campbell + * 3 Jonathan Druart + * 1 Katrin Fischer + * 3 Kyle M Hall + * 3 Rafal Kopaczka + * 1 Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel + * 3 Owen Leonard + * 2 Dobrica Pavlinusic + * 1 Robin Sheat + * 2 Fridolin Somers + +We thank the following companies who contributed patches to Koha 3.16.4 + * 3 ACPL + * 1 BSZ BW + * 5 BibLibre + * 3 ByWater-Solutions + * 1 Catalyst + * 1 PTFS-Europe + * 4 biblos.pk.edu.pl + * 3 poczta.onet.pl + * 2 rot13.org + * 12 unidentified + +We also especially thank the following individuals who tested patches +for Koha 3.16.4. + * 3 Aleisha + * 34 Tomas Cohen Arazi + * 3 Christopher Brannon + * 34 Galen Charlton + * 4 Nick Clemens + * 3 David Cook + * 2 Chris Cormack + * 5 Jonathan Druart + * 1 Nicole C. Engard + * 22 Katrin Fischer + * 6 Kyle M Hall + * 2 Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel + * 2 Owen Leonard + * 1 Liz Rea + * 1 Martin Renvoize + * 3 Marcel de Rooy + * 1 Paola Rossi + +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 3.16.x. + +The last Koha release was 3.8.21, which was released on January 2, 2014. + + +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 01 Oct 2014 21:51:26 Z ##### -- 2.39.5