From f33d12a204811102d4e6e1cffa0e358c5d106901 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Hall Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2013 12:53:35 +1200 Subject: [PATCH] Update release notes for 3.8.14 release --- misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_8_14.txt | 315 ++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 315 insertions(+) create mode 100644 misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_8_14.txt diff --git a/misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_8_14.txt b/misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_8_14.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..97e1284b77 --- /dev/null +++ b/misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_8_14.txt @@ -0,0 +1,315 @@ +RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.8.14 +23 Jun 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 3.8.14 can be downloaded from: + + http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.08.14.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 3.8.14 is a bugfix/maintenance release. + + +It includes 0 features, 3 enhancements and 27 bugfixes. + + +New features in 3.8.14 +====================== + + +---------- + + +Enhancements in 3.8.14 +====================== + +Staff Client +---------- + 9507 Some code used to prevent form from being unexpectedly submitted is duplicated + +Templates +---------- + 10015 UniqueItemFields could have link to database documentation + 10036 Adding header search to additem page + + +Critical bugs fixed in 3.8.14 +====================== + + +Hold requests +---------- + 10166 major Can't place holds on multiple titles if one or more are un-holdable + +translate.koha-community.org +---------- + 10413 major Odd space character brakes translation + + +Other bugs fixed in 3.8.14 +====================== + + +Acquisitions +---------- + 9824 normal Hide basket with no expected items in basket list by bookseller + 10381 normal Hide basket links should be improved + +Cataloging +---------- + 9358 normal Fixed field plugins for MARC21 should be updated for MARC21 update #15 + 10178 trivial Typos in plugins for 006 and 008 in MARC21 + +Circulation +---------- + 10288 trivial Tiny typo on "Pending offline circulation actions" + +Command-line Utilities +---------- + 10326 minor Bulkmarcimport.pl turns off CataloguingLog sys pref + +I18N/L10N +---------- + 6709 normal Marc21_field_006.xml and marc21_field_008.xml can't be translated. + 10083 normal In Transit string doesn't get translated in the staff interface + +Packaging +---------- + 10094 normal Koha-list should have an --disabled option + 10144 normal Koha-start-zebra error handling + 10146 normal Koha-stop-zebra error handling + 10149 normal Koha-restart-zebra error handling + 10157 normal Koha-email-enable error handling + 10159 normal Koha-rebuild-zebra error handling + 10259 normal Koha-*-zebra scripts are expected to run without warnings if no instance name passed + +Patrons +---------- + 10184 trivial Circulation History reverses sort order + +Staff Client +---------- + 10310 normal Prevent submit form pressing enter should be improved + 7368 trivial General staff client typo omnibus + +Templates +---------- + 10249 normal Untranslatable strings in Javascript on OPAC detail page + 10284 minor Missing spaces between label and content in XSLT view for 785/780 + 10186 trivial Typo in subscription-add.tt (years vs year) + 10191 trivial 2 option tags are not closed in unimarc_field_115a.tt and unimarc_field_116.tt + 10193 trivial Copies should be holdings as label for items on MARC view + 10350 trivial Capitalization: Home Library column in staff detail items table + +Test Suite +---------- + 10296 minor UT: db schemas are useless + + +New sysprefs in 3.8.14 +====================== + + + +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 (97%) + * Armenian (97%) + * Chinese (Taiwan) (75%) + * Danish (100%) + * English (New Zealand) (97%) + * French (97%) + * French (Canada) (74%) + * German (97%) + * German (Switzerland) (96%) + * Greek (92%) + * Italian (97%) + * Norwegian Bokmål (65%) + * Portuguese (97%) + * Portuguese (Brazil) (97%) + * Slovak (100%) + * Spanish (100%) + * Turkish (97%) + + +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 3.8.14 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 3.8.14: + * Universidad Nacional de Córdoba + +We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to Koha 3.8.14. + * 7 Tomas Cohen Arazi + * 1 Colin Campbell + * 1 Chris Cormack + * 4 Jonathan Druart + * 1 Magnus Enger + * 3 Katrin Fischer + * 1 Connor Fraser + * 1 Chris Hall + * 1 Janusz Kaczmarek + * 4 Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel + * 6 Owen Leonard + * 3 Marcel de Rooy + * 1 Fridolyn SOMERS + * 2 Mathieu Saby + * 1 Lyon3 Team + +We thank the following companies who contributed patches to Koha 3.8.14 + * 6 ACPL + * 3 BSZ BW + * 5 BibLibre + * 1 Catalyst + * 1 Libriotech + * 1 PTFS-Europe + * 3 Rijksmuseum + * 1 Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3 + * 2 Université Rennes 2 + * 13 unidentified + * 1 yahoo.com + +We also especially thank the following individuals who tested patches +for Koha 3.8.14. + * 1 Pierre Angot + * 18 Tomas Cohen Arazi + * 1 Gaetan Boisson + * 21 Jared Camins-Esakov + * 22 Galen Charlton + * 1 David Cook + * 12 Chris Cormack + * 8 Jonathan Druart + * 1 Frederic Durand + * 1 Nicole C. Engard + * 7 Katrin Fischer + * 23 Chris Hall + * 2 Kyle M Hall + * 2 Mason James + * 30 Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel + * 4 Owen Leonard + * 8 Marcel de Rooy + * 5 Robin Sheat + * 1 Mirko Tietgen + * 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 3.6.11, 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/ + + +He rau ringa e oti ai. +(Many hands finish the work) + -- 2.39.5