prelim announcement

Author: Richard Jones

doc/announcement.txt

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-SC-Track Roundup 0.5.1 - an issue tracking system
+SC-Track Roundup 0.5.2 - an issue tracking system
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-This is a bugfix release for version 0.5.0 - if you're upgrading from before
+This is a bugfix release for version 0.5.x - if you're upgrading from before
 that, you *must* read doc/upgrading.txt!
 
-Unfortunately, the Zope frontend for Roundup is currently broken. I will be
-looking into fixing it for the next patch release.
+Unfortunately, the Zope frontend for Roundup is currently broken, with no
+fix in the forseeable future.
 
-Roundup requires python 2.1.3 or later for correct operation.
+Roundup requires python 2.1.3 or later for correct operation. Users of the
+sqlite backend are encouraged to upgrade sqlite to version 2.7.3.
 
 We've had a good crack at bugs (thanks to all who contributed!):
 
-- fixed filter() with no sort/group (sf bug 618614)
-- fixed register with no session (sf bug 618611)
-- fixed log / pid file path handling in roundup-server (sf bug 617981)
-- fixed old gadfly compatibiltiy problem, for sure this time (sf bug 612873)
-- https URLs from config now recognised as valid (sf bug 619829)
-- nicer display of tracker list in roundup-server (sf bug 619769)
-- fixed some missed renaming instance -> tracker (sf bug 619769)
-- allow blank passwords again (sf bug 619714)
-- made form table cell alignment consistent (sf bug 621887)
-- include stylesheet in docs (sf bug 623183)
-- store PIPE messages so we can re-send them on errors (sf bug 623082)
-- implemented "retire" cgi action, added to user index (sf bug 618612)
-- included doc ideas from Bernhard Reiter (sf feature 621941)
-- handle "unset" status in status auditor (sf bug 621250)
-- homogenise newlines in CGI text submissions (sf bug 614072)
-- merged Zope Collector #372 fix from ZPT CVS trunk
-- implemented the missing Interval.__add__
-- metakit cleanups
-- nicer "navigation" style in index views
-- highlight index rows in groups of three
-- handle missing Link values in anydbm backend set() operation
-- expose the tracker config as a variable for templating
-- fixed history to display username instead of userid
-- shipped templates didn't import all hyperdb types in dbinit.py
-- fixed bug in Interval serialisation
-- issues in 'done-cbb' are now also moved to 'chatting' on new messages
-- added ability to implement new templating utility methods
-- expose the Date.pretty method to templating
 
 Source and documentation is available at the website:
      http://roundup.sourceforge.net/