The Koha community is proud to release Koha version 3.6.6. This is a bugfix release, and contains a number of important fixes You can obtain Koha 3.6.6 from the http://download.koha-community.org site. Debian packages will be available from the http://debian.koha-community.org shortly also. Please read the release notes below for more information RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.6.6 24 Jun 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 3.6.6 can be downloaded from: http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.06.06.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 3.6.6 is a bugfix/maintenance release. Highlights of 3.6.6 ====================== 7016 blocker CanBookBeReserved uses GetItemsInfo unnecessarily 7354 critical Can't edit local use system preferences 7528 critical amount subtracting 1 cent 7927 critical library not showing on subscription full history anymore 2012 major Add bilio crashes under no zebra 3969 major Budget Search Doesn't Work 5327 major Unit tests required for all C4 modules 6496 major authors appearing incorrectly in OPAC and Staff Client 6931 major hardcoded insert incompatible with UNIMARC Bugs fixed in 3.6.6 ====================== 2399 normal All status fields in the item edit interface offer two blank/null entries per dropdown instead of one 3337 normal RSS link is not correct 3413 normal repeatable tickbox not sticking 1st time round 7722 normal Insidious problem with searching 7820 normal Missing packages from install_misc/debian.packages 7833 normal unique holiday link broken 7845 normal Multiple 260s don't display properly in search results 7922 normal Fixing typos and improving translations in German sample data 8022 normal Permissions test doesn't check all languages 8025 normal Patron attribute not selected if value is zero 1577 enhancement installer and language 7213 enhancement Document /svc/ HTTP API and provide example command-line client 7990 enhancement bad html attribute into aqplan.tt : styl= insted of style= System requirements ====================== Changes since 3.4: * Perl 5.10 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) * Chinese (Taiwan) * Danish * English (USA) * English (UK) * English (New Zealand) * French (Canada) * French (France) * German * Greek * Italian * Portuguese (Brazil) * Spanish 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 <chrisc@catalyst.net.nz> Documentation Manager: Nicole C Engard <nengard@gmail.com> Translation Manager: Frédéric Demians <frederic@tamil.fr> QA Manager: Ian Walls <ian.walls@bywatersolutions.com> Bug Wranglers: MJ Ray, Marcel de Rooy, Paul Poulain, Mason James Past Release Maintainer (3.6.x): Chris Nighswonger <cnighswonger@foundations.edu> Release Maintainer (3.6.x): Jared Camins-Esakov <jcamins@cpbibliography.com> Credits ====================== We thank the following libraries who are known to have sponsored new features in Koha 3.6: * Los Gatos Public Library * NEKLS * East Brunswick Public Library * Athens County Public Libraries * Horowhenua Library Trust * Halton Borough Council * South Taranaki District Council We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to Koha 3.6.6. 1 Gaetan Boisson 3 Jared Camins-Esakov 1 Colin Campbell 1 Galen Charlton 3 Chris Cormack 1 Stéphane Delaune 1 Jonathan Druart 1 Magnus Enger 11 Katrin Fischer 2 Kyle M Hall 1 Dobrica Pavlinusic 3 Paul Poulain 2 MJ Ray 1 Adrien Saurat 2 Robin Sheat 2 Ian Walls 1 mveron 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 Koha 3.6.x (i.e., this version of Koha and future bugfix releases) is 3.6.x. Koha 3.8.0 was released on April 23, 2012. The next major feature release of Koha will be Koha 3.10.0. 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