[Koha] Koha 3.4.7 is now available
Chris Nighswonger
cnighswonger at foundations.edu
Thu Dec 8 07:34:36 NZDT 2011
It is with pleasure that I announce the release of Koha 3.4.7.
The package can be retrieved from:
http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.04.07.tar.gz
You can use the following checksum and signature files to verify the download:
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Release notes for 3.4.7 are below.
Come and get it!
RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.6.2
07 Dec 2011
========================================================================
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 3.6.2 can be downloaded from:
http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.06.02.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 3.6.2 is a bugfix/maintenance release.
Highlights of 3.6.2
======================
7285 blocker ILSDI service AuthenticatePatron doesn't work
6740 critical can add items at ordering but not remove items
6786 critical False detection of index names in Search; make index
names case insensitive
6893 critical Order from suggestion does not remove suggestion from
'accepted' list
5211 major marking lost (long overdue) not charging fines
6022 major Auth_with_ldap check if categorycode is valid
6530 major item due notice label saying 'unknown'
7250 major stage_biblios_file.pl is missing options for encodings,
wrongly passing the MARC flavour instead
Bugs fixed in 3.6.2
======================
2346 normal consolidate duplicate methods
C4::Overdues::UpdateBorrowerDebarred and C4::Members::DebarMember
4330 normal Copyright statements out of date
5974 normal Bogus auth check for "StaffMember" role
6291 normal Cart printing truncated in Firefox
6877 normal test for Libravatar::URL can cause scripts to abort
6894 normal Default currency on Acquisitions suggestion form
6926 normal overdue_notices don't send itemcount to notification
6966 normal Update Help Files for Koha 3.6 Release
6997 normal koha-remove leaves system in inconsistent state if there
is an error
7105 normal Bad sql request in GetSubscriptions
7108 normal Lists of "Similar" languages break display across
multiple lines in both Opac and Intranet
7120 normal After deleting order from order receive page redirect fails
7216 normal koha-restore doesn't set HOME
7251 normal Fields are separated by "t" when the delimiter preference
is set to "tabulation" in overdue_notices.pl
7254 normal Show pending orders from baskets with closedate > 180 days
7268 normal Templates failing translation tests
7280 normal Can't place hold without selecting on list
2011 enhancement Link patron extra sort fields to authorized values
3385 enhancement Add checkout date and renewal date to display list of
checked out items
4051 enhancement add columns to overdues export
4877 enhancement Create and update the manual pages for the koha-* scripts.
5327 enhancement Unit tests required for all C4 modules
6303 enhancement Display Organisation and Parent Organisation names
when viewing a borrower of type organisation
7008 enhancement Sometimes zebra needs a tmp directory that it doesn't
create itself
7041 enhancement Sort >1000 search results with sortmax parameter in
zebra config file
7073 enhancement GetCOinSBiblio should take $record, not $biblionumber
7091 enhancement Patches required to make the packages know about the
3.6 release
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 (Taiwan)
* Danish
* English (USA)
* English (UK)
* French (France)
* German
* 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 at catalyst.net.nz>
Documentation Manager: Nicole C Engard <nengard at gmail.com>
Translation Manager: Frédéric Demians <frederic at tamil.fr>
QA Manager: Ian Walls <ian.walls at bywatersolutions.com>
Bug Wranglers: MJ Ray, Marcel Roy, Paul Poulain, Mason James
Release Maintainer (3.4.x):
Chris Nighswonger <cnighswonger at foundations.edu>
Release Maintainer (3.6.x):
Chris Nighswonger <cnighswonger at foundations.edu>
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 3.6.2.
1 Alex Arnaud
1 Greg Barniskis
3 Jared Camins-Esakov
2 Colin Campbell
2 Frédérick Capovilla
8 Chris Cormack
1 Christophe Croullebois
1 Frédéric Demians
1 Nicole Engard
1 Magnus Enger
5 Katrin Fischer
1 Chris Hall
1 Mason James
2 Srdjan Jankovic
1 Henri-Damien Laurent
7 Owen Leonard
9 Chris Nighswonger
1 Albert Oller
1 Dobrica Pavlinusic
1 Maxime Pelletier
10 Paul Poulain
1 Liz Rea
2 Martin Renvoize
4 Marcel de Rooy
2 Adrien Saurat
3 Robin Sheat
2 Ian Walls
We regret any omissions. If a contributor has been inadvertantly missed,
please send a patch against these release notes to
koha-patches at 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.
The next major feature release of Koha will be Koha 3.8.0.
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
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