[Koha] Koha 3.6.6 released

[Jared Camins-Esakov]

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 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 de Rooy, Paul Poulain, Mason James

Past Release Maintainer (3.6.x):
                        Chris Nighswonger <cnighswonger at foundations.edu>
Release Maintainer (3.6.x):
                        Jared Camins-Esakov <jcamins at 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 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.

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/


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