Koha 3.6.1 is now available
It is with pleasure that I announce the release of Koha 3.6.1.
The package can be retrieved from:
http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.06.01.tar.gz
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Release notes for 3.6.1 are below the fold.
Come and get it!
RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.6.1
29 Nov 2011
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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
Home
Koha 3.6.1 can be downloaded from:
http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.06.01.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 3.6.1 is a bugfix/maintenance release.
Highlights of 3.6.1
======================
7138 blocker Can't print basket group order pdf.
6628 critical [security] help system use insecure REFERRER for file inclusion
6629 critical [security] insecure use of Cookie for language selection
5945 major can't search patron's email anymore
6475 major Edit it's not possible subfield "0" in MARC framework
6977 major Support for repeated subfields when importing an authority into a biblio record field.
7069 major Javascript errors in tags/review
7085 major Problems with searching for orders in acquisitions
7095 major Merge Marker Test Issues Unclear Failure Messages
7134 major patron records getting funny birthdays
7207 major Cannot export label batches
Bugs fixed in 3.6.1
======================
2847 normal Use HTML escape in templates where appropriate
3958 normal Standardize vendor/supplier/bookseller terminology
5885 normal UNIMARC XSLT changes
5974 normal Bogus auth check for "StaffMember" role
6390 normal Basket only visible for librarian who created it
6799 normal rebuild_zebra.pl -x produces invalid XML records
6895 normal Diacritics in Pootle/po files are broken in source text
6963 normal When creating a new order, the item isn't added if its barcode already exists in the items table.
6994 normal 'No budget defined' showing up although budgets and funds are defined
7076 normal shelfpage renders OPAC XSLT bloc for intranet Lists
7146 normal Update timestamps when deleting a biblio
4161 enhancement When adding Vendor default to active currencies
6471 enhancement column sorter on holds queue
7128 enhancement logged in and logged out states of opac-main.tt are hard to style
7184 enhancement have mysql returning errors
7188 enhancement case-insensitive grep of /mysql/ in C4::Context
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
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@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 Roy, Paul Poulain, Mason James
Release Maintainer (3.4.x):
Chris Nighswonger <cnighswonger@foundations.edu>
Release Maintainer (3.6.x):
Chris Nighswonger <cnighswonger@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 3.6.1.
1 Nahuel ANGELINETTI
5 Frédérick Capovilla
12 Chris Cormack
2 Frédéric Demians
4 Katrin Fischer
6 Owen Leonard
1 Julian Maurice
1 Joy Nelson
4 Chris Nighswonger
2 Maxime Pelletier
5 Paul Poulain
2 Liz Rea
1 Marcel de Rooy
1 Salvador Zaragoza Rubio
7 Ian Walls
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.
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
##### Autogenerated release notes updated last on 29 Nov 2011 at 02:37:44Z #####