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Thanks for your help with the Linux/Open Source article (fwd)
by Pat Eyler 17 Jun '02

17 Jun '02

we didn't get much space, but we did get a mention ... -pate ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 11:56:19 -0700 (PDT) From: Ben Ostrowsky <sylvar(a)vaxer.net> To: Linux article sources: ; Subject: Thanks for your help with the Linux/Open Source article Hi folks -- Thanks for helping me with the article about libraries and Open Source and Free software. It's now on newsforge.com; if you'd like a permanent link that goes directly to the article, that URL is: http://newsforge.com/newsforge/02/06/17/1514234.shtml?tid=11 Regards, Ben Ostrowsky -- "If you hit a tuning fork twice as hard it will ring twice as loud, but still at the same frequency. That's a linear response. If you hit a person twice as hard they're unlikely just to shout twice as loud." -- Neil Gershenfeld

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Re: [Koha] Koha 1.2.0 Released
by Pat Eyler 17 Jun '02

17 Jun '02

On Mon, 17 Jun 2002 COURYHOUSE(a)aol.com wrote: > did not find the marc inputter there..... Maybe I need to look harder! I don't believe that this is available through the web interface. > > by the way.... go look at www.e-smith.org I've seen some of their work. What I've seen looks good. > > This is an awesome hardened version of redhat that sets up and configures in > 15 minutes total.... This is what we would like to see our group of museums > here using. > examine it and let me know what you think. > You may also want to look at engarde ... it is seen as the best of breed hardened linux by much of the linux industry. -pate > > > Subj:Re: [Koha] Koha 1.2.0 Released > > Date:6/17/2002 6:29:33 AM US Mountain Standard Time > > From:<A HREF="mailto:pate@eylerfamily.org">pate(a)eylerfamily.org</A> > > To:<A HREF="mailto:COURYHOUSE@aol.com">COURYHOUSE(a)aol.com</A> > > Sent from the Internet > > > > > > > > On Sun, 16 Jun 2002 COURYHOUSE(a)aol.com wrote: > > > > > Hi there is there a running version of this up? the one at koha.org seems > > to > > > be the old one' > > > thanks Ed Sharpe > > > > > > Chris tells me that the test-drive server at www.koha.org is actually a > > bit ahead of the 1.2.0 release (something like 1.2.1.5) ... What gave you > > the impression that it was not? (I'd like to make sure that people know > > that they're looking at a recet version when the go there.) > > > > -pate > > > > > >

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Couple of nasty bugs in 1.2.0
by Chris Cormack 17 Jun '02

17 Jun '02

Hi guys I was thinking due to the 3 nasty bugs in 1.2.0 which have now been fixed. That it might be good to get a 1.2.1 bug fix release out promptly. I could tar up a 1.2.1 release candidate in the next day or so. Bugs that im aware of installer.pl set a wrong variable in koha.conf -- fixed (thanks mike) missing table definitions in koha.mysql and/or updatedatabase -- fixed errors in the admin scripts -- fixing now Any I have missed? Chris -- Chris Cormack chris(a)katipo.co.nz Programmer 025 500 579 Katipo Communications www.katipo.co.nz

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Koha 1.2.0 Released
by Pat Eyler 15 Jun '02

15 Jun '02

Its finally here! Nearly a year since the last release, we have a new stable release of koha. 1.2.0 The main new features in this version are: - Can search by dewey number - Keyword Searches can be restricted by a dewey number - Can restrict a catalogue search by a class of items - Simple acquisitions module - Deleting borrowers checks their accounts for reserves, current issues, and fines - New catalogue maintenance section - MARC importing from a file, and from z39.50 Main Bugfixes: - Keyword searches are a lot faster - Combined author and title search is now also searching series title - Combined author and title search is now also searching series title - Adding children and institutions works as advertised There have been numerous little fixes and a lot of code clean up. The structure of the tarball has changed to a more sensible layout, and the INSTALL document has been rewritten. There is also now a installer script, as well as a functioning database update script. All this should mean its the easiest Koha to install or upgrade yet. The next release wont take nearly as long, 1.2.1 is well underway. Also keep your eyes open for the upcoming 1.4 series with full MARC compatability. Chris Cormack Pat Eyler 1.2 Release Manager Kaitiaki/Manager the Koha Project the Koha Project

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bugs in 1.2.0 distribution ?
by paul POULAIN 14 Jun '02

14 Jun '02

no branches in koha-html [17:20:29] <paul> i just realise there is no branches in koha-html. So, i think templating is in the tar.gz [17:20:43] <pate> yes, in some things (i think) [17:20:47] <paul> it's not used, as the perl scripts are 1.2, and don't use them... [17:21:17] <paul> it's a shame, as i've copied a LOT of images in the french theme... [17:21:26] <paul> (all images in fact...) [17:21:59] <pate> sigh ... another reason for us to do a quick 1.2.1 (brown bag release) [17:22:51] <paul> i think we should create branches in koha-html too... [17:23:03] <pate> yeah, you're right DB tables [17:35:07] <paul> pate : another problem : [17:35:22] <paul> it seems the uploadedmarc table isn't in the package ? [17:35:36] <paul> can't find his structure anywhere... [17:37:55] <paul> and now i've downloaded the package to be sure. grep "uploaded" */*... shows nothing interesting [17:45:05] <paul> same problem for marcrecorddone it seems... [17:46:14] <paul> it seems the z3950 tables are created (updatedatabes) -- Paul

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Status of branches?
by Alan Millar 14 Jun '02

14 Jun '02

Sorry, I'm still a little confused on the branches. I'm working successfully on the 1.2 branch, but I have a few more questions: - What is the CVS command to list available branches? I couldn't find that in the docs. - Where is MARC development being done? In the main branch, or a forked 1.4 branch? If it is in a forked branch, what is the main branch for? - How will the 1.2 branch be rolled in or reconciled with the main branch? Should I be putting important changes into more than one branch? Thanks - Alan ---- Alan Millar --==> am12(a)bolis.com <==--

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XML MARC Schema
by Pat Eyler 14 Jun '02

14 Jun '02

interesting post from www.usrlib.info LC's MODS XML Schema Updated By ksclarke, Section Standards Posted on Tue Jun 11th, 2002 at 10:59:16 AM EST There is a new release (as of June 6, 2002) of the LC MODS (Metadta Object Description Schema) schema. The web page hasn't been updated to reflect the new version, but the online version of the schema is now at version 1.15 (the web page still says 1.0). LC has also updated the MARC to MODS mapping file (as of June 8, 2002) simplifying some of the more difficult mappings. The example files do not seem to have been updated yet as they do not validate against the new schema. [editor's note, by jaf] The link to the MODS homepage is http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/

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From the Kaitiaki
by Pat Eyler 14 Jun '02

14 Jun '02

14 June, 2002 To the Koha community; Hola, As you can guess from my switch from Maori to Spanish, we've picked up some new interest in Latin America. I'm looking forward to seeing the translation of documentation and our interface. We hope that our new volunteers will also want to jump in and start coding. If you're interested in helping in this effort, please feel free to contact me directly or to jump onto the developer's mailing list[1] and get to work. Beyond reaching out to Latin America, we're trying to reach out to other communities as well. The OSS4Lib[2] community has been very welcoming, and while we won't be attending their pre-ALA conference this weekend we do hope to get to their next gathering. The good folks working on MARC::Record[3] have also been open and encouraging. I hope that we'll be able to contribute back to them. A final note on reaching out, I'm hoping that we can start a dialog with the developers (and users) of the other Free Software Library Systems that are out there. While we've taken a number of different approaches, I think there is a lot of room for cooperation. We've got a great opportunity to come together as a larger community, in a way that no commercial system vendors could. I hope that we'll take advantage of it to create better, faster, more useful software for libraries of all sizes. 1.2 Congratulations to Chris and everyone else who's been involved in this push. 1.2.0 is out and the developers are diving in to 1.2.1! 1.2.0 represents a number of big improvements over the 1.1 series, we've got an installation script, real documentation, improvements to searching, some clean ups of the database, more tests, and maybe a bug fix or two. You can get your very own copy at <https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=16466> 1.4 Paul Poulain and Steve Tonnesen are continuing to work on the foundations of 1.4. They've started working with the MARC API, and are starting to integrate the MARC::Record toolkit. Now that the 1.2 series has hit the streets, look for things to pick up in 1.4! Translations While I've already mentioned the news about our progress on the Spanish side, we're continuing to look for volunteers to pick up more languages. If your native language hasn't been mentioned so far let me know, I'd be happy to put you on our list of translations. If a translation has already been started, I'm sure your contributions would be welcome. Documentation Nicholas Rosasco has been hard at work on the new Koha Manual. He's managed to put together a great book in a very short time. He's got big plans for where to go next too. Look for the documentation to just keep getting better! I hope this note has found you all in good health and good spirits. Enjoy our new release, and enjoy the start of summer! Mucho gusto, -pate Pat Eyler Kaitiaki of the Koha Project [1] Please use the tools at <http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=16466> to subscribe to our development and/or announcement mailing lists. [2] See <http://www.oss4lib.org> for more information about this project. [3] See <http://marcpm.sourceforge.net> for more information

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Oddball idea
by Nicholas Rosasco 14 Jun '02

14 Jun '02

This may be the ravings of a sleepless madman, but bear with me for a sec... Someone asked about cross references (ie, look for Cinema -under-> Motion Picture) I (think) we have a feature to store URLs as items in the catalog, right? Couldn't we do a workaround? File cross refs in the catalog as URLs pointing _back to the catalog (ie, the CGI header)_ for the topic they should look under? Nick ...might just be crazy, might just be a genius.

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Koha search tables
by Alan Millar 13 Jun '02

13 Jun '02

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