Release notes for 3.6.0
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RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.6.0 - 22 October 2011
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Koha is the first free and open source software library automation package
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(ILS). Development is sponsored by libraries of varying types and sizes,
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volunteers, and support companies from around the world.
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The website for the Koha project is
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http://koha-community.org/
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Koha 3.6.0 can be downloaded from:
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http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.06.00.tar.gz
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Installation instructions can be found at:
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http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Installation_Documentation
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OR in the INSTALL files that come in the tarball
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Koha 3.6.0 is a major feature release.
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New features in 3.6.0
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======================
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ACQUISITIONS
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* When deleting an order, items are deleted and if applicable the
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biblio also (if no holds, subscriptions etc are attached)
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* Add Basket number and Invoice number search
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* Control view of baskets for vendor with a sys pref (own/branch/all)
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* Control confirmation when closing a basket with a sys pref
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ADMINISTRATION
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* New permission for overdues report
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CATALOGING
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* Z3950 results highlighting
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* Easy Analytics support
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* Improve controls for cloning and deleting MARC subfields
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* Capability to blank subfields in Batch Modification
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* UNIMARC field 225 plugin: allow $a value data entry
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* Adjust default values for MARC21 authority Fixed-Length Data Elements
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* Update UNIMARC plugins
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* Adding option to "attach another item" when finished attaching items
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CIRCULATION
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* Added a checkin tab to the patron search screen
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* Added enumchron field to the place holds screen
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* Better hold information on the staff biblio detail screen
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* Added a checked out from colum to list of checked out items
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(syspref controlled)
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* Add link to fast add framework while circulating, if a barcode is not found
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* Automatically check out fast add item after cataloging it
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* Add shelving location to checkin results screen
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OPAC
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* Paging on the opac detail page, allowing the user to move through search results
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* Recent comments view
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* Added a powered by Koha footer
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* Show a warning if placing a hold incurs a charge
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* Added user customisable html block under the facets in search results
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* Added customisable html block under OpacNav and patron account links
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* Profile pictures in the OPAC next to review authors
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* Show number of comments on the "Comments" tab in OPAC
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PATRONS
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* Log membership renewal
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* Allow patron update script (on OPAC) to send email using the
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from address of the patron
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* Extended attributes display much improved
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* Partial fine payments
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* If a patron search returns one result, redirect to patron details page
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MESSAGING
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* Improved the email checking when sending "Hold filled" notices.
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* Add today's date on checkin/checkout notices
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REPORTS
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* Added links to the schema and reports library
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* Record localuse statistics, when returning items not on issue
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* Control for which branch renewals are recorded with a sys pref
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SEARCHING
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* Added ISBN filter to advanced
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* Analytic links search on full phrase title
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* Control order in which facet categories display
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SIP
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* Add Support for the Fee Paid Message
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ENHANCED CONTENT
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* Add integration for EBSCO's Novelist Select service
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* Enable Koha to fetch book covers from Open Library
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STAFF INTERFACE
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* Improved styling of the table pager
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* Add autocomplete="off" to borrowernumbers and barcode forms
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* Improved the tinymce editor on the Koha news page
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INTERFACE
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* Added crystal icon set
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* Nicer style for "clear screen" button
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* Added capability to limit the RSS results
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INTERNATIONALIZATION
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* Tons of fixes to the translation tools
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* Add German translation for purchase suggestion mails
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* Spanish translation for SQL files
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INTERNALS, PACKAGING AND PERFORMANCE
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* Simplified system preferences for the web installer
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* Create and update the manual pages for the koha-* scripts.
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* Automated backups of data and config
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* Improve configurability of package building scripts
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COMMAND LINE UTILITIES
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* cron script to allow easy anonymisation of patron circulation data
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BUGFIXES
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* Longer userid fields
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* Clean up guided reports dictionary entry process
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* Circulation restrictions working when other withdrawn reasons are used
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* Fixed LDAP username case issues
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Plus 356 more bugfixes
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System Preferences
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The following system preferences are new in 3.6.0:
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* numSearchRSSResults
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* OpacRenewalBranch
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* ShowReviewerPhoto
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* BasketConfirmations
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* MARCAuthorityControlField008
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* OpenLibraryCovers
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* OPACResultsSidebar
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* RecordLocalUseOnReturn
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* OpacKohaUrl
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* NovelistSelectEnabled
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* NovelistSelectProfile
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* NovelistSelectPassword
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* NovelistSelectView
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* EasyAnalyticalRecords
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* OpacNavBottom
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* AcqViewBaskets
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* OpacShowRecentComments
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System requirements
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Changes since 3.4:
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* Perl 5.10 is required
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Documentation
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======================
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As of Koha 3.2, the Koha manual is now maintained in DocBook. The
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home page for Koha documentation is
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http://koha-community.org/documentation/
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As of the date of these release notes, only the English version of the
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Koha manual is available:
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http://manual.koha-community.org/3.6/en/
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The Git repository for the Koha manual can be found at
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http://git.koha-community.org/gitweb/?p=kohadocs.git;a=summary
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Translations
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Complete or near-complete translations of the OPAC and staff
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interface are available in this release for the following languages:
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* Chinese (Taiwan)
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* Danish
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* English (USA)
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* English (UK)
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* French (France)
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* German
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* Italian
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* Portuguese (Brazil)
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* Spanish
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Partial translations are available for various other languages.
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The Koha team welcomes additional translations; please see
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http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Translating_Koha
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for information about translating Koha, and join the koha-translate
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list to volunteer:
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http://lists.koha-community.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/koha-translate
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The most up-to-date translations can be found at:
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http://translate.koha-community.org/
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Release Team
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The release team for Koha 3.6 is
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Release Manager: Chris Cormack <chrisc@catalyst.net.nz>
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Documentation Manager: Nicole C Engard <nengard@gmail.com>
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Translation Manager: Frédéric Demians <frederic@tamil.fr>
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QA Manager: Ian Walls <ian.walls@bywatersolutions.com>
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Bug Wranglers: MJ Ray, Marcel Roy, Paul Poulain, Mason James
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Release Maintainer (3.4.x):
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Chris Nighswonger <cnighswonger@foundations.edu>
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Release Maintainer (3.6.x):
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Chris Nighswonger <cnighswonger@foundations.edu>
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Credits
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We thank the following libraries who are known to have sponsored
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new features in Koha 3.6:
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* Los Gatos Public Library
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* NEKLS
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* East Brunswick Public Library
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* Athens County Public Libraries
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* Horowhenua Library Trust
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* Halton Borough Council
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* South Taranaki District Council
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We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to
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Koha 3.6.0.
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Nuño López Ansótegui
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Alex Arnaud
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Larry Baerveldt
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Greg Barniskis
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D Ruth Bavousett
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Steven Callender
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Jared Camins-Esakov
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Colin Campbell
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Fernando L. Canizo
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Frédérick Capovilla
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Galen Charlton
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Tomas Cohen Arazi
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Chris Cormack
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Jeremy Crabtree
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Christophe Croullebois
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Elliott Davis
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Frédéric Demians
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Stéphane Delaune
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Ricardo Dias Marques
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Jonathan Druart
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Nicole C. Engard
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Magnus Enger
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Katrin Fischer
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Amit Gupta
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Mason James
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Srdjan Jankovic
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Janusz Kaczmarek
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Ulrich Kleiber
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Henri-Damien LAURENT
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Owen Leonard
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Frère Sébastien Marie
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Francois Marier
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Julian Maurice
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Meenakshi.R
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Matthias Meusburger
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Sophie Meynieux
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Joy Nelson
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Chris Nighswonger
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Maxime Pelletier
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Paul Poulain
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Dobrica Pavlinusic
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MJ Ray
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Liz Rea
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Thatcher Rea
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Marcel de Rooy
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Juan Romay Sieira
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Brice Sanchez
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Jean-André Santoni
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John Seymour
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Robin Sheat
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Fridolyn SOMERS
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Zeno Tajoli
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Jane Wagner
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Ian Walls
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Ward van Wanrooij
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Jesse Weaver
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Brett Wilkins
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Salvador Zaragoza Rubio
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We regret any omissions. If a contributor has been inadvertantly missed,
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please send a patch against these release notes to
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koha-patches@lists.koha-community.org.
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Revision control notes
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The Koha project uses Git for version control. The current development
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version of Koha can be retrieved by checking out the master branch of
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git://git.koha-community.org/koha.git
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The branch for Koha 3.6.x (i.e., this version of Koha and future bugfix
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releases) is 3.6.x.
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The next major feature release of Koha will be Koha 3.8.0.
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Bugs and feature requests
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Bug reports and feature requests can be filed at the Koha bug
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tracker at
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http://bugs.koha-community.org/
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Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini
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