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RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.16.1
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26 Jun 2014
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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 3.16.1 can be downloaded from:
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http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.16.01.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 3.16.1 is a bugfix/maintenance release.
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It includes 43 bugfixes.
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Critical bugs fixed in 3.16.1
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Architecture, internals, and plumbing
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11715 major Various staff pages did not check for authorization,
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but now do.
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Cataloging
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12295 critical Fix Javascript error when merging authorities.
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Hold requests
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12086 major Now properly recalculates hold priorities when a waiting
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hold is reversed.
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Notices
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12396 critical Fix cases where patrons were sent item due
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and overdue notice digests with information meant
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for other patrons.
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Packaging
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12312 major Fix issue with Apache configuration when upgrading to
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the 3.16 Debian package.
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Templates
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11014 major Fix slip printing problem in Chrome.
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Tools
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12025 critical Add warning to reduce chances that running the inventory
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tool attempts to query all items in the database, which
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can time out for large database.
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12229 critical Ensure that tools/export.pl no longer emits invalid ISO2709
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records if the source record is too large.
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12315 critical Fix case where advanced notices were duplicated and not
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sent to the right patron.
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Other bugs fixed in 3.16.1
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Architecture, internals, and plumbing
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12023 normal Web installer now works under Plack.
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12338 normal Removed smartmatch operator from C4/Serials.pm.
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12343 normal TransformKohaToMarc() no longer adds MARC subfields
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in random order, particularly under Perl 5.18.
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11856 trivial Minor improvements to code documentation.
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Cataloging
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9093 normal The MARC21 catalog editor plugin for the 008 field
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now recognizes the bib record's current material type
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and displays the appropriate template, rather than
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always default to the BKS template.
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11292 normal The item edit form no longer submits upon enter,
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meaning that scanning in an item barcode doesn't
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result in prematurely submitting the form.
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12380 normal The tab order in the item edit form now permits
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tabbing to the save button.
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Documentation
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11958 minor Fix typo in classification sources help file.
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Hold requests
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11801 minor In-transit hold items are no longer incorrectly labeled
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as "Waiting to be pulled" on request.pl.
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I18N/L10N
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11365 normal Label card element title texts can now be translated.
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11392 normal Logaction() modulename and action now translatable.
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12165 normal Add description of charges (bug 2546) to Bootstrap OPAC.
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12279 normal Diacritics in system preference editor are now displayed
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correctly.
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12301 normal The translate script no longer raises warnings under Perl 5.18.
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12299 trivial New Italian tranlsation of the MARC2 of relators codes.
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OPAC
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3144 normal There is now a negative CAPTCHA for the publica catalog
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purchase suggestion form. This should reduce the amount
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of purchase suggestion spam that some libraries have
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observed.
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12280 normal "Others..." reason for suggestions now shows in Bootstrap OPAC.
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12308 normal Show all title subfields on the holds list.
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12336 normal Author of reserved book is now displayed in opac-user.pl.
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12393 normal Add dependency now required for OverDrive added content to work.
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10936 minor Standard number no longer doubled up in Advanced search - more options.
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Packaging
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12350 normal Disable apache indexes on package installation by default.
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12439 normal Ensure that mod_cgi is activiated if necessary when
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running under Apache 2.4.
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Templates
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12207 minor TTparser now parses certain TT statements correctly.
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12211 minor Fix home link in bootstrap opac-auth page.
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12379 minor Remove double use of module KohaDates.
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12106 trivial fix capitalization: Patron Attributes on tools/patron import.
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12147 trivial Increase column width for action links on invoices.
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12184 trivial Fix typo "retricted" in returns.tt.
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12255 trivial Amazon cover images now have a more useful image alt text
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in bootstrap.
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Test Suite
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12406 normal Adding a column maxsuspensiondays in the table issuingrules
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broke the UT t/db_dependent/Circulation_Issuingrule.t; now
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fixed.
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12416 normal DelUniqueDebarment (Debarments.pm) is now tested in Borrower_Debarments.t
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12427 normal C4::Members::Attributes.pm now has unit tests.
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Tools
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12458 minor Correct display of holidays on the calendar to match the
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legend.
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System requirements
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Important notes:
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* Perl 5.10 is required
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* Zebra is required
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Documentation
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The Koha manual is maintained in DocBook.The home page for Koha
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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/3.16/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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* English (USA)
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* Arabic (77%)
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* Armenian (91%)
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* Chinese (China) (92%)
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* Chinese (Taiwan) (100%)
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* Czech (99%)
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* Danish (86%)
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* English (New Zealand) (80%)
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* French (95%)
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* French (Canada) (84%)
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* German (100%)
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* German (Switzerland) (100%)
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* Italian (100%)
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* Kurdish (68%)
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* Norwegian Bokmål (65%)
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* Polish (71%)
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* Portuguese (100%)
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* Portuguese (Brazil) (85%)
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* Slovak (100%)
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* Spanish (100%)
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* Swedish (87%)
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* Turkish (100%)
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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 3.16.1 is
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Release Manager: Tomás Cohen Arazi <tomascohen@gmail.com>
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Documentation Manager: Nicole C Engard <nengard@gmail.com>
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Translation Manager: Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel <bgkriegel@gmail.com>
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QA Manager: Katrin Fischer <Katrin.Fischer@bsz-bw.de>
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QA Team: Galen Charlton <gmc@esilibrary.com>
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Chris Cormack <chrisc@catalyst.net.nz>
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Marcel de Rooy <M.de.Rooy@rijksmuseum.nl>,
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Jonathan Druart <jonathan.druart@biblibre.com>,
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Brendan Gallagher <brendan@bywatersolutions.com>
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Kyle Hall <kyle@bywatersolutions.com>
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Julian Maurice <julian.maurice@biblibre.com>
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Paul Poulain <paul.poulain@biblibre.com>
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Martin Renvoize <martin.renvoize@ptfs-europe.com>
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Module Maintainers: Jared Camins-Esakov <jcamins@cpbibliography.com>
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Chris Cormack <chrisc@catalyst.net.nz>
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Galen Charlton <gmc@esilibrary.com>
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Marcel de Rooy <M.de.Rooy@rijksmuseum.nl>,
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Jonathan Druart <jonathan.druart@biblibre.com>,
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Brendan Gallagher <brendan@bywatersolutions.com>
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Kyle Hall <kyle@bywatersolutions.com>
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Chris Nighswonger <cnighswonger@foundations.edu>
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Fridolin Somers <fridolin.somers@biblibre.com>
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Bug Wranglers: Magnus Enger <magnus@enger.priv.no>
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Alex Sassmannshausen <alex.sassmannshausen@ptfs-europe.com>
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Packaging Manager: Robin Sheat <robin@catalyst.net.nz>
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Database Documentation Manager:
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Zeno Tajoli <z.tajoli@cineca.it>
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Release Maintainer (3.12.x): Kyle Hall <kyle@bywatersolutions.com>
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Release Maintainer (3.14.x): Fridolin Somers <fridolin.somers@biblibre.com>
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Release Maintainer (3.16.x): Galen Charlton <gmc@esilibrary.com>
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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 3.16.1:
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* Universidad Nacional de Cordoba
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We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to Koha 3.16.1.
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* 1 Jacek Ablewicz
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* 2 Tomas Cohen Arazi
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* 4 Galen Charlton
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* 2 David Cook
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* 3 Chris Cormack
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* 1 Stéphane Delaune
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* 10 Jonathan Druart
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* 6 Yohann Dufour
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* 1 Nicole Engard
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* 1 Katrin Fischer
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* 5 Kyle M Hall
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* 1 Mason James
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* 3 Pasi Kallinen
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* 1 Olli-Antti Kivilahti
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* 2 Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel
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* 6 Owen Leonard
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* 1 Jesse Maseto
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* 2 Marcel de Rooy
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* 1 Viktor Sarge
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* 4 Robin Sheat
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* 2 Fridolin Somers
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* 1 Zeno Tajoli
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* 1 Marc Véron
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* 1 Jesse Weaver
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We thank the following companies who contributed patches to Koha 3.16.1
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* 6 ACPL
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* 1 BSZ BW
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* 13 BibLibre
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* 7 ByWater-Solutions
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* 7 Catalyst
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* 4 Equinox
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* 1 KohaAloha
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* 2 Prosentient Systems
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* 2 Rijksmuseum
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* 1 biblos.pk.edu.pl
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* 1 cineca.it
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* 1 jns.fi
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* 3 pttk.fi
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* 1 regionhalland.se
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* 11 unidentified
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* 1 veron.ch
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We also especially thank the following individuals who tested patches
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for Koha 3.16.1.
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* 38 Tomas Cohen Arazi
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* 3 Christopher Brannon
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* 68 Galen Charlton
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* 9 Chris Cormack
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* 30 Jonathan Druart
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* 4 Nicole C. Engard
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* 2 Magnus Enger
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* 19 Katrin Fischer
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* 1 Brendan Gallagher
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* 8 Kyle M Hall
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* 20 Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel
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* 2 Owen Leonard
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* 1 Martin Renvoize
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* 4 Marcel de Rooy
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* 1 Robin Sheat
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* 2 Mark Tompsett
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* 4 Marc Véron
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We regret any omissions. If a contributor has been inadvertently 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 this version of Koha and future bugfixes in this release line is 3.16.x.
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The last Koha release was 3.8.21, which was released on January 2, 2014.
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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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He rau ringa e oti ai.
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(Many hands finish the work)
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##### Autogenerated release notes updated last on 26 Jun 2014 16:32:28 Z #####
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