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diff --git a/doc/release_notes b/doc/release_notes index 0e9255d2..f1493b33 100644 --- a/doc/release_notes +++ b/doc/release_notes @@ -13,70 +13,89 @@ which it was derived, but the feature set is starting to diverge rapidly. 1.1 System Requirements: -* Perl 5.6 and higher (prefer 5.8). +* Perl 5.8. * Apache, IIS, or other web server that supports CGI. * PostgreSQL 8.0 or higher. 7.3 and 7.4 could be supported with some effort but will not work out of the box. * Any operating system that supports the above environment. - -2: What's New in 1.1? +* The following CPAN modules: + * Data::Dumper + * Locale::Maketext + * Locale::Maketext::Lexicon + * MIME::Base64 + * Digest::MD5 + * HTML::Entities + * DBI + * DBD::Pg + * Math::BigFloat + * IO::File + * Encode + * Locale::Country + * Locale::Language + * Time::Local + * Cwd + * Config::Std + * MIME::Lite + + + +2: What's New in 1.2? 2.1: Database changes: -LedgerSMB 1.1 allows more flexibility in dataset creation. We now offer the -ability to create the dataset and language with a different user than is used to -populate the database. If the superuser field is left blank, it will try to -populate an existing database, while if this field is filled in, it will try to -create the database with this account and add plpgsql to it (if the language -already exists, it will skip over that part). - -Database backups now use pg_dump. Some time ago, there were problems which -resulted in sequences not being restored properly but these have been resolved -in every version of PostgreSQL that we support. The backup code is now more -robust and simple than it was in previous versions. - -A foreign key constraint was added to acc_trans.chart_id, and primary keys were -added to the acc_trans and chart tables. These changes further tighten the data -integrity controls and prevents invalid data from being entered into the -database. Also, some database schema changes were added to prevent against -duplicate (and ambiguous) transaction id's. - -Finally, a standard means was added to extend the SQL-Ledger database schema. -To add a custom field to a table, use the following function: -add_custom_field(tablename, fieldname, datatype); - -For example: -select add_cutom_field('ap', 'milage_start', 'numeric'); - -To drop a custom field, use drop_custom_field(tablename, fieldname). For -example: -select drop_custom_field('ap', 'milage_start'); + +All core tables now have defined primary keys. This allows Slony-I to be +supported out of the box. + +Chris Browne has contributed a setup script for Slony. It is in the +utils/replication directory. + +Also all user information has been moved into the database and the password +algorythm has been changed from crypt to md5. This means that users will need +to convert their accounts prior to first login on the new system (if this is an +upgrade). + +Also now the defaults table has moved from a one column per value structure to a simple key->value structure. + 2.2: Security -Previous versions installed the software with a blank admin password. This -password would often be left at its default, and when this happened, the -application would not check the supplied password at all. To correct this -problem, we have insituted a routine to require a password check when the admin -password is blank. -2.3: Usability Changes -The Sales Data report from Metatron Technology Consulting was added to this -release of LedgerSMB. This report allows you to track sales and purchases in a -given date range by good or service, and drill down into the AR and AP invoices -in that time period that contain those items. +LedgerSMB 1.2 has been through a detailed SQL injection audit of the codebase +inherited from SQL-Ledger. As a result several vulnerabilities which were known +to be exploitable were corrected along with hundreds of places where +vulnerabilities may have been exploitable but we didn't have time to verify the +what was involved in exploiting it. We believe though that many or most of the +issues were exploitable given a little time and effort. + +Also, we discovered the template editor's security system was moved from +blacklisting to whitelisting, eliminating a whole class of possible security +issues. + +2.3: New Features -Several changes have been made to check handling. These include notices printed -on check stubs when the number of invoices exceeds a user defined number. Also, -batch printing is now available for checks. +Metatron Technology Consulting's SL-POS codebase was merged with this project, +providing a framework for POS hardware support and more. -It is now possible (though still difficult) to print directly to a printer from -a Windows server. +Online credit card processing support has been added. + +LSMB now supports an arbitrary number of defined currencies for a business and +is no longer limited to 3. + +2.4: Localization Changes + +Localization functions now use Gettext .po files on all platforms. This means that standard translation management tools will work with LSMB translations. + +2.5: Other changes + +The ledger-smb.conf is now an inifile which will reduce the level of expertise +necessary to configure it for non-Perl users. 3: Known Issues Reposting invoices is known to cause inaccuracies cost of goods sold and inventory accounts. This problem has been confirmed to affect SQL-Ledger 2.6.x as well and is caused by problems involving the de-allocation and trasaction -reversal routines. It will be corrected in an upcoming release as we continue -to re-engineer the application. +reversal routines. It will be corrected (by removing the ability to truly +repost invoices) in an upcoming version as we continue to re-engineer the +application. 4: Differences between LedgerSMB and SQL-Ledger(TM) @@ -110,9 +129,18 @@ floating points are unsafe for large numbers of records where accounting data is involved. 5: Roadmap -The project has no defined roadmap but rather a list of tasks and objectives -outlined in the TODO list. There are many projects here and there are always -room for new ideas. +This project has no defined roadmap but rather a set of statements and +objectives contained in the documentation manager and trackers of sourceforge. +In general, our development is focused around the following principles: + +* LSMB as infrastructure: LSMB should be accessible from other applications. + +* Universal applicability: LSMB should be usable by any any business and should +always do the right thing in the background. Businesses should never find that +they have outgrown the software. + +* Focus on Small to Midsize Businesses: LSMB's core market will remain in the +small to midsize market. 6: Get Involved Contributors should start by joining the LedgerSMB users and devel lists. Code |