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diff --git a/doc/release_notes b/doc/release_notes new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8809ce0a --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/release_notes @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +RELEASE NOTES +LedgerSMB 2.6.17 + +1: Welcome to LedgerSMB + +LedgerSMB is an accounting and ERP program initially aimed at small to midsize +businesses. Currently the financials and supply chain management modules are +fairly complete, while other modules such as project management exist in a +rudamentary form. The initial features are identical to SQL-Ledger 2.6.17 from +which it was derived, but it is expected that the feature set will diverge over +time. + +2: Differences between LedgerSMB and SQL-Ledger(TM) + +2.1: Login name restrictions +Logins in SQL-Ledger can contain any printable characters. In LedgerSMB these +are restricted to alphanumeric characters and the symbols ., @, _, and -. + +2.2: Session handling +SQL-Ledger as of 2.6.17 uses session tokens for authentication. These tokens +are based on the current timestamp and therefore insecure. Furthermore, these +tokens are not tracked on the server, so one can easily forge credentials for +either the main application or the administrative interface. + +LedgerSMB stores the sessions in the database. These are generated as md5 sums +of random numbers and are believed to be reasonably secure. The sessions time +out after a period of inactivity. As of the initial release both +SQL-Ledger-style session ID's and the newer version are required to access the +application. In future versions, the SQL-Ledger style session ID's will +probably be removed. + +2.3: Database Changes +Under certain circumstances where the Chart of Accounts is improperly modified, +it is possible to post transactions such that a portion of the transaction is +put into a NULL account. LedgerSMB does not allow NULL values in the chart id +field of the transaction. + +Also, the transaction amount has been changed from FLOAT to NUMERIC so that +arbitrary precision mathematics can be used in third party reports. This ought +to also allow SQL-Ledger to properly scale up better as SUM operations on +floating points are unsafe for large numbers of records where accounting data is +involved. + +3: 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. + +4: Get Involved +Contributors should start by joining the LedgerSMB users and devel lists. Code +contributions at the moment must be committed by either project maintainer and +should be submitted either using the patches interface at Sourceforge or the +devel mailing lists. + +Additionally, we can use help in QA, documentation, advocacy, and many other +places. + +SQL-Ledger is a registered trademark of DWS systems and is not affiliated with +this project or its members in any way. |