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To: devwoda <woda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
From: Xavier Brochard <xavier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 12:26:54 +0100
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Hi Malcolm

I want to send this email on the list, is it ok for you?

xavier

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Subject: help needed for finishing new Woda version
Hello list

This is not a secret: 
the new Woda version is nearly finished since... june or july

Problem is lack of time and, honestly, motivation - who said "thank you" when 
we (Malcolm and I) released 4.610 ? Another big problem comes from me: I've 
done a lot of things alone while I should have work with Malcolm. But forget 
this, we need to go ahead.

Please help me, this will hep you! :-)

This upcoming version is a big step toward the "revival" of Woda. The main 
reason is that Ziga had gently given all the functions from rent-a-db.com. 
That means: 
  - creating dbs on the fly or from templates or from another db
  - then modify your db on the fly (and revert changes if you need) 
  - change icons, style and layout on the fly
  - and a few other things...
It contains also fixes for a lot of little annoyances, little bugs, unused 
code, obsolete html, etc. This concern both users and db admin. Security is 
also improved. And of course, some important bugs are fixed.

There is only small tasks needed to be done. 
They are (only 1 to 4 are mandatory for release):

1 - remove last multilines call ($*) and update code 
2 - update installation script 
3 - test install, test update from previous versions
4 - check the importance of unresolved bugs :
     listed on https://bugs.launchpad.net/woda
     (some of them are only reminders for things to do)
5 - update translations :
     because of changes in the code, translations files 
     doesn't work anymore. I've build a database to update 
     them, even in unknown languages.
6 - update the wiki for the new version (test it first):
     please, everyone, do create an account on the wiki 
     on http://woda.sf.net
     currently new account creation is closed because of 
     spammers (sourceforge doesn't allow to use anti-spam 
     system connected to external source) but I can 
     temporary open it - request it here.
7 - add an anti-spam system to the wiki (PHP knowledge required) 

There is a TODO reminder here http://woda.sourceforge.net/Todo4620

Xavier
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