From mkanat at bugzilla.org Thu May 10 00:07:44 2007 From: mkanat at bugzilla.org (Max Kanat-Alexander) Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 17:07:44 -0700 Subject: [ANN] Bugzilla 2.18 Reaches End-Of-Life Message-ID: <20070510000909.68E021800B@help.trusthosting.net> With the release of Bugzilla 3.0, the Bugzilla 2.18 series has reached End Of Life. That means that no new 2.18 versions will be released, even if there are security issues discovered in 2.18 versions. The very last 2.18 version was 2.18.6, and there will not be any newer 2.18 versions. We recommend that all users of Bugzilla 2.18.x upgrade to Bugzilla 3.0 as soon as possible. Upgrading is fairly straightforward, and you can see the upgrade instructions in the Bugzilla 3.0 release notes: http://www.bugzilla.org/releases/3.0/release-notes.html#v30_upgrading -Max Kanat-Alexander Release Manager, Bugzilla Project -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: not available URL: From mkanat at bugzilla.org Thu May 10 05:57:58 2007 From: mkanat at bugzilla.org (Max Kanat-Alexander) Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 22:57:58 -0700 Subject: [ANN] Release of Bugzilla 3.0! Message-ID: <20070510055927.CEC18118031@help.trusthosting.net> In 1998, the first open-source version of Bugzilla, 2.0, was released to the world without much fanfare, just this little post on the netscape.public.mozilla.announce mailing list: mozilla.org's bugsystem, "Bugzilla", has been completely rewritten. We like the new version much better, and hope you will too. Best of all, the source is now available, distributed under the MPL. Learn more at http://www.mozilla.org/bugs/. - Terry http://people.netscape.com/terry/ Nine years later, Bugzilla is used by thousands of companies around the world with millions of total users. It has become the de-facto standard in open-source bug tracking. Thousands of companies have moved away from their costly commercial bug-tracking systems to Bugzilla, usually finding Bugzilla more flexible and more full-featured than the system they'd been paying thousands or hundreds of thousands of dollars for, and proving that open source software really can produce a competitive product. Today, the Bugzilla Project is extremely proud to announce the release of Bugzilla 3.0, and just like Terry said in 1998, "We like the new version much better, and hope you will too." :-) Here's just a sampling of the major new features in version 3.0: * Custom Fields * mod_perl support for greatly-improved performance * Per-Product Permissions * XML-RPC Interface * Create and Modify Bugs by Email * And even more. See all the new features at: http://www.bugzilla.org/releases/3.0/new-features.html Bugzilla 3.0 also has a much-improved code base over previous versions of Bugzilla. Improvements are still happening, but long-time customizers and coders of Bugzilla will notice significant improvements. And if you haven't seen Bugzilla code since 2.16 or so, prepare to be (pleasantly) surprised! As always, we welcome open source contributors to Bugzilla, which is built entirely by volunteers around the world. You too can be part of the team that makes a product used by thousands of people daily. And you don't have to be a programmer, either! See all the ways to contribute at bugzilla.org: http://www.bugzilla.org/contribute/ We hope that you enjoy Bugzilla 3.0! Download -------- Bugzilla is available at: http://www.bugzilla.org/download/ Release Notes & Changes ----------------------- Before installing or upgrading, it is VERY IMPORTANT to read the Release Notes: http://www.bugzilla.org/releases/3.0/release-notes.html To see a list of all changes between your version of Bugzilla and the current version of Bugzilla, you can use the chart at: http://www.bugzilla.org/status/changes.html Report Bugs ----------- If you find a bug in Bugzilla, please report it! Instructions are at this URL: http://www.bugzilla.org/developers/reporting_bugs.html Try Out Bugzilla ---------------- If you'd like to test-drive Bugzilla, you can use the demo installations of Bugzilla at: http://landfill.bugzilla.org/ Support ------- You can ask questions for free on the mailing lists (or in IRC) about Bugzilla, or you can hire a paid consultant to help you out: Free Support: http://www.bugzilla.org/support/ Paid Support: http://www.bugzilla.org/support/consulting.html About Bugzilla -------------- Bugzilla is a "Defect Tracking System" or "Bug-Tracking System." Defect Tracking Systems allow individual or groups of developers to keep track of outstanding bugs in their product effectively. Most commercial defect-tracking software vendors charge enormous licensing fees. Despite being "free", Bugzilla has many features its expensive counterparts lack. Consequently, Bugzilla has quickly become a favorite of hundreds of organizations across the globe, and is widely regarded as one of the top defect-tracking systems available. See http://www.bugzilla.org/about/ for more details. -Max Kanat-Alexander Release Manager, Bugzilla Project -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: not available URL: