[ANN] Release of Bugzilla 4.4 and 4.2.6

[David Lawrence]

  Today the Bugzilla Project is extremely proud to announce the release of
Bugzilla 4.4! It has been over a year since we released Bugzilla 4.2 on
February 2012, and this new major release comes with several new features and
improvements. This release contains major improvements to WebServices, which
were our main target in this release, a rewritten tagging system, a real MIME
type auto-detection for attachments, improved support for Oracle, performance
improvements and lots of other enhancements. In addition, we are also releasing
a bug fix update for the 4.2.x series.

  Bugzilla 4.4 is our best release yet, and we hope that you enjoy
and appreciate the results of this past year of hard work by our
entirely-volunteer community.

  Bugzilla 4.2.6 is a bug fix update for the 4.2 branch.

  Please note that the release of Bugzilla 4.4 also marks End Of Life
for the Bugzilla 3.6 series, meaning that there will be no further
updates for the 3.6.x series, even if there are serious security issues
found in that series. We recommend that all installations running the
3.6 series upgrade as soon as possible to 4.4.


Download
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Bugzilla is available at:

  http://www.bugzilla.org/download/


Release Notes & Changes
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Before installing or upgrading, you should read the Release Notes for
this version of Bugzilla:

  4.4: http://www.bugzilla.org/releases/4.4/release-notes.html
  4.2.6: http://www.bugzilla.org/releases/4.2.6/release-notes.html

It is VERY IMPORTANT to read the Release Notes if you are
upgrading from one major version to another (like 3.6.x to 4.4.x).

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


The Bugzilla Update
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You can see the latest updates from the Bugzilla Project and
the status of Bugzilla development on The Bugzilla Update:

  http://bugzillaupdate.wordpress.com/

Also, you can follow the Bugzilla Project on Twitter for frequent
updates on new features being developed in Bugzilla, our current
release plans, and much more:

  http://twitter.com/#!/bugzilla


Report Bugs
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If you find a bug in Bugzilla, please report it! Instructions are
at this URL:

  http://www.bugzilla.org/developers/reporting_bugs.html


Support
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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
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  Bugzilla is a "Defect Tracking System" or "Bug-Tracking System."
Defect Tracking Systems allow individuals 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 thousands 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.

  - David Lawrence
  Release Manager, Bugzilla Project