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Version 3.0.0.0 Release Notes

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Overall Status

Your V3.0.0.0 installer installs the first production-ready release of ]project-open[ V3.0. However, please consult the "PO Configuration Guide" for the configuration of a production server with security configuration, backup, etc.

Supported Platforms

Supported:

  • Windows 2000 (professional & server)
  • Windows XP
  • Windows 2003 Server
  • Novell/SuSE Linux 9.1
  • Novell/SuSE Linux 9.2

Does not run on:

  • Windows ME,
  • Windows 98
  • Debian "Woody" stable
Probably runs on:
  • Linux 2.6.x in general
  • Sun Solaris
  • Apple OS X 10.x
  • FreeBSD

]project-open[ does not work on the non supported platforms because of an issues with the PostgreSQL database.

Installation Instructions

  1. Please connect to the Internet or to a local netowrk:
    You will need to be connected to the Internet or to a local network during the installation process.
    Windows disables its network services completely if there is no network connection.
  2. Please disable the local firewall of your computer:
    Please disable the firewall of your computer (of your antivirus software or Windows XP SP2 Firewall etc.) while installing ]po[.
    We are going to install two components (AOLServer and PostgreSQL database) that need to communicate with each other on port 5432 of your computer.
  3. Please uninstall "CygWin":
    CygWin is a Unix environment for Windows from RedHat. The installer comes with its own version of CygWin which conflicts with an existing installation.
  4. Please uninstall or disable "PostgreSQL":
    The installer comes with its own version of PostgreSQL which may conflict with an existing installation.
  5. Please use the default values provided by the installer:
    Please use the default values provided by the installer unless you know what you are doing.
  6. Please only install on C:\:
    This is a temporary restriction that will fall in one of the later versions.

For more details please see the full installation instructions.

Known Issues

There aren't any major issues issues with your current version. Here are some of the remaining issues:

Help is Available

If you should encounter any difficulties please post a message with information where you got stuck. Also, you can post a message if everything went smooth... Please include a detailed description with your operating system version, the ]project-open[ version and any other details that you can get hold of.

Also, there is a "Diagnosing Errors" page available that covers frequent cases.

Where to go From Here

The first thing you should do right now is to post a message in the ]project-open[discussion forum saying that you installed the system successfully (or specify the issues that you had). This is your ticket for future support ... :-)

Then:

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