[LAA] Rivendell v4.0.0beta1

On behalf of the entire Rivendell development team, I'm pleased to announce the availability of the first public beta release of the next major version of Rivendell, v4.0.0beta1. Rivendell is a full-featured radio automation system targeted for use in professional broadcast environments. It is available under the GNU General Public License version 2. From the 'NEWS' file: *** snip snip *** Second beta release of Rivendell v4.x. Be sure to read the INSTALL document, as major changes in software dependencies have occurred. Major Changes Between v3.x and v4.x: Qt Toolkit. Rivendell v4.x uses and is fully compatibile with major version 5 of Qt (Qt5). See the INSTALL documents for specifics. MySQL Compatibility. Rivendell v4.x aims for full compatibility with MySQL 8.0 and earlier versions in their default installation configurations. Database Update: This version of Rivendell uses database schema version 349, and will automatically upgrade any earlier versions. To see the current schema version prior to upgrade, see RDAdmin->SystemInfo. *** snip snip *** In addition to the Rivendell application code, I’m also pleased to announce the availability of two new installation systems for Rivendell 4: For RedHat/CentOS 7: https://software.paravelsystems.com/howtos/CentOS/7rd4/ For UbuntuStudio 20.04 LTS “Focal Fossa”: https://software.paravelsystems.com/howtos/ubuntu/focal/ Please feel free to spin up either environment and put the system through its paces. Please create an Issue report for any problems found at: https://github.com/ElvishArtisan/rivendell/issues Be sure to mention both the version of Rivendell and distribution used. Cheers! |---------------------------------------------------------------------| | Frederick F. Gleason, Jr. | Chief Developer | | | Paravel Systems | |---------------------------------------------------------------------| | A room without books is like a body without a soul. | | | | -- Cicero | |---------------------------------------------------------------------|