On behalf of the entire Rivendell development team, I'm pleased to announce the availability of the third public beta release of the next major version of Rivendell, v4.0.0beta2. 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 *** Third 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. RDAirPlay. The rdairplay(1) has been completely overhauled, and now supports dynamic resizeability as well as a revamped level metering system. RDPanel. The rdpanel(1) now supports dynamic resizing. Database Update: This version of Rivendell uses database schema version 350, and will automatically upgrade any earlier versions. To see the current schema version prior to upgrade, see RDAdmin->SystemInfo. Be sure to run 'rddbmgr --modify' (as root) immediately after upgrading to allow any necessary changes to the database schema to be applied. *** snip snip *** New installations of Rivendell v4.x can be generated using one of the following two online installers: For RedHat/CentOS 7: https://software.paravelsystems.com/howtos/CentOS/7rd4/ <https://software.paravelsystems.com/howtos/CentOS/7rd4/> For UbuntuStudio 20.04 LTS “Focal Fossa”: https://software.paravelsystems.com/howtos/ubuntu/focal/ <https://software.paravelsystems.com/howtos/ubuntu/focal/> If you have already installed a previous Rivendell v4.x beta, you can upgrade that installation to v4.0.0beta2 by means of the following commands: For RedHat/CentOS 7: sudo yum clean expire-cache sudo yum update rivendell For UbuntuStudio 20.04 LTS “Focal Fossa”: sudo apt update sudo apt upgrade rivendell 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 <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 | |---------------------------------------------------------------------|