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 | |---------------------------------------------------------------------|