xoonips 3.32 : Neuroinformatics Base Platform System 

Copyright (C) 2005-2008 RIKEN, Japan All rights reserved.

Managed by Neuroinformatics Japan Center, RIKEN Brain Science Institute.


DESCRIPTION:
  XooNIps is Neuroinformatics Base Platform System based on the XOOPS.

LICENSE:
  This software was provided under GPL (The GNU General Public License)
  version 2. See COPYING.txt file for more detail.

Change Logs:
  2008-04-14   3.32
   * fixed critical bug of XooNIps XML-RPC API.
   * fixed wrong templates.
   * fixed cumulative minor bugs.

  2007-11-02   3.31
   * fixed printer friendly page of metadata search results.
   * fixed wrong templates.
   * revised event log feature.
   * fixed violation of the OAI-PMH response.
   * enhanced XooNIps configuration check in the admin page.
   * increaced compatibility with sysutil language selection module.
   * fixed cumulative minor bugs.

  2007-07-02   3.30
   * initial release from RIKEN BSI Neuroinformatics Japan Center.
   * revised the user registration work flow.
   * revised the XooNIps administration pages.
   * implemented OAI-PMH verb 'ListSets' response.
   * implemented graph plotting of the access logs for the site statistics.
   * implemented item management pages into the XooNIps administration page.
   * modified the download process of attachment files.
   * modified the item detail page for the access URL fixation.
   * enabled to use proxy connection for the access to external web sites.
   * showed the index tree node into the item listing page.
   * added SEO code for the browser title and the attachment file downloading.
   * implemented XML-RPC API for the client applications.
   * updated logo icons.
   * fixed many invalid HTML grammars.
   * fixed many serious security problems.
   * fixed other cumulative bugs.

  2007-03-08   3.24
   * final release from RIKEN BSI Neuroinformatics Laboratory.

Directories Layout:
  |- README.txt          This file
  |- COPYING.txt         License information
  |- xoonips             XooNIps module
  |- itemtypes           Item type modules for the XooNIps
  |   |- xnpbook         Book item type module
  |   |- xnpconference   Conference item type module
  |   |- xnpdata         Data item type module
  |   |- xnpfiles        File item type module
  |   |- xnpmemo         Memo item type module
  |   |- xnpmodel        Model item type module
  |   |- xnppaper        Paper item type module
  |   |- xnppresentation Presentation item type module
  |   |- xnpsimulator    Simulator item type module
  |   |- xnpstimulus     Stimulus item type module
  |   |- xnptool         Tool item type module
  |   -- xnpurl          Url item type module
  |- themes              XooNIps project designed XOOPS themes
  |   |- XooNIps-III     Nice xoonips theme
  |   -- xoonips         Simple xoonips theme
  -- contrib             Information of the third vendor provided modules and 
                         libraries (see contrib/LIST.txt for more detail)

Install:
 1) put 'xoonips' directory to the XOOPS modules directory.
 2) push install button of xoonips module on the XOOPS module administration
    page.
 3) choose item type modules from under 'itemtypes' directory.
 4) put your chosen item type modules to the XOOPS modules directory.
 5) push install button of item types modules on the XOOPS module
    administration page respectively.
 6) put XooNIps project designed XOOPS themes to the XOOPS themes directory,
    if you want to use.

Setup:
 1) configure XooNIps system settings on the XooNIps administration page.
 2) decide site policies and configure these policies on the XooNIps
    administration page.

Upgrade:
 0) !!!!VERY IMPORTANT!!!!
    check your using XooNIps version. the upgrade supported versions of
    the XooNIps are 3.24 or later. if you don't use these supported 
    versions then you have to upgrade once to version 3.24 before to use
    this version.
 1) override 'xoonips' module and each item type module to your XOOPS
    modules directory.
 2) push upgrade button of these modules on the XOOPS module administration
    page respectively.


Acknowledgments:
  * The XooNIps project would like to thank KEIO University, who have made
    significant contributions to the development and implementation of the
    XooNIps.
