Release Name: 4.0.0-beta-1

        Notes:
        This is the second beta release of SQL Clinic 4. 

*** this release fixes a broken SEQUENCE found in beta-0 
and includes an upgrade script previously unavailable ***

As with beta-0 this package is still being tested.  
Please report any problems. 

(There is no windows zip archive for beta-1 available for download as sourceforge's 
broken  UI insisted on making the win32 zip file the default download. It isn't 
ready for primetime and so it was removed. If you would like a copy send us a note).

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** Release Notes for SQL Clinic Version 4.0.0 **

This is beta code - please report any problems.

It is a complete rewrite of SQL Clinic and reflects the fact 
that it follows five years after the last stable release 
(2.3.1 in 2004). 

There are no help files, no billing module and no frills in this beta release.
The upgrade scripts (SQL source that modifies the database schema) are
also not finished and are not included here.  All of these items will be
included in the first non-beta release, or earlier, if possible. If you would 
like an upgrade script to use at your own risk, drop us a line.

The new code should be relatively stable, however, we'd appreciate hearing 
about any bugs. 

About the Major Version iteration:

Shortly after the Iraq War began we were approached by a team of
progressive programmers from Portland, Oregon.  They were interested in
porting SQL Clinic for mental health clinics in Oregon. We collaborated with 
our colleagues (most of whom were in Free Geek at the time) on what was to 
be SQL Clinic 3 until it became clear that modifications needed for Oregon's 
regulatory bodies, the target client population and the agency funding the 
work were not compatible with the generic source tree. In addition, SQL 

Clinic developers were looking to remove any perl modules that are not 
commonly available on the average web host as many of our clients use web 
hosts. This conflicted with the desire of the Portland programmers to use 
template::toolkit in order to exploit its advanced features. An amicable 
parting of the ways resulted in SQL Clinic 3 (Portland) going its own way (and 
eventually becoming Elemental Clinic, now produced and supported by Open 
Sourcery). The rewrite of SQL Clinic 2 (New York) became SQL Clinic 4 after 
the project forked.

In addition to a project fork the SQL Clinic team has changed. In a tragic 
series of events two of our key members, Peter Puckall and Ariel Brosh, both 
died during the rewrite. In happier news, Ingo Assenmacher married and left 
the project (and is soon to be a father!)  The Regina Project thus folded and 
the new SQL Clinic team consists of Thomas Good (programmer), Thomas 
Miles (documentation) and Alf Stockton (web host).