diff --git a/bin/addons/base/base_update.xml b/bin/addons/base/base_update.xml
index 994992b69c0..5db326cf0d6 100644
--- a/bin/addons/base/base_update.xml
+++ b/bin/addons/base/base_update.xml
@@ -280,18 +280,24 @@
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
               <data>
                 <form position="attributes">
-                  <attribute name="string">Select your Interface</attribute>
+                  <attribute name="string">Choose Your Interface</attribute>
                 </form>
-
-                <group string="res_config_contents" position="replace">
-                  <label colspan="4" align="0.0" string="Choose between the simplified interface and the extended one."/>
-                  <newline/>
-                  <label colspan="4" align="0.0" string="If you are testing OpenERP or using it for the first time, we suggest you use the simplified interface. It has less options and fields but is easier to understand."/>
-                  <newline/>
-                  <label colspan="4" align="0.0" string="You will be able to switch to the extended interface later."/>
-                  <separator string="Choose Your Interface" colspan="4"/>
-                  <field colspan="2" name="view" nolabel="1"/>
-                </group>
+				<xpath expr="//label[@string='description']"
+	                 position="attributes">
+	            <attribute name="string">Choose between the simplified interface and the extended one. If you are testing OpenERP or using it for the first time, We suggest you use the simplified interface. It has less options and fields but is easier to understand. You will be able to switch to the extended interface later.</attribute>
+	          </xpath>
+	          <xpath expr='//separator[@string="title"]' position='attributes'>
+	          	  <attribute name='string'>Choose Your Interface</attribute>
+	          </xpath>
+	          <xpath expr='//separator[@string="vsep"]' position='attributes'>
+	          	  <attribute name='string'></attribute>
+	          	  <attribute name='rowspan'>14</attribute>
+		      </xpath>
+               <group string="res_config_contents" position="replace">
+	              	<group colspan="4">
+	              		<field colspan="4" name="view" nolabel="1"/>
+					</group>
+            	</group>
                 <xpath expr='//button[@name="action_skip"]' position='replace'/>
                 <xpath expr='//button[@name="action_next"]' position='attributes'>
                   <attribute name='string'>Set</attribute>
@@ -320,6 +326,5 @@
             <field name="action_id" ref="action_config_simple_view_form"/>
             <field name="sequence">1</field>
         </record>
-
     </data>
 </openerp>
diff --git a/bin/addons/base/ir/ir.xml b/bin/addons/base/ir/ir.xml
index 2644ebd3706..c23a2f689a3 100644
--- a/bin/addons/base/ir/ir.xml
+++ b/bin/addons/base/ir/ir.xml
@@ -1352,6 +1352,7 @@
                     <field name="sequence"/>
                     <field name="action_id" select="1"/>
                     <field name="state"/>
+                    <button name="action_id" states="open,skip" string="Launch" type="action" icon="gtk-execute" help="Launch Configuration Wizard"/>
                 </tree>
             </field>
         </record>
@@ -1365,6 +1366,11 @@
                     <field name="action_id" select="1"/>
                     <field name="restart"/>
                     <field name="state"/>
+                    <notebook colspan="4">
+                        <page string="Groups">
+                    		<field name="groups_id" nolabel="1" colspan="4"/>
+                    	</page>
+                    </notebook>
                 </form>
             </field>
         </record>
diff --git a/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_actions.py b/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_actions.py
index 200aa09db7f..4432ebe62e9 100644
--- a/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_actions.py
+++ b/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_actions.py
@@ -737,6 +737,7 @@ class ir_actions_todo(osv.osv):
         'state': fields.selection(TODO_STATES, string='State', required=True),
         'name':fields.char('Name', size=64),
         'restart': fields.selection([('onskip','On Skip'),('always','Always'),('never','Never')],'Restart',required=True),
+        'groups_id':fields.many2many('res.groups', 'res_groups_action_rel', 'uid', 'gid', 'Groups'),
         'note':fields.text('Text', translate=True),
     }
     _defaults={
diff --git a/bin/addons/base/res/config_pixmaps/1.png b/bin/addons/base/res/config_pixmaps/1.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..82b1df61251
Binary files /dev/null and b/bin/addons/base/res/config_pixmaps/1.png differ
diff --git a/bin/addons/base/res/config_pixmaps/2.png b/bin/addons/base/res/config_pixmaps/2.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b883d17e17e
Binary files /dev/null and b/bin/addons/base/res/config_pixmaps/2.png differ
diff --git a/bin/addons/base/res/config_pixmaps/3.png b/bin/addons/base/res/config_pixmaps/3.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5d6a19d2880
Binary files /dev/null and b/bin/addons/base/res/config_pixmaps/3.png differ
diff --git a/bin/addons/base/res/partner/partner.py b/bin/addons/base/res/partner/partner.py
index 0cdf3d927d4..3e890e6efed 100644
--- a/bin/addons/base/res/partner/partner.py
+++ b/bin/addons/base/res/partner/partner.py
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class res_partner(osv.osv):
         'title': fields.selection(_partner_title_get, 'Title', size=32),
         'parent_id': fields.many2one('res.partner','Parent Partner', select=2),
         'child_ids': fields.one2many('res.partner', 'parent_id', 'Partner Ref.'),
-        'ref': fields.char('Code', size=64),
+        'ref': fields.char('Reference', size=64),
         'lang': fields.selection(_lang_get, 'Language', size=5, help="If the selected language is loaded in the system, all documents related to this partner will be printed in this language. If not, it will be english."),
         'user_id': fields.many2one('res.users', 'Salesman', help='The internal user that is in charge of communicating with this partner if any.'),
         'vat': fields.char('VAT',size=32 ,help="Value Added Tax number. Check the box if the partner is subjected to the VAT. Used by the VAT legal statement."),
@@ -151,7 +151,9 @@ class res_partner(osv.osv):
         'supplier': fields.boolean('Supplier', help="Check this box if the partner is a supplier. If it's not checked, purchase people will not see it when encoding a purchase order."),
         'city': fields.related('address', 'city', type='char', string='City'), 
         'phone': fields.related('address', 'phone', type='char', string='Phone'), 
-        'country': fields.related('address', 'country_id', type='many2one', relation='res.country', string='Country'), 
+        'country': fields.related('address', 'country_id', type='many2one', relation='res.country', string='Country'),
+        'employee': fields.boolean('Employee', help="Check this box if the partner is an Employee."),
+        'email': fields.related('address', 'email', type='char', size=240, string='E-mail'),
         'company_id': fields.many2one('res.company', 'Company', select=1), 
     }
 
diff --git a/bin/addons/base/res/partner/partner_report.xml b/bin/addons/base/res/partner/partner_report.xml
index b4057414f56..61e3876527f 100644
--- a/bin/addons/base/res/partner/partner_report.xml
+++ b/bin/addons/base/res/partner/partner_report.xml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <openerp>
     <data>
-        <report id="res_partner_address_report" model="res.partner" name="res.partner.address" string="Labels" xml="base/res/partner/report/partner_address.xml" xsl="base/res/partner/report/partner_address.xsl"/>
-        <!-- 
+        <report id="res_partner_address_report" model="res.partner" name="res.partner.address" string="Labels" xml="base/res/partner/report/partner_address.xml" xsl="base/res/partner/report/partner_address.xsl" groups="base.group_extended"/>
+        <!--
 		<report string="Business Cards" model="res.partner" name="res.partner.businesscard" xml="base/res/partner/report/business_card.xml" xsl="base/res/partner/report/business_card.xsl"/>
 		-->
     </data>
diff --git a/bin/addons/base/res/partner/partner_view.xml b/bin/addons/base/res/partner/partner_view.xml
index 38dbeb34bc8..840ee132481 100644
--- a/bin/addons/base/res/partner/partner_view.xml
+++ b/bin/addons/base/res/partner/partner_view.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
         <menuitem id="menu_base_config" name="Configuration" parent="menu_base_partner" sequence="9"
             groups="group_system"/>
 
-        <menuitem id="menu_base_config_partner" name="Partners" parent="menu_base_config" sequence="10" />
+        <menuitem id="menu_base_config_partner" name="Partners" parent="menu_base_config" sequence="10" groups="base.group_extended"/>
         <menuitem id="menu_base_config_contact" name="Contacts" parent="menu_base_config" sequence="20" />
 
         <!--
@@ -249,10 +249,11 @@
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <tree string="Partners">
                     <field name="name"/>
-                    <field name="ref"/>
+                    <field name="ref" groups="base.group_extended"/>
                     <field name="phone"/>
                     <field name="city"/>
                     <field name="country"/>
+                    <field name="email"/>
                     <field name="lang"/>
                     <field name="user_id"/>
                 </tree>
@@ -275,6 +276,7 @@
                         <group colspan="1" col="2">
                             <field name="customer" select="1"/>
                             <field name="supplier"/>
+                            <field name="employee"/>
                         </group>
                     </group>
                     <notebook colspan="4">
@@ -315,7 +317,7 @@
                                 </tree>
                             </field>
                             <separator colspan="4" string="Categories"/>
-                            <field colspan="4" name="category_id" nolabel="1" height="90"/>
+                            <field colspan="4" name="category_id" nolabel="1" height="90" groups="base.group_extended"/>
                         </page>
                         <page string="Sales &amp; Purchases">
                             <separator string="General Information" colspan="4"/>
@@ -349,6 +351,7 @@
                         <separator orientation="vertical"/>
                         <filter string="Customers" icon="terp-partner" domain="[('customer','=',1)]" help="Customer Partners"/>
                         <filter string="Suppliers" icon="terp-partner" domain="[('supplier','=',1)]" help="Supplier Partners"/>
+                         <filter string="Employees" icon="terp-partner" domain="[('employee','=',1)]" help="Employee Partners"/>
                         <separator orientation="vertical"/>
                         <field name="name" select="1"/>
                         <field name="address" select="1"/>
@@ -406,6 +409,16 @@
             <field name="filter" eval="True"/>
         </record>
 
+        <record id="action_partner_employee_form" model="ir.actions.act_window">
+            <field name="name">Employees</field>
+            <field name="type">ir.actions.act_window</field>
+            <field name="res_model">res.partner</field>
+            <field name="view_type">form</field>
+            <field name="domain">[('employee','=',1)]</field>
+            <field name="context">{'default_customer':0, 'default_supplier':0 , 'default_employee':1}</field>
+            <field name="filter" eval="True"/>
+        </record>
+
         <record id="action_partner_other_form" model="ir.actions.act_window">
             <field name="name">Other Partners</field>
             <field name="type">ir.actions.act_window</field>
@@ -621,7 +634,16 @@
         <act_window domain="[('partner_id', '=', active_id)]"
             id="act_res_partner_event" name="Events"
             res_model="res.partner.event"
-            src_model="res.partner"/>
+            src_model="res.partner"
+            groups="base.group_extended"
+            />
+
+        <record id="ir_ui_view_sc_partner0" model="ir.ui.view_sc">
+            <field name="name">Partner</field>
+            <field name="resource">ir.ui.menu</field>
+            <field name="user_id" ref="base.user_root"/>
+             <field name="res_id" ref="menu_partner_form"/>
+        </record>
 
     </data>
 </openerp>
diff --git a/bin/addons/base/res/res_config.py b/bin/addons/base/res/res_config.py
index 68a5a383cbb..e885476eef4 100644
--- a/bin/addons/base/res/res_config.py
+++ b/bin/addons/base/res/res_config.py
@@ -19,13 +19,19 @@
 #
 ##############################################################################
 
+import os
+import base64
+import random
 from operator import attrgetter
 
 from osv import osv, fields
+import tools
 from tools.translate import _
 import netsvc
 import pooler
 
+
+
 class res_config_configurable(osv.osv_memory):
     ''' Base classes for new-style configuration items
 
@@ -45,11 +51,19 @@ class res_config_configurable(osv.osv_memory):
             return round(open*100./total)
         return 100.
 
+    def _get_image(self, cr, uid, context=None):
+        file_no = str(random.randint(1,3))
+        path = os.path.join('base','res','config_pixmaps/%s.png'%file_no)
+        file_data = tools.file_open(path,'rb').read()
+        return base64.encodestring(file_data)
+
     _columns = dict(
-        progress=fields.float('Configuration Progress', readonly=True),
+        progress = fields.float('Configuration Progress', readonly=True),
+        config_logo = fields.binary('Image', readonly=True),
         )
     _defaults = dict(
-        progress=_progress
+        progress = _progress,
+        config_logo = _get_image
         )
 
     def _next_action(self, cr, uid):
@@ -58,8 +72,18 @@ class res_config_configurable(osv.osv_memory):
                                   'getting next %s' % todos)
         active_todos = todos.search(cr, uid, [('state','=','open')],
                                     limit=1)
+        dont_skip_todo = True
         if active_todos:
-            return todos.browse(cr, uid, active_todos[0], context=None)
+            todo_obj = todos.browse(cr, uid, active_todos[0], context=None)
+            todo_groups = map(lambda x:x.id, todo_obj.groups_id)
+            if todo_groups:
+                cr.execute("select 1 from res_groups_users_rel where uid=%s and gid=ANY(%s)",(uid, todo_groups,))
+                dont_skip_todo = bool(cr.fetchone())
+            if dont_skip_todo:
+                return todos.browse(cr, uid, active_todos[0], context=None)
+            else:
+                todos.write(cr, uid, active_todos[0], {'state':'skip'}, context=None)
+                return self._next_action(cr, uid)
         return None
 
     def _set_previous_todo(self, cr, uid, state):
diff --git a/bin/addons/base/res/res_config.xml b/bin/addons/base/res/res_config.xml
index 11d753018c2..6d22a0a6a8b 100644
--- a/bin/addons/base/res/res_config.xml
+++ b/bin/addons/base/res/res_config.xml
@@ -5,22 +5,29 @@
       <field name="model">res.config</field>
       <field name="type">form</field>
       <field name="arch" type="xml">
-        <form>
-          <group string="res_config_contents">
-          </group>
-          <separator string="" colspan="4"/>
-          <group colspan="4" col="8">
-            <field name="progress" widget="progressbar"/>
-            <label string="" colspan="3"/>
-            <group colspan="1" col="2">
-              <button name="action_skip" icon="gtk-goto-last" special="cancel"
-                      type="object" string="Skip"/>
-            </group>
-            <group colspan="1" col="2">
-              <button name="action_next" icon="gtk-go-forward"
-                      type="object" string="Next"/>
-            </group>
-          </group>
+       <form>
+    		<group colspan="4" col="8">
+              	<group colspan="3" width="200" height="250">
+                	<field name="config_logo" widget="image" width="150" height="100" nolabel="1" colspan="1"/>
+                	<newline/>
+                	<label align="0.0" string="description" width="200" colspan="2"/>
+              	</group>
+              	<separator string="vsep" position="vertical" colspan="1" rowspan="12"/>
+            	<group colspan="4">
+              		<separator string="title" colspan="4"/>
+              		<group string="res_config_contents"/>
+            	</group>
+			</group>
+            	<group colspan="8" col="8">
+            		<separator string="" colspan="8"/>
+            		<group colspan="4" width="220">
+            			<field name="progress" widget="progressbar" nolabel="1" colspan="2"/>
+            		</group>
+		 	 		<button name="action_skip" icon="gtk-jump-to" special="cancel"
+	                    	type="object" string="Skip" colspan="1"/>
+	                <button name="action_next" icon="gtk-go-forward"
+	                	 type="object" string="Next" colspan="1"/>
+           </group>
         </form>
       </field>
     </record>
@@ -52,32 +59,29 @@
       <field name="model">res.config.installer</field>
       <field name="type">form</field>
       <field name="arch" type="xml">
-
         <form>
-          <group colspan="4">
-            <separator string="title" colspan="4"/>
-            <group colspan="4" col="10">
-              <group colspan="2">
-                <image name="gtk-dialog-info"/>
-                <newline/>
-                <label align="0.0" string="description" width="200"/>
-              </group>
-              <group colspan="8"/>
-            </group>
-          </group>
-          <separator string="" colspan="4"/>
-          <group colspan="4" col="8">
-            <field name="progress" widget="progressbar"/>
-            <label string="" colspan="3"/>
-            <group colspan="1" col="2">
-              <button name="action_skip" icon="gtk-goto-last" special="cancel"
-                      type="object" string="Skip"/>
-            </group>
-            <group colspan="1" col="2">
-              <button name="action_next" icon="gtk-go-forward"
-                      type="object" string="Install Modules"/>
-            </group>
-          </group>
+        	<group colspan="4" col="8">
+              	<group colspan="3" width="200" height="250">
+                	<field name="config_logo" widget="image" width="150" height="100" nolabel="1" colspan="1"/>
+                	<newline/>
+                	<label align="0.0" string="description" width="200" colspan="2"/>
+              	</group>
+              	<separator string="vsep" position="vertical" colspan="1" rowspan="12"/>
+            	<group colspan="4">
+              		<separator string="title" colspan="4"/>
+              		<group colspan="8"/>
+            	</group>
+			</group>
+            	<group colspan="8" col="8">
+            		<separator string="" colspan="8"/>
+            		<group colspan="4" width="220">
+            			<field name="progress" widget="progressbar" nolabel="1" colspan="2"/>
+            		</group>
+		 	 		<button name="action_skip" icon="gtk-jump-to" special="cancel"
+	                    	type="object" string="Skip" colspan="1"/>
+	                <button name="action_next" icon="gtk-go-forward"
+	                	 type="object" string="Install Modules" colspan="1"/>
+   				</group>
         </form>
 
       </field>
diff --git a/bin/addons/base/rng/view.rng b/bin/addons/base/rng/view.rng
index d822ed3c4ac..126755c2f68 100644
--- a/bin/addons/base/rng/view.rng
+++ b/bin/addons/base/rng/view.rng
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@
     <rng:define name="separator">
         <rng:element name="separator">
             <rng:optional><rng:attribute name="colspan"/></rng:optional>
+            <rng:optional><rng:attribute name="rowspan"/></rng:optional>
             <rng:optional><rng:attribute name="string"/></rng:optional>
             <rng:optional><rng:attribute name="col"/></rng:optional>
             <rng:optional><rng:attribute name="select"/></rng:optional>
@@ -435,6 +436,7 @@
             <rng:optional><rng:attribute name="string"/></rng:optional>
             <rng:optional><rng:attribute name="fill"/></rng:optional>
             <rng:optional><rng:attribute name="height"/></rng:optional>
+            <rng:optional><rng:attribute name="width"/></rng:optional>
             <rng:optional><rng:attribute name="name"/></rng:optional>
             <rng:optional><rng:attribute name="color" /></rng:optional>
             <rng:zeroOrMore>
diff --git a/bin/tools/misc.py b/bin/tools/misc.py
index 68ace693765..af76357b4e4 100644
--- a/bin/tools/misc.py
+++ b/bin/tools/misc.py
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ import release
 import socket
 import re
 from itertools import islice
+import threading
+
 
 if sys.version_info[:2] < (2, 4):
     from threadinglocal import local
@@ -472,7 +474,7 @@ def email_send(email_from, email_to, subject, body, email_cc=None, email_bcc=Non
     for key, value in x_headers.iteritems():
         msg['X-OpenERP-%s' % key] = str(value)
         msg['%s' % key] = str(value)
-    
+
     if openobject_id:
         msg['Message-Id'] = "<%s-openobject-%s@%s>" % (time.time(), openobject_id, socket.gethostname())
 
@@ -1296,6 +1298,23 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     import doctest
     doctest.testmod()
 
+class upload_data_thread(threading.Thread):
+    def __init__(self, email, data, type):
+        self.args = [('email',email),('type',type),('data',data)]
+        super(upload_data_thread,self).__init__()
+    def run(self):
+        try:
+            import urllib
+            args = urllib.urlencode(self.args)
+            fp = urllib.urlopen('http://www.openerp.com/scripts/survey.php', args)
+            fp.read()
+            fp.close()
+        except:
+            pass
 
+def upload_data(email, data, type='SURVEY'):
+    a = upload_data_thread(email, data, type)
+    a.start()
+    return True
 # vim:expandtab:smartindent:tabstop=4:softtabstop=4:shiftwidth=4: