diff -ruN paroli-20090605.orig/paroli-core/tichy/settings.py paroli-20090605/paroli-core/tichy/settings.py
--- paroli-20090605.orig/paroli-core/tichy/settings.py	2009-06-08 09:07:28.000000000 +0200
+++ paroli-20090605/paroli-core/tichy/settings.py	2009-06-10 15:27:15.000000000 +0200
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
                argument. The Setting value will actually be set
                only after this tasklet returns.
         """
-        assert issubclass(type, Item), type
+        #assert issubclass(type, Item), type
         self.group = group
         self.name = name
         self.type = type