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  • B Baconbutty

    I am after a, preferably free, bug tracking / project management system so help our small IT dept (3) deal with bugs/enhancements etc. We don't want to buy some huge overblown corporate system for the 3 of us (total company size approx 20) but some relatively simple easy to use program. Hopefully this will encourage the users to think about what they write about the bug, instead of marching round and waving a print at us expecting that we will immediately know what's wrong! Fogbugz looks a likely candidate but does anyone use similar systems and if so how do they compare? Thanks.

    I still remember having to write your own code in FORTRAN rather than be a cut and paste merchant being pampered by colour coded Intellisense - ahh proper programming - those were the days :)

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    Tim Carmichael
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    There is an article on this site for ToDoList 5.5.b6 (Beta). I have used it for tracking tasks, etc. for myself, but it could be used for a small group. Also, you might look at OpenWorkbench (http://www.openworkbench.org/[^] to see if it fits your needs. Tim

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    • B Baconbutty

      I am after a, preferably free, bug tracking / project management system so help our small IT dept (3) deal with bugs/enhancements etc. We don't want to buy some huge overblown corporate system for the 3 of us (total company size approx 20) but some relatively simple easy to use program. Hopefully this will encourage the users to think about what they write about the bug, instead of marching round and waving a print at us expecting that we will immediately know what's wrong! Fogbugz looks a likely candidate but does anyone use similar systems and if so how do they compare? Thanks.

      I still remember having to write your own code in FORTRAN rather than be a cut and paste merchant being pampered by colour coded Intellisense - ahh proper programming - those were the days :)

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      stefanmihaimoga
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      Hi, I think this might help you: A Painless Web-Based Bug Tracking Tool[^].

      Computer Software Professional

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      • B Baconbutty

        I am after a, preferably free, bug tracking / project management system so help our small IT dept (3) deal with bugs/enhancements etc. We don't want to buy some huge overblown corporate system for the 3 of us (total company size approx 20) but some relatively simple easy to use program. Hopefully this will encourage the users to think about what they write about the bug, instead of marching round and waving a print at us expecting that we will immediately know what's wrong! Fogbugz looks a likely candidate but does anyone use similar systems and if so how do they compare? Thanks.

        I still remember having to write your own code in FORTRAN rather than be a cut and paste merchant being pampered by colour coded Intellisense - ahh proper programming - those were the days :)

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        Antony M Kancidrowski
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        Bugzilla springs to mind http://www.bugzilla.org/[^]

        Ant. **I'm hard, yet soft.
        I'm coloured, yet clear.
        I'm fruity and sweet.
        I'm jelly, what am I? Muse on it further, I shall return!

        **- David Walliams (Little Britain)

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        • B Baconbutty

          I am after a, preferably free, bug tracking / project management system so help our small IT dept (3) deal with bugs/enhancements etc. We don't want to buy some huge overblown corporate system for the 3 of us (total company size approx 20) but some relatively simple easy to use program. Hopefully this will encourage the users to think about what they write about the bug, instead of marching round and waving a print at us expecting that we will immediately know what's wrong! Fogbugz looks a likely candidate but does anyone use similar systems and if so how do they compare? Thanks.

          I still remember having to write your own code in FORTRAN rather than be a cut and paste merchant being pampered by colour coded Intellisense - ahh proper programming - those were the days :)

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          Zoltan Balazs
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          • B Baconbutty

            I am after a, preferably free, bug tracking / project management system so help our small IT dept (3) deal with bugs/enhancements etc. We don't want to buy some huge overblown corporate system for the 3 of us (total company size approx 20) but some relatively simple easy to use program. Hopefully this will encourage the users to think about what they write about the bug, instead of marching round and waving a print at us expecting that we will immediately know what's wrong! Fogbugz looks a likely candidate but does anyone use similar systems and if so how do they compare? Thanks.

            I still remember having to write your own code in FORTRAN rather than be a cut and paste merchant being pampered by colour coded Intellisense - ahh proper programming - those were the days :)

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            Paul Watson
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            Trac[^] works well.

            regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa

            Fernando A. Gomez F. wrote:

            At least he achieved immortality for a few years.

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            • B Baconbutty

              I am after a, preferably free, bug tracking / project management system so help our small IT dept (3) deal with bugs/enhancements etc. We don't want to buy some huge overblown corporate system for the 3 of us (total company size approx 20) but some relatively simple easy to use program. Hopefully this will encourage the users to think about what they write about the bug, instead of marching round and waving a print at us expecting that we will immediately know what's wrong! Fogbugz looks a likely candidate but does anyone use similar systems and if so how do they compare? Thanks.

              I still remember having to write your own code in FORTRAN rather than be a cut and paste merchant being pampered by colour coded Intellisense - ahh proper programming - those were the days :)

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              Shog9 0
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              Links and excerpts from the many previous discussions on this topic[^]

              Citizen 20.1.01

              'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master - that's all.'

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              • B Baconbutty

                I am after a, preferably free, bug tracking / project management system so help our small IT dept (3) deal with bugs/enhancements etc. We don't want to buy some huge overblown corporate system for the 3 of us (total company size approx 20) but some relatively simple easy to use program. Hopefully this will encourage the users to think about what they write about the bug, instead of marching round and waving a print at us expecting that we will immediately know what's wrong! Fogbugz looks a likely candidate but does anyone use similar systems and if so how do they compare? Thanks.

                I still remember having to write your own code in FORTRAN rather than be a cut and paste merchant being pampered by colour coded Intellisense - ahh proper programming - those were the days :)

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                fboule
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                DrProject[^] (based on Trac). I have now been using it for quite a while. I simply love it.

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                  Links and excerpts from the many previous discussions on this topic[^]

                  Citizen 20.1.01

                  'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master - that's all.'

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                  Rama Krishna Vavilala
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                  Cool:cool:

                  You have, what I would term, a very formal turn of phrase not seen in these isles since the old King passed from this world to the next. martin_hughes on VDK

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                  • A Antony M Kancidrowski

                    Bugzilla springs to mind http://www.bugzilla.org/[^]

                    Ant. **I'm hard, yet soft.
                    I'm coloured, yet clear.
                    I'm fruity and sweet.
                    I'm jelly, what am I? Muse on it further, I shall return!

                    **- David Walliams (Little Britain)

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                    bigcivilmelon
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                    We use Bugzilla, and its running under windows within a Virtual PC environment. Its web-based so there was no need to deliver a client application to all the users in our company.

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                    • R Rama Krishna Vavilala

                      Cool:cool:

                      You have, what I would term, a very formal turn of phrase not seen in these isles since the old King passed from this world to the next. martin_hughes on VDK

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                      Marc Clifton
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                      Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:

                      Cool

                      BTW, I run that site. If you want to contribute, the password is "cpian". [edit] oops, all lowercase [/edit] Marc

                      Thyme In The Country Interacx My Blog

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                      • M Marc Clifton

                        Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:

                        Cool

                        BTW, I run that site. If you want to contribute, the password is "cpian". [edit] oops, all lowercase [/edit] Marc

                        Thyme In The Country Interacx My Blog

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                        Rama Krishna Vavilala
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                        Yes, I have been around for quite some time. ;) That thing which Shog did is pretty cool.

                        You have, what I would term, a very formal turn of phrase not seen in these isles since the old King passed from this world to the next. martin_hughes on VDK

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                        • P Paul Watson

                          Trac[^] works well.

                          regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa

                          Fernando A. Gomez F. wrote:

                          At least he achieved immortality for a few years.

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                          Bob Nadler
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                          My vote for Trac too -- especially if you want Subversion integration. Also, if you need to customize your ticket handling process the new workflow engine in 0.11 is great.

                          Bob on Medical Device Software [^]

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                          • R Rama Krishna Vavilala

                            Yes, I have been around for quite some time. ;) That thing which Shog did is pretty cool.

                            You have, what I would term, a very formal turn of phrase not seen in these isles since the old King passed from this world to the next. martin_hughes on VDK

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                            Shog9 0
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                            Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:

                            That thing which Shog did is pretty cool.

                            From the look of things, someone needs to do the same for helpfile / documentation systems... I need to build a way of pulling replies straight into a wiki page. Shouldn't be hard - if you recall, i did something similar for bookmarks after Marc opened up the site. Would be better if CP provided such a thing directly though...

                            Citizen 20.1.01

                            'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master - that's all.'

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                              Links and excerpts from the many previous discussions on this topic[^]

                              Citizen 20.1.01

                              'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master - that's all.'

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                              Virtual Coder
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                              see also: List of issue tracking systems[^]

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                              • B Baconbutty

                                I am after a, preferably free, bug tracking / project management system so help our small IT dept (3) deal with bugs/enhancements etc. We don't want to buy some huge overblown corporate system for the 3 of us (total company size approx 20) but some relatively simple easy to use program. Hopefully this will encourage the users to think about what they write about the bug, instead of marching round and waving a print at us expecting that we will immediately know what's wrong! Fogbugz looks a likely candidate but does anyone use similar systems and if so how do they compare? Thanks.

                                I still remember having to write your own code in FORTRAN rather than be a cut and paste merchant being pampered by colour coded Intellisense - ahh proper programming - those were the days :)

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                                I am a very happy fogbugz customer :D I've evaluated a few a few years ago with similar requirements (small team, preferrably free), and ended up with fogbugz - not very surprising, since Joel Spolskys blog has somehow sold me to it years before. My base requirement was "Something my boss will use" - and even though he isn't pointy haired, lots of products fell short on this. You can try it online, and if you decide to keep it, you can DL the database - or you choose FB hosting to begin with. I've had a few problems migrating to /updating on a W2003 server in a domain, but support has generally been fast (during business hours) and helpful. They also seem to pick up suggestions from the forums for future versions. Don't expect miracles, though - it has some rough edges, too. The only thing that came close was Gemini[^], but they were in a very early stage of development back then.

                                We are a big screwed up dysfunctional psychotic happy family - some more screwed up, others more happy, but everybody's psychotic joint venture definition of CP
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                                • B Baconbutty

                                  I am after a, preferably free, bug tracking / project management system so help our small IT dept (3) deal with bugs/enhancements etc. We don't want to buy some huge overblown corporate system for the 3 of us (total company size approx 20) but some relatively simple easy to use program. Hopefully this will encourage the users to think about what they write about the bug, instead of marching round and waving a print at us expecting that we will immediately know what's wrong! Fogbugz looks a likely candidate but does anyone use similar systems and if so how do they compare? Thanks.

                                  I still remember having to write your own code in FORTRAN rather than be a cut and paste merchant being pampered by colour coded Intellisense - ahh proper programming - those were the days :)

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                                  Jeff Dickey
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                                  At the risk of repeating myself elsewhere, take a look at Trac. Does right what it says on the tin - including wiki, ticket (bug) tracking, timeline scheduling notes, all tied together with Subversion and your choice of most major open-source databases (proprietary support is in work). Good support, flexible without being a blank slate, generally positive experiences overall.

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                                  • B Baconbutty

                                    I am after a, preferably free, bug tracking / project management system so help our small IT dept (3) deal with bugs/enhancements etc. We don't want to buy some huge overblown corporate system for the 3 of us (total company size approx 20) but some relatively simple easy to use program. Hopefully this will encourage the users to think about what they write about the bug, instead of marching round and waving a print at us expecting that we will immediately know what's wrong! Fogbugz looks a likely candidate but does anyone use similar systems and if so how do they compare? Thanks.

                                    I still remember having to write your own code in FORTRAN rather than be a cut and paste merchant being pampered by colour coded Intellisense - ahh proper programming - those were the days :)

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                                    If you like FogBugz, but you prefer free and open source, try BugTracker.NET, at http://ifdefined.com/bugtrackernet.html. It's very easy to install and use. It's heavily inspired by FogBugz (I'm the author). Also comes with a utility similar to FogBugz whereby you can take a screenshot and post with just a few clicks.

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                                      If you like FogBugz, but you prefer free and open source, try BugTracker.NET, at http://ifdefined.com/bugtrackernet.html. It's very easy to install and use. It's heavily inspired by FogBugz (I'm the author). Also comes with a utility similar to FogBugz whereby you can take a screenshot and post with just a few clicks.

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                                      Baconbutty
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                                      Thanks for the info. I tried to install it but have problems I set the virtual directory to "bugTracker" (c:\bugtracker) but it won;t come up when I type the word bugtracker in the address bar. When i open the default.aspx directly I get this message. XML Parsing Error: not well-formed Location: file:///C:/bugtracker/default.aspx Line Number 1, Column 2:<%@ Page language="C#"%> -^ Fingers too fast there...... I meant to add : do you know what I have done wrong please? Thanks

                                      I still remember having to write your own code in FORTRAN rather than be a cut and paste merchant being pampered by colour coded Intellisense - ahh proper programming - those were the days :)

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                                        Thanks for the info. I tried to install it but have problems I set the virtual directory to "bugTracker" (c:\bugtracker) but it won;t come up when I type the word bugtracker in the address bar. When i open the default.aspx directly I get this message. XML Parsing Error: not well-formed Location: file:///C:/bugtracker/default.aspx Line Number 1, Column 2:<%@ Page language="C#"%> -^ Fingers too fast there...... I meant to add : do you know what I have done wrong please? Thanks

                                        I still remember having to write your own code in FORTRAN rather than be a cut and paste merchant being pampered by colour coded Intellisense - ahh proper programming - those were the days :)

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                                        ctrager
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                                        That sounds like your ASP.NET and IIS haven't been configured to work together correctly, because IIS is returning code (the "<%@Page..." stuff) to the browser instead of executing it on the server. Google aspnet_regiis.exe, a tool for fixing your installation.

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