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Web-Based Bug Tracking Software?

Posted by Cliff on from the the-Web-used-as-nature-intended dept.

The Mayor asks: "I'm looking at starting a development project that will include an Open Source(tm) component. I'm looking for a Web-based defect/bug tracker. I can't use SourceForge, as I'd like to use the same system for both our Open Source(tm) products and our proprietary products. I'd prefer a free product (as in beer), as this is for a startup company. I'm leaning towards Bugzilla, but I'd like to get the opinions of our esteemed readers..."

"The software should have the following features.

  1. Allows users to log and track bugs over the Internet (web-based).
  2. Has hooks to CVS (or any other version control system). When a file is checked in to CVS that addresses a bug, it should automatically append the check-in comments to the bug tracker.
  3. Has rich reporting facilities."

4 of 11 comments (clear)

  1. Bugzilla + Bonsai by Ragetech · · Score: 3
    I think what you're after is Bugzilla, yeah. They also seem to have something called Bonsai which will let you view the CVS repositories, much like ViewCVS, a CGI script written in Python.

    Good luck... integrating CVS with any bug tracking system is going to be a bit difficult.

    Greg Gallagher

  2. Re:First Post by unitron · · Score: 2
    I see we have a moderator concerned that out of a total of 3 posts the really good one will be overshadowed without a striking difference in point values.

    Unless they're just too timid to wade into the heavily commented upon story threads.

    I think I'll leave the bonus point on just to give them something else to shoot at.

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    I see even classic Slashdot is now pretty much unusable on dial up anymore.

  3. loki's Fenris by dlc · · Score: 2

    Loki has a modified version of Bugzilla called Fenris which adds a little to Bugzilla. The code is available at http://fenris.lokigames.com/fenris-c ode.tar.gz, and it is running at http://fenris.lokigames.com/. It's pretty well suported and being actively developed by Michael Vance. darren
    Cthulhu for President!

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    (darren)
  4. Re:Confussed by Rozzin · · Score: 2

    "The English language has only one word, "free", to represent two concepts..."

    The English language has two words to represent two concepts: "gratuitous", as in, "we're giving out gratuitous beer", and "unfettered", as in, "unfettered software":)

    Actually, there are a good deal more than two, like "complimentary", "liberal", and of course, "free", as in, "free of (bonds|charge|restraints|taxes|.+)".

    Of course, the only word that many people understand following "free of" is "charge". Hunh.

    Frank Zappa said, "If we cannot be free, then at least we can be cheap!"

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    -rozzin.