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iCalendar, Project Management, Agenda, CVS and Perl?

parasew asks: "I am searching for Web-based Project Management Software, which should be (mod-)perl based, so I can enhance it or put it into an existing environment using MovableType, which is in a sort of alpha-state. I found a site about Call Center, Bug Tracking and Project Management Tools for Linux and also this short listing, but sadly they are just a bunch of projects which only come close to the kind of tool I am searching for. Gantt and Chronos, seem to be a very nice Web-Calendar packages written in Perl. I was just wondering why no one is using iCalendar (does anyone know of Perl-based Software using iCalendar), as most of the Agenda Software uses iCalendar, and even Mozilla Calendar is capable of subscribing to remote-Calendars. This looks very interesting to me. In general, I wanted to ask you Monks for the best way to do this. Should I create a new app from scratch or reusing existing stuff?"

"Here are the features I am looking for:

  • The use of Calendars (multiple users) and iCalendar Support
  • File-Pool for projects (CVS-based or similar)
  • Progress-bar for showing the current state of a project
  • A public calendar where users can publish events from their private calendars
I found a simple Calendar script from PerlMonks, and another easy one here. Of course, there are really lots of Calendar scripts out there, but I am asking you for hints. Which ones do you know of that comes close to my needs? There are several existing Modules for iCalendar on CPAN, and i thought about reusing stuff to maybe create a dirty hack of Chronos, Bricolage and add the CVS and iCalendar support on my own.

Please also see my topics on PerlMonks and MovableType

Thanks for any help, hints or suggestions."

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  1. I know this is a bit OT... by kevx45 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    but have you considered using PHP? I have used a web based Project management system known as phpprojekt. You can find it on hotscripts.

    I also wanted to know if anyone knew what language iCalendar was written in. I was planning on writing a set of modules specifically designed for my website for macintosh users so that they could sync their calendars on the site with their iCal and other software (such as the instant messenger, etc.) It least that is the plan once I get an iBook (the new 900MHz. As soon as I can afford one!)

    Kev

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