From: Tom Copeland <tom@...>
Date: 2006-12-15T23:26:13+09:00
Subject: Re: What tracking software does Rubyforge use?

On Fri, 2006-12-15 at 22:04 +0900, Pat Maddox wrote:
> On 12/15/06, Austin Ziegler <halostatue@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 12/15/06, Pat Maddox <pergesu@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Does anyone know what software Ruby uses for the bug/requests/patches
> > > trackers?  It's pretty slick (way better than Trac imo) and I was just
> > > wondering software it is.  Is it internal to RF or is it available for
> > > people to download and use?
> >
> > It's called GForge.
> 
> 
> Thanks.  I'm having trouble figuring out if it's free or not.  Seems
> like the app itself is free, but you can purchase licenses?

Yup, there's a GPL'd version and a commercial version.  And I think
GForgeGroup will sell support contracts for the GPL'd version, too.

> Basically what I'd like to do is be able to set up a couple different
> projects and have a couple trackers, just like a rubyforge project
> would.  Though we probably won't have more than 15 users or 5 projects
> or so.  Would GForge be good for this?  Is there any other open source
> software I should take a look at?

GForge is a bit of a hassle to set up; lots of moving parts.  But once
it's up and running it's quite handy...

Yours,

Tom