Hi everyone-

I'm new here (as of last night), but I thought this question would be a good test run for how interactive these forums are (so far, I'd give it an A, but I've not yet had personal experience).

I'm working on a variety of open source projects, two of which I'm heading up and hosting, and one set of open source tools I'm creating as I see a need. I have the svn repositories set up, and all the developers are actively using them. This has been a super nice way for me to be able to handle all the work. svn means that I can drop a project when things get busy, update when I get back, and not skip a beat (obviously).

I'm trying to model the management of these projects much like my projects at work are modeled, and that is that they have definite project paths, goals, and bug tracking. So I was thinking about using Bugzilla (which I use at work), ViewCVS, and a wiki. However, I was also looking for a web based tool that works like Microsoft Project. I like this because I can sit down in a meeting with my project manager, and he can hand me a project path, and then I can see where my definite deadlines are. These deadlines aren't going to be NEARLY as hard, but I'd like to be able to set goals so that I can prioritize work. However, Microsoft Project is um, proprietary, and I stopped paying for software 3 years ago when I switched to 100% open source (alright, so I paid for VMWare and Pixel...) I guess that would be the only requirement.

Out of all these tools, does anyone have any other suggestions? I'm pretty good at adapting to new tools. I'm running a Debian Etch webserver that I'll deploy these tools on, and I'd like them all to be rather user friendly (i.e. so that users can use them... --:o) Does anyone have anything that's integrated all together, or might have some tools that can be modularly clicked like Legos?

Thanks in advance

rockstar_

Hmm...an excellent question. you may wish to check here to see if anything meets your needs:

http://linas.org/linux/pm.html

I've also used Open WorkBench in the past when I wanted something open source, but it's for windows (I've used it with Windows, although I'm primarily a linux guy)...I've never tried to run it with WINE:

http://www.openworkbench.org/

How about something like eGroupware. Once you get used to it, its very efficient.

Amadeus, rahulbatra,

Thanks for the responses! I actually have implemented eGroupware at work, but we don't use very many of the features. Usually just the calendar... I thought it was a little overkill, but that might have been a good option.

Amadeus, I also googled for this information (BEFORE I posted; I know the rules... --:o) and found the same page as well. However, your redirection had me looking at some other options. The feature I REALLY would like from MS Project is called Gantt graphs (I didn't know they had a name). Once I knew there was a graph name, it made searching SO much simpler. A simple apt-cache search shows me a few options, the best of which is called Planner. Although it's Gnome/GTK based (and I'm a larger fan of KDE/Qt), it seems like a PERFECT match, well featured, and a mature project. It can create the graphs I need, and then I can just stick them on a wiki.

As I started thinking about other alternatives, I thought "It'd be so nice if I could just integrate SVN with Bugzilla" That's really the basis of what I wanted, something to integrate. A quick google brought me to SVN+Bugzilla where I found a link to Scmbug, which will complete the circle.

So, as a summary, a PERFECT open source software management solution:

• Bugzilla - Obviously for bug tracking. Bugzilla seems to be the most well developed that I've seen so far (please no flaming...) I also looked a Flyspray (very lightweight if that's what you're looking for), and wwwgnats. I like GNATS, and it's pretty de facto in open source, but I just didn't think it would really fit the bill of what I needed.
• SVN - Version control! An open source project ain't an open source project if you can't undo what JoeSchoeNewDeveloper just broke!
• Scmbug - This is GREAT! SVN integrated with Bugzilla means people who are supposed to be notified of a bugfix are!
• ViewSVN - This works really well actually, and provides for quick interface. I actually prefer kdesvn for browsing the repository, but I think it's nice for people to be able to hop around through bugzilla, see the bug fixes, and then browse SVN over www.
• Wiki - Wikis are always useful for putting all sorts of junk on. Documentation, howtos, configuration examples, etc. However, one can also put those clever Gantt graphs from Project on there, and other developers can then see the critical path for the application.
• Planner - Full featured, mature, and a great resource for any project manager.

Thanks guys, for the suggestions!

rockstar_

rockstar_, thanks for posting back with your chosen solution suite...I think other members will find it valuable as well!

Try LiveProject mpp viewer, might help u, it's free.

ROFL - Davegeek. This post is almost 2 years old.