Task tracker

[Eyal Edri]

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> From: "Karsten (quaid) Wade" <quaid at iquaid.org>
> To: "infra" <infra at ovirt.org>
> Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 11:34:00 PM
> Subject: Task tracker
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> Speak up if you disagree, but we could sure use a task tracker for
> the
> Infra team.
> 

seems like the best option for now, we're using Trac & Redmine mostly in rhevm.

and since this trac instance is up and running, i don't see a reason why not to start using it.

seems like trac supports import/export of tickets [1]  so it shouldn't be a problem to migrate in the future
to a different tracker.

+1

[1] http://trac.edgewall.org/wiki/TracImport

> One idea Mike suggested is, this Trac instance is gathering dust and
> available to take over (and re-customize):
> 
> https://fedorahosted.org/ovirt
> 
> We could start using this immediately, and switch in the future. It
> is
> Trac, I've had varied experience with it; I know how to admin it
> fairly well, and we can customize it to this team with minimal
> effort.
> (Nice to not have to invest too much in making a workflow.) My
> biggest
> concern right now would be running at a larger scale - what happens
> over time? What happens if other project teams want an integrated
> task
> tracker? (The latter would make project management and getting an
> organized release out the door easier.)
> 
> I looked around at the current state of FOSS tools that are offered
> as
> a service, and didn't get too excited.
> 
> http://www.hostedredmine.com/
> https://ovirt-infra.teamlab.com
> 
> I've also looked at teambox.com in the past, but their no-cost
> services are limited. (They also haven't released any timeline or
> roadmap about open sourcing the latest version, the older versions
> are
> FOSS; I haven't looked at what it would take to run the service
> ourselves.)
> 
> There are several services that are FOSS and we could run ourselves,
> such as the above Trac and Redmine.
> 
> I strongly urge us to avoid using services that are not FOSS. There
> are many competitive ones in the proprietary markets, and a few offer
> no-cost usage for open source projects. I get concerned about locking
> our data and workflows in to a particular vendor. I would rather pick
> the best-of FOSS and be a strong user to support more development on
> our choice. Unfortunately, this does limit our choices in what is
> offered as a service.
> 
> - - Karsten
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