Redmine

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Redmine
Redmine logo.svg
Developer(s) Jean-Philippe Lang
Initial release June 25, 2006; 10 years ago (2006-06-25)
Stable release 3.3.1 (October 10, 2016; 2 months ago (2016-10-10)[1]) [±]
Repository svn.redmine.org/redmine
Development status Active
Written in Ruby on Rails
Available in 34 languages
Type Project management software, Bug tracking system
License GNU General Public License v2
Website www.redmine.org

Redmine is a free and open source, web-based project management and issue tracking tool. It allows users to manage multiple projects and associated subprojects. It features per project wikis and forums, time tracking, and flexible, role-based access control. It includes a calendar and Gantt charts to aid visual representation of projects and their deadlines. Redmine integrates with various version control systems and includes a repository browser and diff viewer.

The design of Redmine is significantly influenced by Trac, a software package with some similar features.[2]

Redmine is written using the Ruby on Rails framework.[3] It is cross-platform and cross-database and supports 34 languages.[4]

Features[edit]

Redmine's features include the following:

  • Allows tracking of multiple projects
  • Supports flexible role-based access control
  • Includes an issue tracking system
  • Features a Gantt chart and calendar
  • Integrates News, documents and files management
  • Allows Web feeds and e-mail notifications.
  • Supports a per-project wiki and per-project forums
  • Allows simple time tracking
  • Includes custom fields for issues, time-entries, projects and users
  • Supports a range of SCM integration, including (SVN, CVS, Git, Mercurial, Bazaar and Darcs)
  • Supports multiple LDAP authentication
  • Allows user self-registration
  • Supports 34 languages
  • Allows multiple databases
  • Allows for plugins
  • Provides a REST API

Adoption[edit]

Redmine is reported to have more than 80 major installations worldwide.[5] Among the users of Redmine is Ruby.[6] Redmine is the most popular open source project planning tool.[7]

Forks[edit]

Following concerns with the way the feedback and patches from the Redmine community were being handled[8] a group of Redmine developers created a fork of the project in February 2011.[9] The fork was initially named Bluemine, but changed to ChiliProject.[10] After the leader of the fork moved on from ChiliProject in 2012[11] and development got stuck,[12] the project was officially discontinued in February 2015.[13]

Another fork of ChiliProject called OpenProject is being actively worked on.[14]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Redmine 3.3.1, 3.2.4 and 3.1.7 released". Retrieved 2016-10-27. 
  2. ^ "Edgewall Software Trac". trac.edgewall.org. 2015-03-01. Retrieved 2015-03-31. 
  3. ^ "10 Awesome Free Applications for Office Work". OXHow.com. 2014-08-03. Retrieved 2015-03-31. 
  4. ^ "Features". redmine.org. Retrieved 2015-03-31. 
  5. ^ "Redmine - They Are Using Redmine". Redmine. 2008-11-12. Retrieved 2008-11-12. 
  6. ^ "Ruby Issue Tracking System". Retrieved 2015-03-01. 
  7. ^ "Project Planning Tools - Popularity Ranking". Project Management Zone. 2015-08-01. Retrieved 2015-08-01. 
  8. ^ "ChiliProject – Why fork". Retrieved 2012-07-04. 
  9. ^ "Introducing ChiliProject – A community fork of Redmine". Retrieved 2011-04-16. 
  10. ^ "Chiliproject FAQ". Retrieved 2015-03-31. 
  11. ^ "ChiliProject". Retrieved 2014-05-21. 
  12. ^ "ChiliProject Blog". Retrieved 2014-05-21. 
  13. ^ "Announcing the end of ChiliProject". 2015-02-02. 
  14. ^ "Open Project Development Timeline". openproject.org. Retrieved 2015-03-31. 

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