History of Tracker Research

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|+Bug Database Comparison
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! Product !! Technicals !! SCM !! The Good !! The Bad
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|[http://mantisbt.sourceforge.net|Mantis]
|PHP + Mysql (postgres and other db's are 'experimental')
|NONE
|Simple straightforward bugtracking, has been around for nearly 10 years,
|Ugly, sub-optimal UI
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|[http://www.atlassian.com/jira|Jira]
|Java 1.5 SDK+
|[http://www.atlassian.com/software/fisheye/|Fisheye] cvs, svn, perforce, git
|Very feature complete, "Agile" stuff if you are into deadlines
|EXPENSIVE for > 10 people. A monster black hole. Agile cards are weird, and don't go away. Issue listing is always a search.
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