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SourceForge.net Community Choice Awards 2009
The SourceForge.net Community Choice Award is where you pick your favourite Sourceforge.net project
and nominate it in one or more of 12 categories.
Nominate The Bug Genie by clicking the link on the left!
What is The Bug Genie?
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Stable version: 2.0.5, released June 12th, 2009.
Installation instructions | Upgrade instructions
Stable version: 2.0.5, released June 12th, 2009.
Installation instructions | Upgrade instructions
The Bug Genie is an open source enterprise level issue tracking system, built on open source technology. It enhances your development process, by offering an advanced tool to manage bug reports, feature requests and user feedback for your products.
The Bug Genie requires a webserver (we recommend Apache) with PHP 5.0 or higher (5.2 recommended) installed, and a database (currently only MySQL 5.0 or higher supported).
Recent news
More screenshots from 2.1
June 14th, 2009
The next main release, version 2.1 is under heavy development. Another milestone was reached this week when support for installation via the updated framework was completed.
The development blog is continously updated with information about The Bug Genie development, and we just added screenshots from the 2.1 installation.
Tell us what you think!
The development blog is continously updated with information about The Bug Genie development, and we just added screenshots from the 2.1 installation.
Tell us what you think!
Now available: The Bug Genie 2.0.5
June 12th, 2009
The next release in the 2.0.x series is now available for immediate download. This update is one of the biggest service updates yet, and brings the following changes and improvements:
The 2.0.5 release can be found on our sourceforge.net download page.
Our online bug-tracker has also been upgraded to the latest version.
- Support for HTTP Authentication
- Added timezone setting for server + user
- Added support for WebSVN in addition to ViewVC
- New grouping option (category) for searches
- Categories can now apply only to certain products
- A lot of small annoying bugs have been fixed
The 2.0.5 release can be found on our sourceforge.net download page.
Our online bug-tracker has also been upgraded to the latest version.
32.000 downloads
June 9th, 2009
When we entered this month, we reached a nice milestone of 32,000 downloads on sourceforge.net.
Thanks to everyone that has helped us so far and contributed one way or another!
We have some awesome stuff going on behind the scenes, and a lot of activity "on the scene" as well - I'll keep you posted!
Thanks to everyone that has helped us so far and contributed one way or another!
We have some awesome stuff going on behind the scenes, and a lot of activity "on the scene" as well - I'll keep you posted!
"Custom fields" module
May 19th, 2009
One of our community members, renaud, announced recently in our forums that he's working on a "custom fields" module for the bug genie.
If you're interested in the development of this module, have a look at our new forums, and follow the development updates here: Custom fields module -> forums.
If you're interested in the development of this module, have a look at our new forums, and follow the development updates here: Custom fields module -> forums.
Now available: The Bug Genie 2.0.4
May 18th, 2009
In our fourth monthly release, this month sees the release of version 2.0.4. Version 2.0.4 this version fixes all annoying bugs reported since the 2.0.3 release, but also adds:
* new behaviour in the "reporting wizard"
* the return of a functional command line utility
* updated tinymce
* several speedups in the database code when retrieving data types
This is a recommended upgrade for all our users, especially those who have experienced database problems
See the installation / upgrade instructions for information about upgrading/installing this version
The 2.0.4 release can be found on our sourceforge.net download page.
Our online bug-tracker has also been upgraded to the latest version.
* new behaviour in the "reporting wizard"
* the return of a functional command line utility
* updated tinymce
* several speedups in the database code when retrieving data types
This is a recommended upgrade for all our users, especially those who have experienced database problems
See the installation / upgrade instructions for information about upgrading/installing this version
The 2.0.4 release can be found on our sourceforge.net download page.
Our online bug-tracker has also been upgraded to the latest version.
Live demo now hosted on OpensourceCMS
May 16th, 2009
After working with OpensourceCMS.com for about a week, we've now got The Bug Genie hosted on their site.
This means you can try out The Bug Genie completely, and for free!
This means you can try out The Bug Genie completely, and for free!
Forums now available
May 13th, 2009
As you can probably see from the top right menu, we've now added forums to our webpages, instead of the sourceforge.net forums. The new forums should provide a much better experience.
Unfortunately, we have not migrated the information in the old forums, but please use the new forums from now on.
Unfortunately, we have not migrated the information in the old forums, but please use the new forums from now on.
<your name here>
May 13th, 2009
Are you a PHP developer? Do you have some spare time on your hands and a special, maybe even disturbing interest in issue-tracking, project management, product development and similar issues? Then we're looking for you!
We're also looking for people not specially interested in these areas - as long as you have som PHP coding skills.
Email us or use the contact form, tell use more about you, and we'll get in touch!
We're also looking for people not specially interested in these areas - as long as you have som PHP coding skills.
Email us or use the contact form, tell use more about you, and we'll get in touch!
Bug-fix release: The Bug Genie 2.0.3.1
May 4th, 2009
The 2.0.3 release introduced an unfortunate bug with email notifications, which has been fixed in the 2.0.3.1 version. There are no other significant changes in this release.
Users who does not use email notifications are in no need to upgrade.
Download the updated 2.0.3 release from our sourceforge.net download page.
Our online bug-tracker has also been upgraded to the latest version.
Users who does not use email notifications are in no need to upgrade.
Download the updated 2.0.3 release from our sourceforge.net download page.
Our online bug-tracker has also been upgraded to the latest version.
MySQL and installation problems
April 25th, 2009
I've received some emails recently where people are having problems with the installation, usually returning errors like 'The row does not exist', and similar. Most of the people reporting this issue are using MySQL version 5.0.67.
If you are using this version and are experiencing problems, please try upgrading to the latest version of MySQL and try again, before reporting an issue or contacting support.
If you are using this version and are experiencing problems, please try upgrading to the latest version of MySQL and try again, before reporting an issue or contacting support.
Announcing: The Bug Genie 2.0.3
April 22nd, 2009
Releasing the third service release for the 2.0 series, this version fixes all the most annoying bugs reported since the 2.0.2 release. Version 2.0.3 also adds:
* an indicator when posting comments
* a theme drop down option in the account menu so users can select their own themes
* issue title in search results is now clickable
This is a recommended upgrade for all our users.
There is no upgrade procedure for this version - it can be unpacked into your current installed bug genie directory.
The release can be found on our sourceforge.net download page.
Our online bug-tracker has also been upgraded to the latest version.
* an indicator when posting comments
* a theme drop down option in the account menu so users can select their own themes
* issue title in search results is now clickable
This is a recommended upgrade for all our users.
There is no upgrade procedure for this version - it can be unpacked into your current installed bug genie directory.
The release can be found on our sourceforge.net download page.
Our online bug-tracker has also been upgraded to the latest version.
2.1 progress, screenshots
April 17th, 2009
I have uploaded some screenshots of version 2.1 and talked a bit about some of the new features that will be in that version in my blog. If you're interested, click the "Blog" link at the top-right of this page to see more.
As you can see, we have also updated our logo to better match our name. Once again thanks a lot Michael - our eminent logo designer!
As you can see, we have also updated our logo to better match our name. Once again thanks a lot Michael - our eminent logo designer!
Installation documentation
April 16th, 2009
I've added the installation documentation to the support section. This will guide you through installation either via the web interface or the command line client.
What others are saying
"The ease of management and lightweight interface makes bug tracking with the Bug Genie agile, instead of burdensome. Great job!"
- Aaron Shumaker,
TraCS Florida
TraCS Florida
To use the application is very easy. Issue reporting and administration is straight forward, very well laid out, with a very modern looking interface. New non technical users would love it.
"Our whole development/support procedure is much more efficient now we are using BUGS"
- Ashley Moran,
Codeweavers
Codeweavers
"A brilliant product, it beats the competition hands down"
- David Mills,
Technic Marketing
Technic Marketing
"'BUGS' is the best system I have seen, even for retail!"
- Luke Hebert,
Arklinux
Arklinux
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