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todoyu technically originated as a proprietary software idea of Swiss [[TYPO3]] developer and consultancy "snowflake production GmbH." Though the exact timeline of events isn't clear, snowflake had been working on todoyu within the business around 2007 or 2008 (as todoyu 1.0), but the company decided to change course and spend one to two years updating the software and releasing it under a free license.<ref name="todoLMHistArticle">{{cite web |url=http://www.linux-magazin.de/Online-Artikel/Award-Gewinner-Teil-I-Startsprung-mit-Todoyu |title=Award-Gewinner Teil I: Startsprung |author=Kehrer, Anika |publisher=Linux Magazin |date=31 July 2009 |accessdate=27 December 2012}}</ref> An open-source SourceForge project was started for the software on July 24, 2008<ref name="todoSF">{{cite web |url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/todoyu/ |title=todoyu |publisher=SourceForge |accessdate=27 December 2012}}</ref>, though little work was initially done on the project site. Later that year snowflake submitted an application for the third annual Open Source Business Award — awarded by the Open Source Business Foundation — going on to win a third place award of 10,000 euros. The award money was applied primarily towards developer salaries for redesigning the architecture, fixing bugs, and adjusting APIs.<ref name="todoLMHistArticle" /><ref name="todoHeiseArticle">{{cite web |url=http://www.heise.de/open/artikel/75-000-Euro-fuer-Open-Source-221687.html |title=75.000 Euro für Open Source |publisher=heise online |date=29 January 2009 |accessdate=27 December 2012}}</ref> | todoyu technically originated as a proprietary software idea of Swiss [[TYPO3]] developer and consultancy "snowflake production GmbH." Though the exact timeline of events isn't clear, snowflake had been working on todoyu within the business around 2007 or 2008 (as todoyu 1.0), but the company decided to change course and spend one to two years updating the software and releasing it under a free license.<ref name="todoLMHistArticle">{{cite web |url=http://www.linux-magazin.de/Online-Artikel/Award-Gewinner-Teil-I-Startsprung-mit-Todoyu |title=Award-Gewinner Teil I: Startsprung |author=Kehrer, Anika |publisher=Linux Magazin |date=31 July 2009 |accessdate=27 December 2012}}</ref> An open-source SourceForge project was started for the software on July 24, 2008<ref name="todoSF">{{cite web |url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/todoyu/ |title=todoyu |publisher=SourceForge |accessdate=27 December 2012}}</ref>, though little work was initially done on the project site. Later that year snowflake submitted an application for the third annual Open Source Business Award — awarded by the Open Source Business Foundation — going on to win a third place award of 10,000 euros. The award money was applied primarily towards developer salaries for redesigning the architecture, fixing bugs, and adjusting APIs.<ref name="todoLMHistArticle" /><ref name="todoHeiseArticle">{{cite web |url=http://www.heise.de/open/artikel/75-000-Euro-fuer-Open-Source-221687.html |title=75.000 Euro für Open Source |publisher=heise online |date=29 January 2009 |accessdate=27 December 2012}}</ref> | ||
By July 2009 the first alpha of version 2.0 was put released on SourceForge<ref name="todoLMHistArticle" /><ref name="todoSFAlpha">{{cite web |url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/todoyu/files/todoyu%202.0/old%20releases/alpha/ |title=todoyu > Files > todoyu 2.0 > old releases > alpha |publisher=SourceForge |accessdate=27 December 2012}}</ref>, followed by numerous alpha, beta, and release candidate versions. On May 10, 2010, the first stable open-source release of todoyu arrived on SourceForge as version 2.0 | By July 2009 the first alpha of version 2.0 was put released on SourceForge<ref name="todoLMHistArticle" /><ref name="todoSFAlpha">{{cite web |url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/todoyu/files/todoyu%202.0/old%20releases/alpha/ |title=todoyu > Files > todoyu 2.0 > old releases > alpha |publisher=SourceForge |accessdate=27 December 2012}}</ref>, followed by numerous alpha, beta, and release candidate versions. On May 10, 2010, the first stable open-source release of todoyu arrived on SourceForge as version 2.0.<ref name="todoSF20" /><ref name="todoCL" /> | ||
==Features== | ==Features== | ||
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| Developer(s) | snowflake productions GmbH |
|---|---|
| Initial release | May 10, 2010 (2.0)[1][2] |
| Stable release |
2.3.1 (December 31, 2013) [±] |
| Preview release | none [±] |
| Written in | PHP, JavaScript |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Available in | Multi-lingual |
| Type |
Project management software Time tracking software |
| License(s) | BSD License |
| Website | todoyu.com |
todoyu is free open-source web-based project and time management software. Along with the free version of the software, a fee-based SaaS version exists.
Product history
todoyu technically originated as a proprietary software idea of Swiss TYPO3 developer and consultancy "snowflake production GmbH." Though the exact timeline of events isn't clear, snowflake had been working on todoyu within the business around 2007 or 2008 (as todoyu 1.0), but the company decided to change course and spend one to two years updating the software and releasing it under a free license.[3] An open-source SourceForge project was started for the software on July 24, 2008[4], though little work was initially done on the project site. Later that year snowflake submitted an application for the third annual Open Source Business Award — awarded by the Open Source Business Foundation — going on to win a third place award of 10,000 euros. The award money was applied primarily towards developer salaries for redesigning the architecture, fixing bugs, and adjusting APIs.[3][5]
By July 2009 the first alpha of version 2.0 was put released on SourceForge[3][6], followed by numerous alpha, beta, and release candidate versions. On May 10, 2010, the first stable open-source release of todoyu arrived on SourceForge as version 2.0.[1][2]
Features
The features of todoyu include[7]:
- web-based portal
- project management
- task management
- file sharing
- time tracking
- work journals
- individual and group calendars
- contact management
- custom search filters
- reporting
- user rights management
Hardware/software requirements
Installation requirements for todoyu include:
- Apache, ngnix, or IIS server software with mod_rewrite
- PHP 5.2.5 or 5.3.0 with mbstring()
- MySQL 5.0
Consult the documentation for more information.
Videos, screenshots, and other media
- Videos of toduyu in action can be found on YouTube.
- Screenshots of todoyu can be found on Freecode.
- A demo of todoyu can be found here.
Entities using todoyu
Further reading
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "todoyu > Files > todoyu 2.0". SourceForge. http://sourceforge.net/projects/todoyu/files/todoyu%202.0/. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "todoyu - Changelog". snowflake productions GmbH. http://www.todoyu.com/changelog/. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kehrer, Anika (31 July 2009). "Award-Gewinner Teil I: Startsprung". Linux Magazin. http://www.linux-magazin.de/Online-Artikel/Award-Gewinner-Teil-I-Startsprung-mit-Todoyu. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ↑ "todoyu". SourceForge. http://sourceforge.net/projects/todoyu/. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ↑ "75.000 Euro für Open Source". heise online. 29 January 2009. http://www.heise.de/open/artikel/75-000-Euro-fuer-Open-Source-221687.html. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ↑ "todoyu > Files > todoyu 2.0 > old releases > alpha". SourceForge. http://sourceforge.net/projects/todoyu/files/todoyu%202.0/old%20releases/alpha/. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ↑ "todoyu - Take a Quick Tour". snowflake productions GmbH. http://www.todoyu.com/tour/start/. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
