In researching this guide it was great to discover the breadth and quality of free, open source tools available. However, there are still a few areas the software development process that could be improved with the right tools. We write this wish list in the hope that it may inspire development and may provide use cases to help improve current tools.
Projects such as http://sourceforge.net have greatly helped software development by providing standard software development tools already set up and ready to use. We have realised that a number of tools could be added to those already available.
Table 13. Server Tool Wish List
| Tool | Function | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| CVS | High | |
| Email lists | High | |
| Bug Tracker | High | |
| User Manager | Managers PMC members, committers, debuggers, users of a project. Automates adding, deleting after a period of inactivity, changing passwords etc. | Low |
| IRC Logger | Monitor a project's IRC channel are archive for future web access and searching. | Low |
| Continuous Build tool like Cruise Control. | High | |
| Code Coverage tool. | Medium |
Table 14. Client Tool Wish List
| Tool | Function | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Requirement Tracing | See http://cameron.shorter.net/goals.html#requirementstracing | Medium |
| Open Source Refactoring Tools | Medium | |
| Open Source WYSIWYM editor for Simple Docbook files. | Providing similar functionality to XXE. XXE is no-cost, but not open source. | Medium |