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Wekan: An open-source Trello-like kanban

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Re: Wekan: An open-source Trello-like kanban

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Does it have Authentication yet? Last time I checked there were no users or administrations or any permissions

It does have users, I'm running it on my own server. I've found that it's actually not trivial to disable registration (you have to patch the source, there's no configuration option for it).

Re: Wekan: An open-source Trello-like kanban

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While I like the idea of having open source alternatives to the popular applications, this one is a pure and simple copy of Trello. This is a bit too much IMO.

if it isn't free/libre software it doesn't really exist since i cannot self-host or modify the software to suit my needs.

trello is a nice prototype tho.

Re: Wekan: An open-source Trello-like kanban

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Trello got so mature, has a great API, is well integrated with Zapier and hundreds of other services AND is free (I still don't know why one should get into the paid plan, even witn bigger teams, the free version is torally fine) that it must be super hard for any clone or competitor to win users.

Re: Wekan: An open-source Trello-like kanban

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I thought for a second my touchpad just broke. Might want to make the landing page look less like there's content down the fold …

I read your comment first, but then when I got to the page it took me about ten seconds to figure it out. Ouch!

Re: Wekan: An open-source Trello-like kanban

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Trello got so mature, has a great API, is well integrated with Zapier and hundreds of other services AND is free (I still don't know why one should get into the paid plan, even witn bigger teams, the free version is torally fine) that it must be super hard for any clone or competitor to win users.

Trello has been super stagnant for years. It's a dying product. No swim-lanes, no nested boards, No proper time-stamps. All basic features on several of the competitors.

Re: Wekan: An open-source Trello-like kanban

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post #5

While I like the idea of having open source alternatives to the popular applications, this one is a pure and simple copy of Trello. This is a bit too much IMO.

if it isn't free/libre software it doesn't really exist since i cannot self-host or modify the software to suit my needs. trello is a nice prototype tho.

Why do you want to selfhost Trello? Are you afraid that somebody at Trello might steal your secret cards, todos, specs, etc. and sells them?

I know self hosting is actually better but it is also work and is the typical information which people put on Trello confidential enough to justify self hosting? IDK and again Trello is free.

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