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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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Post by GordonS »

The_Fox wrote: post #29
tadfisher wrote: post #11

If you want to do Kanban right, double down on making it possible to design actual Kanban workflows. Pretty ticket UI with checklists and GIFs must be secondary to this goal. Things that most actual Kanban flows have that no one has built into a decent product[0]: - Nested columns in lanes - Rows for class-of-service - WIP limits (per lane, per column, and per class-of-service) - Sub-boards for meta issues The actual…

The product I've been working on the last few months has all the things you listed, mostly: http://cwkanban.com/ . It's been a huge help to my own team's workflow. But it's not general-purpose like Wekan or Trello; it's focused on workflow for managed IT and at the moment only pulls ticket data from ConnectWise, software for managed services providers.

> all the things you listed, mostly

Not trying to be a dick, but that sounds... kind of weasely.

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

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Post by xet7 »

nsebban wrote: 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.

Hi, I'm maintainer of Wekan.

Trello related CSS was dropped in Wekan v0.9 2015-09-10, so after that Wekan does not use anything from Trello. UI and feature set is different.

https://github.com/wekan/wekan/wiki/FAQ#why-does-wekan-look-...

https://github.com/wekan/wekan/blob/devel/CHANGELOG.md#v09-2...

According to Open Hub, Wekan currently has about 9000 lines of code without counting Meteor.js framework and related packages.

https://www.openhub.net/p/wekan

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

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Post by bostonvaulter2 »

jimstr wrote: post #31
tadfisher wrote: post #11

If you want to do Kanban right, double down on making it possible to design actual Kanban workflows. Pretty ticket UI with checklists and GIFs must be secondary to this goal. Things that most actual Kanban flows have that no one has built into a decent product[0]: - Nested columns in lanes - Rows for class-of-service - WIP limits (per lane, per column, and per class-of-service) - Sub-boards for meta issues The actual…

KanbanFlow, https://kanbanflow.com/ , is pretty serious about their Kanban implementation. Worth a look!

Not open source though (from a quick glance)

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

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Post by bauerd »

xet7 wrote: post #43
bauerd wrote: post #4

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 …

Hi, I'm maintainer for Wekan. Sorry about that, making new website is still in progress, there will be better landing page.

No need for excuses didn't mean to belittle your project, was honestly baffled. Congrats on the release! :-)

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

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Post by btown »

tadfisher wrote: post #11

If you want to do Kanban right, double down on making it possible to design actual Kanban workflows. Pretty ticket UI with checklists and GIFs must be secondary to this goal. Things that most actual Kanban flows have that no one has built into a decent product[0]: - Nested columns in lanes - Rows for class-of-service - WIP limits (per lane, per column, and per class-of-service) - Sub-boards for meta issues The actual…

Targetprocess.com had all these features - I loved swim lanes for projects - but the UI was unusably slow (clearly not designed with an app framework at the core) when we tried it two years ago. I've been looking for something better ever since.

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

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Post by mtmail »

diafygi wrote: post #12
thinbeige wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

Well...yeah. Trello is free, and the expectation is that if you're not paying, you're the product.

Trello is freemium https://trello.com/pricing, they make money from users upgrading

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

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Post by mtmail »

wolco wrote: post #38
jasondemeuse wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> the expectation is that if you're not paying, you're the product. What are you talking about? In what way are Trello users 'the product'? Are you just repeating a catch phrase that people say about other companies or do you actually know this to be the case? I don't use Trello myself, but unless something has changed there aren't ads being shown to users (the reasons for the 'you're the product' saying for services…

It also allows them to sell your data for mining purposes. In the next year we are going to see many AI business buy access to many unique large datasets.

"It's hard to imagine that we would ever consider collecting, let alone sharing, sensitive information with a non-agent third party, but if such a day should come, we will first give you the opportunity to explicitly consent (opt-in) to such disclosure or to any use of the information for a purpose other than the one for which it was originally collected or previously authorized." https://trello.com/privacy

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

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Post by edoceo »

jimstr wrote: post #31
tadfisher wrote: post #11

If you want to do Kanban right, double down on making it possible to design actual Kanban workflows. Pretty ticket UI with checklists and GIFs must be secondary to this goal. Things that most actual Kanban flows have that no one has built into a decent product[0]: - Nested columns in lanes - Rows for class-of-service - WIP limits (per lane, per column, and per class-of-service) - Sub-boards for meta issues The actual…

KanbanFlow, https://kanbanflow.com/ , is pretty serious about their Kanban implementation. Worth a look!

You just got them a customer :)
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