[news.eclipse.newcomer] Re: Newb: Where to start with asset tracking?

[David Wegener <wegener@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dave wrote:
> I'm brand new to this site, a bit overwhelmed.
>
> I'm looking for a system that tracks assets (files, including art) 
> through a lifecycle: requirements, docs, bugs, and preferably schedules. 
> Things need to be tracked from conception, design, implementation, 
> testing, to deployment. Must be open (allow plugins), prefer works with 
> SVN, Mantis, but hey. Reports and alerts and all that would be good.
>
> Googling around, Eclipse looks like it's got potential.
>
> Not being one to want to reinvent any wheels, does anyone know if I'm 
> now barking up the right tree?
>
> I come from a LAMP world (javascript, not java, but PHP). I'm hoping 
> that between the open source, community, and some custom plugin 
> programming, I can put this together. Am I far off the mark?
Take a look at the Mylyn project: http://www.eclipse.org/mylyn/
It provides a task focused view of your workspace and can keep track of 
all resources accessed while working on the task.  The task context can 
be checked into an SCM.  It can also interface with Bugzilla to define 
tasks.

I don't know if it provides everything you want, but it might be a 
starting point.