Le 2010-03-31 à 21:59, Rob Keniger a écrit :
>> I‚m curious, how are you handling support? Via a simple email inbox, do you 
>> have some kind of email ticket system (I think fogbugs comes with one) or 
>> are you using a web app like GetSatisfaction, TenderApp,∑?
> 
> We use FogBugz, which handles project management, bug tracking and support 
> incident management. It's great.


One thing to note here is that you can use a full, hosted version of Fogbugz 
for free under their "startup edition"[1].

[1]:http://www.fogcreek.com/FogBugz/StudentAndStartup.html

The only limitation is you can only have 2 people created in the system to 
respond to support or assign / be assigned bugs, but otherwise it's basically 
the full product.

When I was helping Cocoatech out with getting its support infrastructure set 
up, this is what I set up, and it worked well. The downsides are:

* It's a sprawling, complex web application, and setup (especially email 
integration) can be a bit tricky.
* The interface is, for the lack of a better word, austere. But it's 
functional, and there are some useful shortcuts for getting around. I recently 
noticed a new application called Ladybugz[2] which might help in this area, I 
haven't tried this application, however.

[2]:http://lithoglyph.com/ladybugz/

If you need something that works as a one-stop shop, and aren't turned off by 
the limitations I noted, go nuts.

Another option, if you prefer more control (i.e. hosting it yourself) is 
HelpSpot[3], which we also tried. A lot of people I know love it, and the 
support is *excellent*, so that might be a good option if you've got a server 
you can install it on.

[3]:http://www.helpspot.com/

We also tried this out, and I think the main reason it wasn't adopted is it 
didn't fit with Steve's particular workflow, but it's a great option.

We tried out a *lot* of options before ultimately using Fogbugz; I can talk 
about this in more detail if there's interest.

Neil

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