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What collaboration tools do yunity contributors use?

This page is a collection of all tools, including advantages and disadvantages.

Feel free to add content and comments. Please do not delete or modify other peoples contributions without asking.

Sorted approximately by activity and/or number of participants.

References

Decision proposal: https://trello.com/c/QzSukfwO/1-choice-of-collaboration-tools

Work tracking: https://trello.com/c/mISMiYxT/57-assess-currently-used-collaborative-tools-and-competitors

 

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Regularly used

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Tip
titlePro
  • All messages and content saved
  • Well developed with ongoing development
  • Many useful integrations
Warning
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  • Can divert people from open documentation
  • Notifications can be overwhelming
  • Very 'heavy'
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Confluence Wiki

  • License: Proprietary online service
  • Current usage: (Frequent) Newsletter, Translation, SpecificationOrganization of yunity content
  • Description: Word processor
  • Link: https://docsyunity.googleatlassian.comnet
Tip
titlePro
  • Very interactive
  • Pretty easy to use
  • Option to change directly or just comment 
    Warning
    titleCon
    • Can get messy very fast if noone accepts or declines suggestions
    • Hard to know when something is really finished

    Google Drive 

     

    Trello

    • License: Proprietary online service
    • Current usage:   (Frequent) Docs and Image storageOrganize short- to long-term tasks
    • Description: Cloud storageTask boards
    • Link: https://drivetrello.google.com/yunity
    Tip
    titlePro
    •  Free space that's accessible from everywhere Fast access to all tasks because of non chronologic structure
    Warning
    titleCon
    • Not very organized at the moment
    • Many people don't even know what's all on there
    Etherpad (incl Titanpad)
     

    Etherpad

    • License: Open source online service
    • Current usage: (Frequent) Taking minutes & temporary co-editing
    • Description: Collaborative editor
    • Link: https://pad.riseup.net/
    Tip
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    Warning
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    Trello

    GitHub

    • License: Proprietary online service
    • Current usage: (Frequent) Organize short- to long-term When coding) yunity source code and tasks
    • Description: Task boardsSource code management
    • Link: https://trellogithub.com/yunity/
    Tip
    titlePro
     Fast access to all tasks because of non chronologic structure 
    Warning
    titleCon
     
    Doodle

    Waffle.io

    • License: Proprietary online service
    • Current usage: (Sometimes) Organizing WuppDays participantsDeveloper task management
    • Description: Scheduling toolTask board for GitHub
    • Link: httphttps://doodlewaffle.comio/yunity/yunity
    Tip
    titlePro
     
    Warning
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    Dudle

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    • License: Proprietary online service
    • Current usage: (Once) Organizing WuppDays participantsFrequent) Newsletter, Translation, Specification
    • Description: Scheduling toolWord processor
    • Link: https://dudledocs.inf.tu-dresden.de/google.com
     
    Tip
    titlePro
    • Very interactive
    • Pretty easy to use
    • Option to change directly or just comment
    Warning
    titleCon
     
    GitHub
    • Can get messy very fast if noone accepts or declines suggestions
    • Hard to know when something is really finished

    Google Drive 

    • License: Proprietary online service
    • Current usage: (When coding) yunity source code and tasksFrequent) Docs and Image storage
    • Description: Source code managementCloud storage
    • Link: https://githubdrive.google.com/yunity/
    Tip
    titlePro
     
    •  Free space that's accessible from everywhere
    Warning
    titleCon
     
    Waffle.io
    • Not very organized at the moment
    • Many people don't even know what's all on there

    Sometimes used

    Doodle

    • License: Proprietary online service
    • Current usage: (Sometimes) Developer task managementOrganizing WuppDays participants
    • Description: Task board for GitHubScheduling tool
    • Link: httpshttp://waffledoodle.io/yunitycom/yunity
    Tip
    titlePro
     
    Warning
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    Invision

    Dudle

    • License: Proprietary online service
    • Current usage: (Seldom) UX/UI mockupsOnce) Organizing WuppDays participants
    • Description: User experience prototypingScheduling tool
    • Link: httphttps://www.invisionapp.comdudle.inf.tu-dresden.de/
    Tip
    titlePro
     
    Warning
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    Skype

    Invision

    • License: Proprietary softwareonline service
    • Current usage: (Seldom) PR channel and video meetingsUX/UI mockups
    • Description: Video chatUser experience prototyping
    • Link: http://www.invisionapp.com/
    Tip
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    Warning
    titleCon
     

    Jitsi Meet

    • License: Open source online service
    • Current usage: (Sometimes) Video meetings for
    • Description:
    • Link: https://meet.jit.si/
    Tip
    titlePro
     
    Warning
    titleCon
     
    Confluence Wiki

    Skype

    • License: Proprietary online servicesoftware
    • Current usage: (Frequent) Organization of yunity contentSeldom) PR channel and video meetings
    • Description: Video chat
    • Link: https://yunity.atlassian.net
    Tip
    titlePro
     
    Warning
    titleCon
     

    Mediawiki

    Tip
    titlePro
     
    Warning
    titleCon
     

    Proposed tools

    Taiga

     

    Tip
    titlePro
     
    Warning
    titleCon
     

    Gitlab

    • License: Open source (community version)
    • Current usage: (None)
    • Description: code, test and deploy together
    • Link: https://about.gitlab.com/
    Tip
    titlePro
     
    Warning
    titleCon
     

    agilefant

    Tip
    titlePro
     
    Warning
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    openProject

    Tip
    titlePro
     
    Warning
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    MeisterMind

    • License:
    • Current usage: yucon
    • Description: colaborative collaborative mindmapping + taskmanagment task managment in combination with mindtask (kanban)
    • Link: https://www.mindmeister.com/
    Tip
    titlePro
     
    Warning
    titleCon
     

    diigo

    • License:
    • Current usage: research
    • Description: helpfull helpful tool for researchsresearch
    • Link: https://www.diigo.com/user/paul_free
    Tip
    titlePro
     
    Warning
    titleCon