manual/Intro in taskjuggler-3.0.0 vs manual/Intro in taskjuggler-3.1.0

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@@ -38,14 +38,14 @@ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_(computing) shell]. This means that to enter your project data you will use one of the most versatile and powerful tools there is: your favorite [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Text_editor text editor]. To get a first impression, you can look at this -[http://www.taskjuggler.org/tj3/examples/tutorial.tjp project file]. The -project description is fairly intuitive, but very powerful as well. -The [[Tutorial]] will explain this file line by line. Please look at -the [http://www.taskjuggler.org/tj3/examples/Overview.html +[http://www.taskjuggler.org/tj3/examples/Tutorial/tutorial.tjp project +file]. The project description is fairly intuitive, but very powerful +as well. The [[Tutorial]] will explain this file line by line. Please +look at the [http://www.taskjuggler.org/tj3/examples/Overview.html resulting reports] that visualize the project. === License and Copyright === @@ -68,55 +68,77 @@ The HTML reports use icons from the [http://www.kde.org/people/credits/ KDE Icon Team]. The icons are licensed under the [http://www.fsf.org/licenses/lgpl.html GNU Lesser General Public License]. -The HTML reports use Java Script code from [http://www.walterzorn.com -Walter Zorn]. The code is licensed under the -[http://www.fsf.org/licenses/lgpl.html GNU Lesser General Public -License]. +The HTML reports use Java Script code from +[http://www.walterzorn.de/en/tooltip/tooltip_e.htm Walter Zorn]. The code +is licensed under the [http://www.fsf.org/licenses/lgpl.html GNU +Lesser General Public License]. +TaskJuggler does require other software components to operate. These +components include the Ruby runtime system, operating system libraries +and other components installed as Ruby gems. We have used great care +to ensure that all dependencies are compatible with the TaskJuggler +license and are being used as required by those licenses. But use +cases may vary and you should check those licenses yourself to ensure +that you use those components in accordance with their licenses. + === Features and Highlights === +==== Basic Properties ==== + * Manages tasks, resources and accounts of your project +* Powerful to-do list management +* Detailed reference manual +* Simple installation +* Runs on all Linux, Unix, Windows, MacOS and several other operating systems +* Full integration with Vim text editor + +==== Advanced Scheduling ==== + * Automatic resource leveling and tasks conflict resolution -* Comprehensive and flexible reports so you can find the information you need when you need it -* Project tracking and status reporting with dashboard support -* Time and status sheet reporting infrastructure * Unlimited number of scenarios (baselines) of the same project for what-if analysis -* Projects can be combined to larger projects -* Project breakdown and management team support -* Multiple project managers can work on the same project -* Flexible working hours and vacation handling +* Flexible working hours and leave management * Support for shift working * Multiple time zone support + +==== Accounting ==== + * Tasks may have initial costs, finishing costs -* Resources may have running costs -* Unlimited number of scenarios (baselines) of same project for what-if -analysis +* Resources may have usage based costs +* Task and/or resource base cost models * Support for profit/loss analysis -* HTML reports for Web publishing -* CSV data export for exchange with popular office software -* iCalendar export for data exchange with calendar applications -* Project description syntax with macro support -* Built-in web server for dynamic and interactive reports -* Powerful and flexible filtering functions to provide the right -amount of detail to the right audience -* Server based time sheet system for status and actual collection -* Powerful project description syntax with macro support + +==== Reporting ==== + +* Comprehensive and flexible reports so you can find the information you need when you need it +* Powerful filtering functions to provide the right amount of detail to the right audience +* Time and status sheet reporting infrastructure +* Project tracking and status reporting with dashboard support + +==== Scaling and Enterprise Features ==== + +* Projects can be combined to larger projects * Support for central resource allocation database +* Manages roles and complex reporting lines +* Powerful project description language with macro support * Scales well on multi-core or multi-CPU systems -* Full integration with Vim text editor -* Runs on all Linux, Unix, Windows, MacOS and several other operating systems -* Simple installation -* Detailed reference manual -* Support for project management teams and revision control +* Support for project management teams and revision control systems +==== Web Publishing and Groupware Functions ==== + +* HTML reports for web publishing +* CSV data export for exchange with popular office software +* iCalendar export for data exchange with calendar and productivity applications +* Built-in web server for dynamic and interactive reports +* Server based time sheet system for status and actual work reporting + === TaskJuggler on the Web === The official TaskJuggler web site can be found at [http://www.taskjuggler.org]. Since the developers are mostly busy project managers themselves, we -have created a [http://www.taskjuggler.org/forum.php forum] for users +have created a [http://www.taskjuggler.org/contact.html forum] for users to help each other.