Is there a free, small-scale, not web-based issue/bug tracking system?

Question

I know, there were posts before here on SO before concerning issue or bug tracking systems, like this one, but the given answers point either to commercial systems or web-based systems, which both seem to be oversized for our needs.

What I am looking for is a non-commercial tool for a team of 3 to 4 developers, which can be used on an existing fileserver, without the need of installing additional server software like a C/S database or a web server.

Some things I expect from such a system:

• allows to remember bugs (with a priority) and issues / ideas for new features (mostly without a priority)
• description of the issue, perhaps some additional remarks
• short info who entered the bug/issue entry
• one or more tags allowing us to group or filter the list

Any suggestions?

EDIT: I should have said that, but we are using MS Windows clients, Visual Studio development, Tortoise SVN (the latter works fine without a subversion server). And yes, I am strict on "no server software", since all server based solutions I have seen so far seem much to oversized/heavy weighted/too-much-effort-to-be-worth-it. In fact, if no one has a better idea, we are going to use a spreadsheet, but I can't believe there are no ready-made, light weight solutions.

Answer 1

Well, if your needs are indeed modest, an OpenOffice Calc spreadsheet fits the bill well enough. With so few people in the same LAN, it would be manageable, would get the job done and takes a couple of minutes to set up.

Answer 2

Artifacts should fit your needs. It keeps data in Subversion, no additional server is required. Integrated into Visual Studio. Not free but $49 is rather low price tag.

Answer 3

I like Ditz for this purpose; it is very light-weight and stores all data in the version control system. It is written in Ruby so installing on Windows should not be a problem.