Work Item Web Access (WIWA) CTP (fka Codename TFS Bug Submission Portal)

Microsoft Downloads - Visual Studio Work Item Web Access 2008 Power Tool Community Technology Preview

"...

Work Item Web Access (WIWA) is a free download. You may install it with licensed installations of Team Foundation Server.

As stated in the End User License Agreement (EULA) for Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2008 Standard Edition, you do not need a Client Access License (CAL) to access work item tracking functionality to create new work items, or view and update work items you opened.
As a user without a TFS CAL, you can use Work Item Web Access (WIWA) to:

• Create new work items
• Edit the work item you have created
• See the list of work items you have created

However, you cannot:

• See work items created by others
• List, view, edit or run work item queries
• Add, edit or remove work item links (except attachments and hyperlinks)
• Access documents stored on the project portal
• Access project reports
• Access source control
• Access team build

..." [Description leached in full]

Another step closer to user self-bug-service for TFS...

I still think this is too locked down, but I guess it's easier to unlock in the future than to nerf it. (Nerf is a MMO term... to remove functionality, to take away, make harder to use, to lower the value, etc)

 

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Coming soon to TFS Power Tool near you - Codename TFS Bug Submission Portal