diff --git a/tools/redmine_devdesc/config/locales/de.yml b/tools/redmine_devdesc/config/locales/de.yml
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+# English strings go here for Rails i18n
+de:
+   field_devdesc: "Entwicklerbeschreibung"
+   permission_devdesc_show: "Zeige Entwicklerbeschreibung"
+   permission_devdesc_form: "Erlaube Eingabe von Entwicklerbeschreibung"
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diff --git a/tools/redmine_devdesc/config/locales/en.yml b/tools/redmine_devdesc/config/locales/en.yml
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+++ b/tools/redmine_devdesc/config/locales/en.yml
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+# English strings go here for Rails i18n
+en:
+   field_devdesc: "Developer Description"
+   permission_devdesc_show: "Show Developer Description"
+   permission_devdesc_form: "Input Developer Description"
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diff --git a/tools/redmine_devdesc/db/migrate/20100808230000_create_devdescs.rb b/tools/redmine_devdesc/db/migrate/20100808230000_create_devdescs.rb
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+++ b/tools/redmine_devdesc/db/migrate/20100808230000_create_devdescs.rb
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+class CreateDevdescs < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  def self.up
+    add_column :issues, :dev_description, :string
+  end
+
+  def self.down
+    remove_column :issues, :dev_description
+  end
+end
diff --git a/tools/redmine_devdesc/init.rb b/tools/redmine_devdesc/init.rb
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+require 'redmine'
+require 'dispatcher'
+
+Redmine::Plugin.register :redmine_devdesc do
+  name 'Developer Description'
+  author 'Botzi'
+  description 'Allows to add additional information which are only shown for the developer.'
+  version '0.0.1'
+  author_url 'www.jdownloader.org'
+  
+  project_module :devdesc do
+    permission :devdesc_show, :devdescShow => :show
+    permission :devdesc_form, :devdescForm => :form
+  end
+end
+
+require 'issuePatch'
+Dispatcher.to_prepare do
+  Issue.send(:include, IssuePatch) unless Issue.included_modules.include? IssuePatch
+end
+
+class RedmineDevDescHook < Redmine::Hook::ViewListener
+  def view_issues_form_details_bottom(context = { })
+    if(User.current.allowed_to?(:devdesc_form, context[:issue].project))
+      return "<p><label>#{l(:field_devdesc)}</label><small><textarea id='issue_devdesc' name='issue[devdesc]' cols='60' rows='10' class='wiki-edit'></textarea></small>"
+    end
+    
+    return ''
+  end
+  
+  def view_issues_show_description_bottom(context = { })
+    if(User.current.allowed_to?(:devdesc_show, context[:issue].project))
+      return "<p><strong>#{l(:field_devdesc)}</strong></p><div class='wiki'>#{textilizable context[:issue].dev_description}</div>"
+    end
+    
+    return ''
+  end
+  
+  def controller_issues_new_before_save(context = { })
+    context[:issue].dev_description = context[:params][:issue][:devdesc]
+  end
+end
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diff --git a/tools/redmine_devdesc/lang/de.yml b/tools/redmine_devdesc/lang/de.yml
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+++ b/tools/redmine_devdesc/lang/de.yml
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+# English strings go here for Rails i18n
+de:
+   field_devdesc: "Entwicklerbeschreibung"
+   permission_devdesc_show: "Zeige Entwicklerbeschreibung"
+   permission_devdesc_form: "Erlaube Eingabe von Entwicklerbeschreibung"
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diff --git a/tools/redmine_devdesc/lang/en.yml b/tools/redmine_devdesc/lang/en.yml
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index 0000000000..6a51f31c4d
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+++ b/tools/redmine_devdesc/lang/en.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# English strings go here for Rails i18n
+en:
+   field_devdesc: "Developer Description"
+   permission_devdesc_show: "Show Developer Description"
+   permission_devdesc_form: "Input Developer Description"
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diff --git a/tools/redmine_devdesc/lib/issuePatch.rb b/tools/redmine_devdesc/lib/issuePatch.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e555c76418
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+++ b/tools/redmine_devdesc/lib/issuePatch.rb
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+require_dependency 'issue'
+
+module IssuePatch
+  def self.included(base) # :nodoc:
+    base.extend(ClassMethods)
+
+    base.send(:include, InstanceMethods)
+
+    # Same as typing in the class 
+    base.class_eval do
+      acts_as_searchable :columns => ["#{table_name}.dev_description"]
+    end
+  end
+  
+  module ClassMethods
+  end
+  
+  module InstanceMethods
+  end    
+end 
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