Index: app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
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--- app/controllers/issues_controller.rb	(revision 2087)
+++ app/controllers/issues_controller.rb	(working copy)
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@
     @issue.status = default_status
     @allowed_statuses = ([default_status] + default_status.find_new_statuses_allowed_to(User.current.role_for_project(@project), @issue.tracker)).uniq
     
+  if Setting.issue_startdate_is_adddate?
     if request.get? || request.xhr?
       @issue.start_date ||= Date.today
     else
@@ -145,8 +146,22 @@
         Mailer.deliver_issue_add(@issue) if Setting.notified_events.include?('issue_added')
         redirect_to :controller => 'issues', :action => 'show', :id => @issue
         return
-      end		
-    end	
+      end
+    end
+  elsif !Setting.issue_startdate_is_adddate
+    if !request.get? && !request.xhr?
+      requested_status = IssueStatus.find_by_id(params[:issue][:status_id])
+      # Check that the user is allowed to apply the requested status
+      @issue.status = (@allowed_statuses.include? requested_status) ? requested_status : default_status
+      if @issue.save
+        attach_files(@issue, params[:attachments])
+        flash[:notice] = l(:notice_successful_create)
+        Mailer.deliver_issue_add(@issue) if Setting.notified_events.include?('issue_added')
+        redirect_to :controller => 'issues', :action => 'show', :id => @issue
+        return
+      end
+    end
+  end
     @priorities = Enumeration::get_values('IPRI')
     render :layout => !request.xhr?
   end
Index: app/views/settings/_issues.rhtml
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--- app/views/settings/_issues.rhtml	(revision 2087)
+++ app/views/settings/_issues.rhtml	(working copy)
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 <p><label><%= l(:setting_display_subprojects_issues) %></label>
 <%= check_box_tag 'settings[display_subprojects_issues]', 1, Setting.display_subprojects_issues? %><%= hidden_field_tag 'settings[display_subprojects_issues]', 0 %></p>
 
+<p><label><%= l(:setting_issue_startdate_is_adddate) %></label>
+<%= check_box_tag 'settings[issue_startdate_is_adddate]', 1, Setting.issue_startdate_is_adddate? %><%= hidden_field_tag 'settings[issue_startdate_is_adddate]', 0 %></p>
+
 <p><label><%= l(:setting_issues_export_limit) %></label>
 <%= text_field_tag 'settings[issues_export_limit]', Setting.issues_export_limit, :size => 6 %></p>
 </div>
Index: config/settings.yml
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--- config/settings.yml	(revision 2087)
+++ config/settings.yml	(working copy)
@@ -137,3 +137,5 @@
     To change your notification preferences, please click here: http://hostname/my/account
 gravatar_enabled:  
   default: 0
+issue_startdate_is_adddate:
+  default: 0
Index: lang/en.yml
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--- lang/en.yml	(revision 2087)
+++ lang/en.yml	(working copy)
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@
 setting_mail_handler_api_key: API key
 setting_sequential_project_identifiers: Generate sequential project identifiers
 setting_gravatar_enabled: Use Gravatar user icons
+setting_issue_startdate_is_adddate: Use todays date as start date for new issues (otherwise leave empty, default)
 
 permission_edit_project: Edit project
 permission_select_project_modules: Select project modules