Index: app/helpers/application_helper.rb
===================================================================
--- app/helpers/application_helper.rb	(revision 15942)
+++ app/helpers/application_helper.rb	(working copy)
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
   def link_to_user(user, options={})
     if user.is_a?(User)
       name = h(user.name(options[:format]))
-      if user.active? || (User.current.admin? && user.logged?)
+      if (user.active? || (User.current.admin? && user.logged?)) && (User.current.admin? && (not User.current.allowed_to?(:hide_public_projects, nil, :global => true)))
         link_to name, user_path(user), :class => user.css_classes
       else
         name
Index: app/helpers/projects_helper.rb
===================================================================
--- app/helpers/projects_helper.rb	(revision 15942)
+++ app/helpers/projects_helper.rb	(working copy)
@@ -48,16 +48,18 @@
 
   def render_project_action_links
     links = []
-    if User.current.allowed_to?(:add_project, nil, :global => true)
-      links << link_to(l(:label_project_new), new_project_path, :class => 'icon icon-add')
+    if (not User.current.allowed_to?(:hide_public_projects, nil, :global => true)) 
+      if User.current.allowed_to?(:add_project, nil, :global => true)
+        links << link_to(l(:label_project_new), new_project_path, :class => 'icon icon-add')
+      end
+      if User.current.allowed_to?(:view_issues, nil, :global => true)
+        links << link_to(l(:label_issue_view_all), issues_path)
+      end
+      if User.current.allowed_to?(:view_time_entries, nil, :global => true)
+        links << link_to(l(:label_overall_spent_time), time_entries_path)
+      end
+      links << link_to(l(:label_overall_activity), activity_path)
     end
-    if User.current.allowed_to?(:view_issues, nil, :global => true)
-      links << link_to(l(:label_issue_view_all), issues_path)
-    end
-    if User.current.allowed_to?(:view_time_entries, nil, :global => true)
-      links << link_to(l(:label_overall_spent_time), time_entries_path)
-    end
-    links << link_to(l(:label_overall_activity), activity_path)
     links.join(" | ").html_safe
   end
 
@@ -64,9 +66,13 @@
   # Renders the projects index
   def render_project_hierarchy(projects)
     render_project_nested_lists(projects) do |project|
-      s = link_to_project(project, {}, :class => "#{project.css_classes} #{User.current.member_of?(project) ? 'my-project' : nil}")
-      if project.description.present?
-        s << content_tag('div', textilizable(project.short_description, :project => project), :class => 'wiki description')
+      if (not User.current.logged?) || ((not User.current.admin) && (not User.current.member_of?(project)) && User.current.allowed_to?(:hide_public_projects, nil, :global => true))
+        s = ""
+      else
+        s = link_to_project(project, {}, :class => "#{project.css_classes} #{User.current.member_of?(project) ? 'my-project' : nil}")
+        if project.description.present?
+          s << content_tag('div', textilizable(project.short_description, :project => project), :class => 'wiki description')
+        end
       end
       s
     end
Index: app/views/welcome/index.html.erb
===================================================================
--- app/views/welcome/index.html.erb	(revision 15942)
+++ app/views/welcome/index.html.erb	(working copy)
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   <% end %>
   <%= call_hook(:view_welcome_index_left, :projects => @projects) %>
 </div>
-
+<!--
 <div class="splitcontentright">
     <% if @projects.any? %>
   <div class="projects box">
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
   <% end %>
     <%= call_hook(:view_welcome_index_right, :projects => @projects) %>
 </div>
-
+-->
 <% content_for :header_tags do %>
 <%= auto_discovery_link_tag(:atom, {:controller => 'news', :action => 'index', :key => User.current.rss_key, :format => 'atom'},
                                    :title => "#{Setting.app_title}: #{l(:label_news_latest)}") %>
Index: lib/redmine.rb
===================================================================
--- lib/redmine.rb	(revision 15942)
+++ lib/redmine.rb	(working copy)
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
 # Permissions
 Redmine::AccessControl.map do |map|
   map.permission :view_project, {:projects => [:show], :activities => [:index]}, :public => true, :read => true
+  map.permission :hide_public_projects, {:projects => [:show]}, :require => :loggedin
   map.permission :search_project, {:search => :index}, :public => true, :read => true
   map.permission :add_project, {:projects => [:new, :create]}, :require => :loggedin
   map.permission :edit_project, {:projects => [:settings, :edit, :update]}, :require => :member