Index: app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
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--- app/controllers/issues_controller.rb	(revision 7639)
+++ app/controllers/issues_controller.rb	(working copy)
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@
       render_error l(:error_no_tracker_in_project)
       return false
     end
-    @issue.start_date ||= Date.today
+    @issue.start_date ||= Date.today if Setting.issue_startdate_is_adddate?
     if params[:issue].is_a?(Hash)
       @issue.safe_attributes = params[:issue]
       if User.current.allowed_to?(:add_issue_watchers, @project) && @issue.new_record?
Index: app/views/settings/_issues.rhtml
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--- app/views/settings/_issues.rhtml	(revision 7639)
+++ app/views/settings/_issues.rhtml	(working copy)
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 <p><%= setting_check_box :display_subprojects_issues %></p>
 
+<p><%= setting_check_box :issue_startdate_is_adddate %></p>
+
 <p><%= setting_select :issue_done_ratio, Issue::DONE_RATIO_OPTIONS.collect {|i| [l("setting_issue_done_ratio_#{i}"), i]} %></p>
 
 <p><%= setting_text_field :issues_export_limit, :size => 6 %></p>
Index: config/locales/de.yml
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--- config/locales/de.yml	(revision 7639)
+++ config/locales/de.yml	(working copy)
@@ -371,6 +371,7 @@
   setting_start_of_week: Wochenanfang
   setting_rest_api_enabled: REST-Schnittstelle aktivieren
   setting_cache_formatted_text: Formatierten Text im Cache speichern
+  setting_issue_startdate_is_adddate: Aktuelles Datum als Startdatum für neue Tickets nutzen (sonst leer lassen)
 
   permission_add_project: Projekt erstellen
   permission_add_subprojects: Unterprojekte erstellen
Index: config/locales/en-GB.yml
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--- config/locales/en-GB.yml	(revision 7639)
+++ config/locales/en-GB.yml	(working copy)
@@ -369,6 +369,7 @@
   setting_commit_logtime_enabled: Enable time logging
   setting_commit_logtime_activity_id: Activity for logged time
   setting_gantt_items_limit: Maximum number of items displayed on the gantt chart
+  setting_issue_startdate_is_adddate: Use todays date as start date for new issues (otherwise leave empty, default)
   
   permission_add_project: Create project
   permission_add_subprojects: Create subprojects
Index: config/locales/en.yml
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--- config/locales/en.yml	(revision 7639)
+++ config/locales/en.yml	(working copy)
@@ -373,6 +373,7 @@
   setting_commit_logtime_enabled: Enable time logging
   setting_commit_logtime_activity_id: Activity for logged time
   setting_gantt_items_limit: Maximum number of items displayed on the gantt chart
+  setting_issue_startdate_is_adddate: Use todays date as start date for new issues (otherwise leave empty, default)
   
   permission_add_project: Create project
   permission_add_subprojects: Create subprojects
Index: config/locales/pt-BR.yml
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--- config/locales/pt-BR.yml	(revision 7639)
+++ config/locales/pt-BR.yml	(working copy)
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@
   setting_mail_handler_api_enabled: Habilitar WS para e-mails de entrada
   setting_mail_handler_api_key: Chave de API
   setting_sequential_project_identifiers: Gerar identificadores sequenciais de projeto
+  setting_issue_startdate_is_adddate: Usar data corrente como data inicial para novas tarefas (caso contrário não marcar, padrão)
 
   project_module_issue_tracking: Gerenciamento de Tarefas
   project_module_time_tracking: Gerenciamento de tempo
Index: config/settings.yml
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--- config/settings.yml	(revision 7639)
+++ config/settings.yml	(working copy)
@@ -196,3 +196,5 @@
   default: 'only_my_events'
 emails_header:
   default: ''
+issue_startdate_is_adddate:
+  default: 0