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I'm an intermediate developer with a few small contributes to my name. I write mostly in java, though I can also use c# but am not that familliar with gtk# though this is a future goal. My goal in using ubuntu is to completely wean myself from any proprietary software. As I'm currently using a mac for my desktop this will probably be more difficult than a windows switch.

I guess I'd like to generate a list of things that either stop me from switching, or projects that I find interesting. This is not meant as a todo list for developers or anything as arroagant as that but more of a list of blockers and things I'd like to see for my own personal benefit or for the purpose of indicating stuff I'd like to work on.

• Switch blockers

• Griffin RadioShark Drivers

• A more Usable Gimp
• Liferea general stability and usability improvements
• dvdauthor progress (Development has stalled)
• httpmail backend for evolution

  Projects That I'd like to see or see better integrated These products should be tightly integrated similar to the create projects initiative

  LinLife

• QDVDAuthor http://qdvdauthor.sourceforge.net/

• DVDStyler http://dvdstyler.sourceforge.net/

• Polidori http://polidori.sourceforge.net/

• Kino http://www.kinodv.org/

• Diva http://diva.mdk.org.pl/

• BEAST http://beast.gtk.org/

  Pro Suite

• Rosegarden http://www.rosegardenmusic.com/

• Cinelerra http://heroinewarrior.com/cinelerra.php3

• Blender http://www.blender.org/cms/Home.2.0.html

• K-3d http://k3d.sourceforge.net/

• JahShaka http://www.jahshaka.org/

  Other software I'd like to see

• Some sort of home design software similar to commercial windows offerings
• Roadster
• Archive.org/gutenberg browser --I'm very interested in working on this if anyone needs help I'd be glad to pitch in