IntrepidBrainstorm

The Ubuntu Brainstorm is a great resource for our users to submit feedback about ideas that they would like to see in an upcoming version of Ubuntu. For Intrepid we want to look at some of these ideas and plan sessions around them to discuss their feaseability for implementation. Since there are so many ideas and limited time, I have picked the top 3 ideas of each section and outlined them here.

If you are attending UDS and want to champion a specific idea from the Brainstorm, then please add it to the list below along with your name. If you are a track lead during UDS and feel that an idea should be punted or not discussed in favor of another, then remove it from the list.

NOTE: Only add ideas here if you are attending UDS-Intrepid and plan on leading the discussion of the idea during the sessions.

Top Topics by Category

Accessibility

• More info in system monitor

• Easy file sharing between local users

• Warn on shutdown when multiple users logged in

• Automatically start virtual keyboard or virtual mouse when one is not detected

• gksudo if I try to do an action I don't have access to

Brainstorm

• Add an "Ideas You haven't rated" option in this site, and tags

• show negative and positive votes of the ideas - not only the sum

• Allow changing of votes in brainstorm

• Single login to Ubuntu websites

• Possibility to "bookmark" ideas

• Add Usability/Interaction design Category in ubuntu brainstorm

Education

• Encourage Ubuntu preloads in university computer stores

• Offer and propose partnership with governments educational issues

• Put creative commons education books in a repository

• Canonical should offer a total migration+support service for schools

• Give a little more love to Edubuntu

Gaming

• Provide an official live 'gaming' repository

• Partner with big name game developers

• Alt+Tab from fullscreen apps

• Don't make gnome games dependent on each other

• Create a standard gaming environment for ubuntu

Graphics

• Improve dual-screen function

• Better monitor support and configuration tools

• ATI (now AMD) video card drivers that actually work

• Make it possible to mark applications "Disable Compiz when running"

• Better Nvidia Graphic Card Support

Hardware Support

• Enhance mobile devices sync

• Support extra keys on advanced USB keyboards

• Integrate restricted audio drivers

• External monitor recognition for laptops

• work on printer drivers

Installation

• Offer to create a separate /home partition and use existing ones

• Disk Manager by default

• Restoring the bootloader by Ubuntu installation CD

• Add "Repair existing system" option to installer

• first ask all questions - then install - don`t ask in the middle

Internet & Networking

• Provide a simple graphical interface to manage _any_ type of network connection

• Better wi-fi support

• Webcam / Voicechat in aMsn and Pidgin

• Improve file/folder sharing experience (Samba)

• Mount network shares through connect to server

Look and Feel

• Professional-looking bootloader

• Engage DeviantArt for Ubuntu 8.10 theme competition

• Tabbed Nautilus

• Include Compiz Fusion Manager by default

• Better Wine integration

• Universally Consistent Interface

Marketing

• Start an Ubuntu Advertising Campaign

• Encourage users to use BitTorrent to download the Ubuntu release.

• Create a "How Can I Help?" site

• Ubuntu-style Google logo on Hardy release

• Sell ubuntu live memory sticks on ubuntu site

Multimedia

• Codec Manager

• Fix compatibility with webcams and microphone

• Speakers and sound graphical configuration tool

• better DVD support

• Better Sound support

Office

• Optimize OpenOffice.org Default Settings

• OCR

• Open Office Extras

• Disable touchpad while typing

• Terrible appearance of fonts in OpenOffice

Programming

• Make Eclipse a priority

• Tease programming on Ubuntu

• Create an Ubuntu for developers

• Include more programming pdfs.

• Add Code::Blocks IDE to ubuntu repositories

Security

• Make so other people cant access your home directory

• Password strength

• easy way to create private secure encrypted folders through nautilus

• Lock down "About Me"

• Harddisc recovery from 'Live CD'

• Easy (GUI) creation and handling of encrypted partitions

Server

• GUI configuration front end for common services

• Ubuntu Home Server for Home Users and Small Businesses Alike

• Integrated directory service, ldap and kerberos

• Package Tomcat 6

• Include a "Domain Controller" tasksel for the server install

System

• Fix Suspend and Hibernate

• Clean up Preferences and Administration.

• Speed Up Ubuntu-Gnome boot time

• Start taking advantage of Upstart

• Unmount resolution

• Ubuntu shouldn't be like Windows or OSX!

• Ubuntu usability tests

Other

• Eject CD/DVD

• Better Icons for Dia or OpenOffice Draw

• Publish Ubuntu Statics

• Wireless troubleshooter GUI

• Merge configuration tools

• Integrate Ubuntu forums into Help