Contributor StefanHamminga

Copy a large file to USB drive or transmit a big file via LAN and the machine will either freeze or become "jerky".

This is because the IO is blocking the CPU. It's a kernel problem that has been around for ages and it's time to sort it out for once and for all.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priority_inversion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I/O_scheduling

I think it is very confusing that during installation, the screen suddenly becomes black. It would be much better if there would be at least a simple image, so that the screen does not look like the computer just crashed.

I have read a lot of posts stating so many bugs in hardy and it will still be released. It is also slower to boot. THIS ISN'T HOW IT SHOULD BE!!!

Shouldn't LTS releases focus on bug fixing and stability and reliability, then speed, then other stuff?

We might have to delay hardy a couple of months if it is really this bad. I don't want a messed up computing system!

I think Canonical should have to support and improve 3D projects, in order to jeopardy the Micro$oft DirectX' API.

It's interesting for all 3D games, or other apps.

I hope 3D developpers will be interested, and will migrate to GNU/Linux.

In my view both project user interfaces have similar goals: provide a beautiful looking, fast, easy navigable interface to a subset of media / communications related fullscreen applications. The other demands (fast starting / suspend-resume, lightweight, etc) are pretty much the same as well.

Common apps:
- Media Player (audio, movies, etc... Both being played on Mobile and HTPC devices)
- TV player (DVB-T for mobile, other standards for TV?)
- Phone client (SIP for both, GSM/CDMA/UMTS/etc for phone)
- Mail client (same on both)
- News reader
- Web browser

Since the Ubuntu Mobile project is currently ahead in development pace and gaining support fast it would make sense to use that platform. The HTPC projects can then just concentrate on getting their apps integrated in Mobile, instead of building both the GUI and the apps. Ubuntu mobile would benefit from the larger amount of well integrated multimedia applications and HTPC would benefit from a fast, lightweight and uptodate platform.

Instead of the 'usual' requests to have a central control panel, implement this as a web interface.

(Default it to localhost access only?)
This way a system admin would only need to allow a certain group of IP adresses to be able to remotely change system settings.

Main benefits:
- one single configuration mechanism to maintain
- Most home and office systems are being used by people who don't know the first thing about linux, so instead of having a system administrator come over or use VPN, just access the control panel as if you were working on the (gnome) desktop itself

Downsides: requires browser & webserver on local PC, instead of a control panel program.