Written by miwaypet the 3 May 09 at 03:22.

Nautilus burner was the integrated CD/DVD burner for the Gnome desktop. It should be simple to take the code base and recreate it as a fully functional, easily integrated stand alone CD/DVD burner for Gnome. It just works. It has simple interface. Has a proven history of few bugs.

Nautilus burner was the integrated CD/DVD burner for the Gnome desktop. It should be simple to take the code base and recreate it as a fully functional, easily integrated stand alone CD/DVD burner for Gnome. It just works. It has simple interface. Has a proven history of few bugs.

Written by androdebian the 3 May 09 at 14:52.

I think that Brasero is a good application and have a very good interface. The effort should be to fix all bugs of this program.

I think that Brasero is a good application and have a very good interface. The effort should be to fix all bugs of this program.

Written by vexorian the 12 May 09 at 16:01.

gtkqt allows correct integration. K3b is a very good burner, and ubuntu users would benefit if we stopped forcing apps to come from gnome.

It is also a more realistic solution for Karmic Koala as I doubt all the Brasero bugs will get fixed in so little time.

gtkqt allows correct integration. K3b is a very good burner, and ubuntu users would benefit if we stopped forcing apps to come from gnome. It is also a more realistic solution for Karmic Koala as I doubt all the Brasero bugs will get fixed in so little time.

Written by cracken226 the 14 May 09 at 16:38.

Kde 4, or later, latest base files should be included in the main system. Many users, using Gnome as default, have problems with burnig, or other default Gnome applications, so trying to install Kde based applications to run. K3b burning programs as default is an great ide ... finally ...

Kde 4, or later, latest base files should be included in the main system. Many users, using Gnome as default, have problems with burnig, or other default Gnome applications, so trying to install Kde based applications to run. K3b burning programs as default is an great ide ... finally ...

Written by anyedge the 15 May 09 at 06:48.

CD/DVD Creator is very direct, easy to use, solid and dependable. Try fixing the few bugs that exist for this program and add any media burn types that are missing from this program.

CD/DVD Creator is very direct, easy to use, solid and dependable. Try fixing the few bugs that exist for this program and add any media burn types that are missing from this program.

Written by razer_raz the 17 May 09 at 08:56.

Improve nautilus-burner, brasero
Create some new alternatives
Add an entry in :
System -> Preferences -> Preferred Applications
Let the user ability to choose what he want to use

Improve nautilus-burner, brasero Create some new alternatives Add an entry in : System -> Preferences -> Preferred Applications Let the user ability to choose what he want to use

Written by cracken226 the 14 May 09 at 16:40.

Install both versions of these burning programs into main distro for user compatibility with Gnome and Kde base file, while Gnome stays as default environment. So Kde base files would be an advantage, as these files are in advanced repositories, or Kubuntu distro installation media in case you do not have a Ubuntu Gnome based dvd installation media.

Please, vote. Thank You for making Ubuntu better.

Install both versions of these burning programs into main distro for user compatibility with Gnome and Kde base file, while Gnome stays as default environment. So Kde base files would be an advantage, as these files are in advanced repositories, or Kubuntu distro installation media in case you do not have a Ubuntu Gnome based dvd installation media. Please, vote. Thank You for making Ubuntu better.

Written by srippon the 18 May 09 at 09:15.

Competitor analysis ( http://deyalexander.com.au/resources/uxd/competitive-analysis.html ) could be performed to help improve the user experience (UX) of Brasero.

Competitor analysis would show what the other popular CD/DVD burning applications available are, what features they offer, how these features are offered, etc.

Another form of competitor analysis is to incorporate usability testing ( http://www.usability.gov/refine/learnusa.html | http://deyalexander.com.au/resources/uxd/usability-testing.html ). In doing this you get real users to perform real CD/DVD burning tasks using competitors software. This shows what works well and what doesn't work so well in their software. These findings can be incorporated into new designs for Brasero.

Competitor analysis ( http://deyalexander.com.au/resources/uxd/competitive-analysis.html ) could be performed to help improve the user experience (UX) of Brasero. Competitor analysis would show what the other popular CD/DVD burning applications available are, what features they offer, how these features are offered, etc. Another form of competitor analysis is to incorporate usability testing ( http://www.usability.gov/refine/learnusa.html | http://deyalexander.com.au/resources/uxd/usability-testing.html ). In doing this you get real users to perform real CD/DVD burning tasks using competitors software. This shows what works well and what doesn't work so well in their software. These findings can be incorporated into new designs for Brasero.

Written by srippon the 18 May 09 at 09:22.

Usability testing ( http://www.usability.gov/refine/learnusa.html | http://deyalexander.com.au/resources/uxd/usability-testing.html ) could be performed to help improve the user experience (UX) of Brasero.

Through usability testing you observe real users performing real CD/DVD burning tasks using Brasero. Usability testing helps highlight what users are finding easy and what parts of the design they are struggling with.

Usability testing ( http://www.usability.gov/refine/learnusa.html | http://deyalexander.com.au/resources/uxd/usability-testing.html ) could be performed to help improve the user experience (UX) of Brasero. Through usability testing you observe real users performing real CD/DVD burning tasks using Brasero. Usability testing helps highlight what users are finding easy and what parts of the design they are struggling with.

Written by Clorox the 6 Jun 09 at 04:46.

Gnome Baker is about as advanced as K3B, and, as evident by the title, it integrates with the GNOME desktop.

Gnome Baker is about as advanced as K3B, and, as evident by the title, it integrates with the GNOME desktop.

Written by francois the 5 Oct 09 at 13:03.

Brasero is a good program only when it does not crash and has indeed a good interface, but there are too many bugs and we're losing hope for those to be fixed one day.
Vala is an awesome language that allows to write programs quickly (such as mono) but without the inconvenients of mono (lack of performance and .NET)
An awesome brasero-killer application could be written in vala, a CD/DVD burner that fits the description of the idea.

Brasero is a good program only when it does not crash and has indeed a good interface, but there are too many bugs and we're losing hope for those to be fixed one day. Vala is an awesome language that allows to write programs quickly (such as mono) but without the inconvenients of mono (lack of performance and .NET) An awesome brasero-killer application could be written in vala, a CD/DVD burner that fits the description of the idea.

Written by androdebian the 9 Apr 11 at 20:50.

The idea is use the dash of Gnome 3 and other things like:
- The way to select a windows.
- The way to manage desktops.

Preserving:
- The top menu of Unity.
- and the dock, eliminating of this: the exposé desktop, and the files and applications buttons.

Mockups:
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/vFC_vrFf2pRdf7vP9hY7IA?feat=directlink
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/G-Z8BmlBIZeAGy0MlOlDWg?feat=directlink

In the Gnome shell dash i was added some sections like:
- Library: in the next Gnome 3.2
- People: Contacts of Empathy, Pidgin, etc.
- System: Application with their categorias for admin the system and the desktop.
- Help: Integrated help of the desktop and applications.

The idea is use the dash of Gnome 3 and other things like: - The way to select a windows. - The way to manage desktops. Preserving: - The top menu of Unity. - and the dock, eliminating of this: the exposé desktop, and the files and applications buttons. Mockups: https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/vFC_vrFf2pRdf7vP9hY7IA?feat=directlink https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/G-Z8BmlBIZeAGy0MlOlDWg?feat=directlink In the Gnome shell dash i was added some sections like: - Library: in the next Gnome 3.2 - People: Contacts of Empathy, Pidgin, etc. - System: Application with their categorias for admin the system and the desktop. - Help: Integrated help of the desktop and applications. The search bar will find in all sections.

Written by mydoghasworms the 29 Apr 09 at 07:02.

The Wine-Doors project provides a super-easy way to install Windows applications on Linux. However, at the time of writing, they have had to shut down their repositories due to package hosting bandwidth costs (see this post).
Ways to support:
* Provide hosting for packages
* Package wine-doors for Ubuntu
* Get involved in the development
* Donate to the project

The <a href="http://wddb.wine-doors.org/">Wine-Doors</a> project provides a super-easy way to install Windows applications on Linux. However, at the time of writing, they have had to shut down their repositories due to package hosting bandwidth costs (see <a href="http://wddb.wine-doors.org/node/52">this post</a>). Ways to support: * Provide hosting for packages * Package wine-doors for Ubuntu * Get involved in the development * Donate to the project

Written by mydoghasworms the 29 Apr 09 at 07:18.

Codeweavers' Crossover product could use some help; it does not always work out of the box, and is not easy-to-use for novice users.
The alternative is to buy them out and give the product away for free!

Codeweavers' Crossover product could use some help; it does not always work out of the box, and is not easy-to-use for novice users. The alternative is to buy them out and give the product away for free!

Written by Ssdg the 29 Apr 09 at 18:39.

Whats the point of promoting windows applications while they don't recognise us?

The time and money (according to solutions #1 in bandwidth and in #2 in licensing) should be saved for replacing the windows applications, by, for example improving openoffice instead of trying to run MS office.

Whats the point of promoting windows applications while they don't recognise us? The time and money (according to solutions #1 in bandwidth and in #2 in licensing) should be saved for replacing the windows applications, by, for example improving openoffice instead of trying to run MS office.

Written by cheesehead the 29 Apr 09 at 21:34.

'Support' for Windows apps doesn't mean someone else throwing money somewhere. It means volunteers like you and me working each dll, troubleshooting bugs, testing, documenting, translating, fundraising, and much much more.
http://winehq.org/contributing

'Support' for Windows apps doesn't mean someone else throwing money somewhere. It means volunteers like you and me working each dll, troubleshooting bugs, testing, documenting, translating, fundraising, and much much more. http://winehq.org/contributing

Written by androdebian the 3 May 09 at 15:21.

Add a new section on gnome-app-install called "Windows" and put in this section the windows applications/games that runs very well with wine or with a native patch.

When the user intall any of these applications, the system download wine (if need) and a formulary to put the original cd software (if need too).

Add a new section on gnome-app-install called "Windows" and put in this section the windows applications/games that runs very well with wine or with a native patch. When the user intall any of these applications, the system download wine (if need) and a formulary to put the original cd software (if need too).

Written by yaknowwat the 9 Jul 09 at 04:25.

Actively prevent and get the GNOME 3 code base unified and organized to its C/GTK+ origins. No tad of Mono here, some Python there, lets throw heavy non-stop Just-In-Time compiling into the mix while were at it.

The Concepts are great for GNOME 3 just the coding idea's are horrible.

Actively prevent and get the GNOME 3 code base unified and organized to its C/GTK+ origins. No tad of Mono here, some Python there, lets throw heavy non-stop Just-In-Time compiling into the mix while were at it. The Concepts are great for GNOME 3 just the coding idea's are horrible.

Written by yaknowwat the 9 Jul 09 at 04:28.

Follow up the bad code of GNOME by bringing Xfce's code base and using it to clean up GNOME's design where applicable.

This will not work as well obviously though as the first Idea.

Follow up the bad code of GNOME by bringing Xfce's code base and using it to clean up GNOME's design where applicable. This will not work as well obviously though as the first Idea.

Written by androdebian the 13 Jul 09 at 08:20.

Parrot support a lot of languages to programming, and we can compiling the programs and make CIL code. Making a IDE and RAD we can provide a unified and good platform for develop in GNOME. We can increase the productivity and approach a unified platform for new Linux programmers (new commercial games, software...)

http://www.parrot.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parrot_virtual_machine
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Parrot_Virtual_Machine

Parrot support a lot of languages to programming, and we can compiling the programs and make CIL code. Making a IDE and RAD we can provide a unified and good platform for develop in GNOME. We can increase the productivity and approach a unified platform for new Linux programmers (new commercial games, software...) http://www.parrot.org/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parrot_virtual_machine http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Parrot_Virtual_Machine

Written by OpenNingia the 13 Jul 09 at 10:46.

If GNOME3's developers and project managers did this architectural choice, they had their own reasons.

We should not interfere in their work, just have faith!

If GNOME3's developers and project managers did this architectural choice, they had their own reasons. We should not interfere in their work, just have faith!

Written by xoen the 5 Nov 09 at 23:36.

What I find "strange" in Ubuntu/GNOME is the use of C (object-oriented coding style is not enought) and a pletora of different languages, python and C# in primis.

Just use one high level programming language for the core code so that there is a reference for the GNOME platform, Vala (http://live.gnome.org/Vala) seems to be the future in GNOME land :
I It's a modern language
II The syntax is similar to C#
III It's fast, the code is translated in C and then compiled

To have a reference language is IMHO a great step forward :
A New developers doesn't have to choose
B The documentation for a library can be written just one time
C More documentation
D Developer tools focused on features not on languages support
E High level language means less stress -> more fun -> more developers -> more software -> more market share for GNU/Linux

And sure there are also other pros I miss now.

What I find "strange" in Ubuntu/GNOME is the use of C (object-oriented coding style is not enought) and a pletora of different languages, python and C# in primis. Just use one high level programming language for the core code so that there is a reference for the GNOME platform, Vala (http://live.gnome.org/Vala) seems to be the future in GNOME land : I It's a modern language II The syntax is similar to C# III It's fast, the code is translated in C and then compiled To have a reference language is IMHO a great step forward : A New developers doesn't have to choose B The documentation for a library can be written just one time C More documentation D Developer tools focused on features not on languages support E High level language means less stress -> more fun -> more developers -> more software -> more market share for GNU/Linux And sure there are also other pros I miss now.

Written by fazillatheef the 9 Jul 08 at 11:41.

Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #10918 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!

<i>Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #10918 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution.</i><br /> Thanks!

Written by cracken226 the 7 May 09 at 19:14.

Preferred client in all Ubuntu systems should have more options, be pluginable, but still light, powerfull as Ktorrent. All Ktorrent like advanced options, plus new features, options, like hide to tray by default, auto updater with options of time limit of available peers, advanced update torrent finder from internet, looking for more trackers ... Many options, like in another idea underneath, migration function, users community and favorite torrent and download list. Let it be most by community used download manager for everything. Online and Live activities, logging, user interaction ...

This project is linked to/and/or following, please, vote : Rhythmbox albums auto downloader at http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/19980/ , Users and community managed streams list at http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/19899/ , Centralised list of external repositories at http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/19716/ . Check again later for new updated links. Thank You for making our Ubuntu better. Bohuslav Jonathan Tóth.

Preferred client in all Ubuntu systems should have more options, be pluginable, but still light, powerfull as Ktorrent. All Ktorrent like advanced options, plus new features, options, like hide to tray by default, auto updater with options of time limit of available peers, advanced update torrent finder from internet, looking for more trackers ... Many options, like in another idea underneath, migration function, users community and favorite torrent and download list. Let it be most by community used download manager for everything. Online and Live activities, logging, user interaction ... This project is linked to/and/or following, please, vote : Rhythmbox albums auto downloader at http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/19980/ , Users and community managed streams list at http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/19899/ , Centralised list of external repositories at http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/19716/ . Check again later for new updated links. Thank You for making our Ubuntu better. Bohuslav Jonathan Tóth.

Written by androdebian the 8 May 09 at 18:24.

Transmission have a great interface only for download/upload bittorrents. The same interface can be used for direct downloads (from firefox, ftp, ssh...), move/copy local files, p2p downloads...

In resume, we can use Transmission to unify all tasks referents to move information, including burning CD/DVD...

Transmission have a great interface only for download/upload bittorrents. The same interface can be used for direct downloads (from firefox, ftp, ssh...), move/copy local files, p2p downloads... In resume, we can use Transmission to unify all tasks referents to move information, including burning CD/DVD...

Written by cracken226 the 22 May 09 at 16:00.

Using Transmission as prefered torrent application is easy. But many users are installing Ktorrent for Gnome environment as well. We should be able to link Transmission to Ktorrent engine, use it's options for better downloading. In menu, there should be an link to transfer settings to Ktorrent and vice versa, so transfering files and settings to Ktorrent and continue downloading files in another software vice versa would be easy. By transfering torrent, files and settings, updating preferences, first migrated software should be automatically closed.

This project is not linked to/and/or any other projects at this date. Check again later for new links. Thank You for making our Ubuntu better.

Using Transmission as prefered torrent application is easy. But many users are installing Ktorrent for Gnome environment as well. We should be able to link Transmission to Ktorrent engine, use it's options for better downloading. In menu, there should be an link to transfer settings to Ktorrent and vice versa, so transfering files and settings to Ktorrent and continue downloading files in another software vice versa would be easy. By transfering torrent, files and settings, updating preferences, first migrated software should be automatically closed. This project is not linked to/and/or any other projects at this date. Check again later for new links. Thank You for making our Ubuntu better.

Written by cracken226 the 25 May 09 at 10:51.

Number 2 is right. Light download manager should do more, than others and still be light, but powerfull. Somehow, we are forgetting other download technologies, like Jigdo, Overnet. Always but have to install them to use in the main system. We should implement them too. Linux was always good, because, what i could not find in Windows, that was defenitively in linux. Good point. Somehow we are forgeting older technologies. Implement all other download techniques into Transmission, and we will be number one. Promise. Why should use one milion programs to download just one file, when Transmission is already in the system?

This project idea is not linked to/and/or any other projects ideas created by me at this date. Please, vote. Check again later for new updated links. Thank You for making our Ubuntu better. Bohuslav Jonathan Tóth.

Number 2 is right. Light download manager should do more, than others and still be light, but powerfull. Somehow, we are forgetting other download technologies, like Jigdo, Overnet. Always but have to install them to use in the main system. We should implement them too. Linux was always good, because, what i could not find in Windows, that was defenitively in linux. Good point. Somehow we are forgeting older technologies. Implement all other download techniques into Transmission, and we will be number one. Promise. Why should use one milion programs to download just one file, when Transmission is already in the system? This project idea is not linked to/and/or any other projects ideas created by me at this date. Please, vote. Check again later for new updated links. Thank You for making our Ubuntu better. Bohuslav Jonathan Tóth.

Written by yangt299 the 3 May 09 at 12:31.

The solution I propose (I think, since I am no computer programmer) seems fairly simple: Save the position of my External Device on the Desktop the same way Ubuntu saves the positions of all my other applications on the Desktop.

The solution I propose (I think, since I am no computer programmer) seems fairly simple: Save the position of my External Device on the Desktop the same way Ubuntu saves the positions of all my other applications on the Desktop.

Written by androdebian the 3 May 09 at 14:42.

When you put a new external device on your computer, the system should find a free space to put the icon for not overlaps with other icons.

When you put a new external device on your computer, the system should find a free space to put the icon for not overlaps with other icons.

Written by Ssdg the 3 May 09 at 17:10.

This could be done by a second checkbox like "keep aligned" that will sort the desktop like when you click on "Clean up by Name" but every time a new item is added.

Of course, people that sort manually there desktop won't use it, and won't like it if it's enabled by default, so it will remain an option...

This could be done by a second checkbox like "keep aligned" that will sort the desktop like when you click on "Clean up by Name" but every time a new item is added. Of course, people that sort manually there desktop won't use it, and won't like it if it's enabled by default, so it will remain an option...

Written by arm-c the 10 May 09 at 00:21.

Hello,

I deal with what we have and I am fairly used to it Still, it can be frustrating as I sometimes get a desktop of icons from download flurry... :)

Sometimes, I'd like to have a "container" that will place the Icon of media devices in it and expand (Horizontally / vertically or in box). In someways, I'd liken this to the KDE 4.2 Desktop Folder viewer. I'd likely use this as my first Icon and have it expand horizontally. Also, Icons that are "in the way" are bumped to right or down to make room for the expansion without hiding some icon.

Well, if this doesn't change, I'm OK with it; however, the author points out a frustration I had when a new Gnome user. :)

Hello, I deal with what we have and I am fairly used to it Still, it can be frustrating as I sometimes get a desktop of icons from download flurry... :) Sometimes, I'd like to have a "container" that will place the Icon of media devices in it and expand (Horizontally / vertically or in box). In someways, I'd liken this to the KDE 4.2 Desktop Folder viewer. I'd likely use this as my first Icon and have it expand horizontally. Also, Icons that are "in the way" are bumped to right or down to make room for the expansion without hiding some icon. Well, if this doesn't change, I'm OK with it; however, the author points out a frustration I had when a new Gnome user. :)

Written by codeslicer the 4 Mar 09 at 11:38.

When trying to edit pairs/schemas, a dialog box saying "Currently pairs and schemas can't be edited. This will be changed in a later version." is shown. This message has been shown long before now.

If applications can do it, why can't GConf show it? Even make it possible to edit raw data if a more structured interface is harder to make.

When trying to edit pairs/schemas, a dialog box saying "Currently pairs and schemas can't be edited. This will be changed in a later version." is shown. This message has been shown long before now. If applications can do it, why can't GConf show it? Even make it possible to edit raw data if a more structured interface is harder to make.

Written by codeslicer the 4 Mar 09 at 11:41.

This would provide the option to reverse any mistakes.

This would provide the option to reverse any mistakes.

Written by androdebian the 4 Mar 09 at 18:21.

Allow to search any item in GConf as fast as possible with an indexation system, for example.

Allow to search any item in GConf as fast as possible with an indexation system, for example.

Written by manishmahabir the 6 Mar 09 at 04:21.

i think instead of just bland texts, i should have a better interface...

i think instead of just bland texts, i should have a better interface...

Written by longlivethebestos the 2 Nov 08 at 23:28.

Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #15171 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!

<i>Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #15171 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution.</i><br /> Thanks!

Written by tebibyte the 2 Jan 11 at 05:28.

We can make it so Andriod apps also run on Ubuntu.

We can do this by creating a compatibility layer for android games and other App, or incorporate some of the android API source code back into Linux.

The momentum behind the LINUX BASED Android is immense. If we can tap into the momentum of the Android developer community we can multiply our software library exponentially!

We can make it so Andriod apps also run on Ubuntu. We can do this by creating a compatibility layer for android games and other App, or incorporate some of the android API source code back into Linux. The momentum behind the LINUX BASED Android is immense. If we can tap into the momentum of the Android developer community we can multiply our software library exponentially!

Written by timnwells the 13 Feb 09 at 20:03.

Not having officially supported and up to date development tools hold back commercial software companies from wanting to make the effort to develop games for a platform. Mac and Windows both have top notch fully supported development environments. Ubuntu has a few outdated versions of some ide's in the repo's. I know Ubuntu is 'linux for human beings' but without good developer support it's not going to be an attractive target for commercial companies to build software for. The open source community is perhaps the largest group of developers in the world, surely the most popular Linux distro can make an effort to support open source developers, and at the same time make itself more attractive to commercial software developers for games etc

Not having officially supported and up to date development tools hold back commercial software companies from wanting to make the effort to develop games for a platform. Mac and Windows both have top notch fully supported development environments. Ubuntu has a few outdated versions of some ide's in the repo's. I know Ubuntu is 'linux for human beings' but without good developer support it's not going to be an attractive target for commercial companies to build software for. The open source community is perhaps the largest group of developers in the world, surely the most popular Linux distro can make an effort to support open source developers, and at the same time make itself more attractive to commercial software developers for games etc

Written by timnwells the 13 Feb 09 at 20:13.

Build a "directx" style library that incorporates opengl, plus also handles audio, network, etc. Something like sdl, or use sdl. Something that a prospective game developer can look at and say "yes it does what i need and allows development for Windows, Mac, and Linux so I have full market potential". Needs to be as capable as directx and have a few language bindings so it can be used with c/c++/c# etc.

Build a "directx" style library that incorporates opengl, plus also handles audio, network, etc. Something like sdl, or use sdl. Something that a prospective game developer can look at and say "yes it does what i need and allows development for Windows, Mac, and Linux so I have full market potential". Needs to be as capable as directx and have a few language bindings so it can be used with c/c++/c# etc.

Written by timnwells the 13 Feb 09 at 20:30.

Encourage nvidia to better support the 2d acceleration as their 3d acceleration in linux is pretty good. Encourage ati to provide better opengl support in their linux drivers. Or encourage nvidia to release the spec's for their cards as ati have done, so we can build open source drivers which would give us all the features and functionality we could implement from their specification.

Encourage nvidia to better support the 2d acceleration as their 3d acceleration in linux is pretty good. Encourage ati to provide better opengl support in their linux drivers. Or encourage nvidia to release the spec's for their cards as ati have done, so we can build open source drivers which would give us all the features and functionality we could implement from their specification.

Written by Lachu the 14 Feb 09 at 09:21.

Ubuntu team should get collaboration with Assus/Acer/Dell(/Sega?) to create motherboard distribution to some task, like watching a movie or playing game. The market are console game developer, like Sega. This distribution are uses simple X Server(or better Kernel Mode Setting) and supports OopenGL/OpenAL API. All drivers can be loaded from hard drive(special partition), but on laptops it's not necessary. Part of the platform should be Limo or some think like that, so user can still playing game on Windows. Watch on Wii and looks at the game. It's not require good hardware to just playing. PC gamers can like Linux on motherboard to game. Many developers can create game, which never been released on PC platform. We can quick run normal Linux or Linux app from hard drive on it.

You should also called this program. Possibilities are: "Native game for PC platform", "Play on PC" ;-) or some think like that.

Ubuntu team should get collaboration with Assus/Acer/Dell(/Sega?) to create motherboard distribution to some task, like watching a movie or playing game. The market are console game developer, like Sega. This distribution are uses simple X Server(or better Kernel Mode Setting) and supports OopenGL/OpenAL API. All drivers can be loaded from hard drive(special partition), but on laptops it's not necessary. Part of the platform should be Limo or some think like that, so user can still playing game on Windows. Watch on Wii and looks at the game. It's not require good hardware to just playing. PC gamers can like Linux on motherboard to game. Many developers can create game, which never been released on PC platform. We can quick run normal Linux or Linux app from hard drive on it. You should also called this program. Possibilities are: "Native game for PC platform", "Play on PC" ;-) or some think like that.

Written by Primož Papič the 14 Feb 09 at 20:07.

I guess I'm stupid and ignorant posting a solution that brought me nothing but negative votes. But I feel it has to be presented as an option.
LUK incorporates parts of Windows kernel / system so that windows based applications and drivers can easily be installed on Linux.
And no LUK isn't illegal or anything else for that matter.
Pros:
When it reaches a mature level it should support almost any Windows application and drivers...
Wine embeded into kernel (can be a good or a bad thing)

Cons:
By using it you support closed source and continue it's use in software industry (If you care for that, I personally don't)
it has wine incorporated into a kernel, thus it could be understood as bloated
It's heavily supported by Chinese government which is not famous for it's democracy (if you care for such thing)

More info:
http://www.longene.org/en/
http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=99305

I guess I'm stupid and ignorant posting a solution that brought me nothing but negative votes. But I feel it has to be presented as an option. LUK incorporates parts of Windows kernel / system so that windows based applications and drivers can easily be installed on Linux. And no LUK isn't illegal or anything else for that matter. Pros: When it reaches a mature level it should support almost any Windows application and drivers... Wine embeded into kernel (can be a good or a bad thing) Cons: By using it you support closed source and continue it's use in software industry (If you care for that, I personally don't) it has wine incorporated into a kernel, thus it could be understood as bloated It's heavily supported by Chinese government which is not famous for it's democracy (if you care for such thing) More info: http://www.longene.org/en/ http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=99305

Written by deltakilo the 16 Feb 09 at 21:50.

We should create sweet platform to developers that will be easy to create platform/OS detacheble games based on linux. Temporary we can forget about Open Source, Free Software and Stollman´s sermons in case of nvidia or ati proprietary drivers in this distro. The main goal of it to be first step to linux for users and developers which matrix or windows has.. :)

Really, it will be easy to user, just insert disk and power on.

We should create sweet platform to developers that will be easy to create platform/OS detacheble games based on linux. Temporary we can forget about Open Source, Free Software and Stollman´s sermons in case of nvidia or ati proprietary drivers in this distro. The main goal of it to be first step to linux for users and developers which matrix or windows has.. :) Really, it will be easy to user, just insert disk and power on.

Written by -luk- the 19 Feb 09 at 19:22.

I think the problem isn't the linux kernel, or it's component. Now we've some graphic driver suitable for some important games

We've to boost software houses like Activision, Ea Games to create freeware games for linux distributions. They can create a game and distribuite it for free. But we know that a Software house has as the primary object to sell product to gain money. My idea is that they should create a game with some restriction; if you wanna have the complete game you pay it.

It's very difficult that a software house'll create game for free. we must find a way to make the market look like free software a market where to invest.

I think the problem isn't the linux kernel, or it's component. Now we've some graphic driver suitable for some important games We've to boost software houses like Activision, Ea Games to create freeware games for linux distributions. They can create a game and distribuite it for free. But we know that a Software house has as the primary object to sell product to gain money. My idea is that they should create a game with some restriction; if you wanna have the complete game you pay it. It's very difficult that a software house'll create game for free. we must find a way to make the market look like free software a market where to invest.

Written by la_serpe the 20 Feb 09 at 11:38.

My solution is to use Wine. But developers should have possibility to optimize games for it. Game should recognize that it's running on Linux via Wine. There was discussion about it at Wine forums but I can't find it anymore.

My solution is to use Wine. But developers should have possibility to optimize games for it. Game should recognize that it's running on Linux via Wine. There was discussion about it at Wine forums but I can't find it anymore.

Written by adaniels the 20 Feb 09 at 13:25.

After intalling ubuntu, a user should get the option to run windows apps on ubuntu. This should launch a wizard which installs wine. It then asks for a windows CD and copy all fonts, dlls, directx, etc into the wine enviroment.

Use a system wide dir for wine. Create a 'Documents and settings' dir per user and map 'My Documents' to the home folder. When installing windows software, ask for a password (gksudo).

Don't display to 'Wine' menu in applications, but show them them same as native applications instead.

Make a service of Wine's known to work list. If you're installing apps that are known not to work, display 'This Windows application will not run on Linux'. If an unknown application is installed, display 'This application might not work correctly', then after install ask the user if it's working correctly and post that to wine.

After intalling ubuntu, a user should get the option to run windows apps on ubuntu. This should launch a wizard which installs wine. It then asks for a windows CD and copy all fonts, dlls, directx, etc into the wine enviroment. Use a system wide dir for wine. Create a 'Documents and settings' dir per user and map 'My Documents' to the home folder. When installing windows software, ask for a password (gksudo). Don't display to 'Wine' menu in applications, but show them them same as native applications instead. Make a service of Wine's known to work list. If you're installing apps that are known not to work, display 'This Windows application will not run on Linux'. If an unknown application is installed, display 'This application might not work correctly', then after install ask the user if it's working correctly and post that to wine.

Written by jharris1993 the 21 Feb 09 at 01:08.

In this solution I am - in essence - endorsing solution #2, but adding my own comments (two kopeks!) to the mill.

1. Having up-to-date development tools is an absolute MUST if we expect to see **ANYTHING** happening with Linux in general and Ubuntu in particular.

2. "Ubuntu" the development tools. As it is now, the development tools are fragmented into a dozen or so individual packages, in half-a-dozen different places, all with their own private little dependency libraries. . .

Jeez Louise!! It's insanity!!

I am not a hard-core developer, but I do know how to code. And there are things I'd *REALLY* like to see, but the only way they're going to happen is if someone (me) sits down and pounds keyboard to make it happen.

But how?

There's thirty-thousand tools, twenty different "make" processes, more libraries and header files than would fill the Airbus 380. . . I just look at this and get a headache.

In this solution I am - in essence - endorsing solution #2, but adding my own comments (two kopeks!) to the mill. 1. Having up-to-date development tools is an absolute MUST if we expect to see **ANYTHING** happening with Linux in general and Ubuntu in particular. 2. "Ubuntu" the development tools. As it is now, the development tools are fragmented into a dozen or so individual packages, in half-a-dozen different places, all with their own private little dependency libraries. . . Jeez Louise!! It's insanity!! I am not a hard-core developer, but I do know how to code. And there are things I'd *REALLY* like to see, but the only way they're going to happen is if someone (me) sits down and pounds keyboard to make it happen. But how? There's thirty-thousand tools, twenty different "make" processes, more libraries and header files than would fill the Airbus 380. . . I just look at this and get a headache. If we could - somehow or other - **PACKAGE** the tools within a easily used IDE. (Have any of you used AutoIt? It takes about a dozen different tools and packages them up so they can actually be USED by REAL PEOPLE!) This IDE could use Microsoft's Visual Studio - or the Boreland IDE - as it's prototype. Actually, I like the "Visual Studio" model - you only need ONE IDE, and a bunch of things that plug into it - kind-of-like the way Firefox, etc., work. I would LOVE to work on some of the solutions for Ubuntu - **IF** I could figure out which (or how) to use the damn tools!!! What say ye? Jim

Written by jarko_ the 22 Feb 09 at 12:18.

I think linux game makers aren't inspired enough. Maybe Ubuntu GameStore could help them a little ;). Using same ideas that other services have (cheap prices => many buyers => profit). I know that Linux is about freedom etc. but free as in freedom isn't always free (as in prices).

In addition, Ubuntu already has great package management. Could be easy to integrate.

I think linux game makers aren't inspired enough. Maybe Ubuntu GameStore could help them a little ;). Using same ideas that other services have (cheap prices => many buyers => profit). I know that Linux is about freedom etc. but free as in freedom isn't always free (as in prices). In addition, Ubuntu already has great package management. Could be easy to integrate.

Written by androdebian the 22 Feb 09 at 13:33.

I propose a default framework and IDE for that the game developers could make games for Ubuntu, and other applications.

A framework like mono can reutilize most open source tecnologies for develop new game solutions. Tao Framework is a kit of libraries from mono that can uses open source tecnologies like OpenGL, OpenAl, etc.. And, in the future, may be compatible with XNA.

I propose a default framework and IDE for that the game developers could make games for Ubuntu, and other applications. A framework like mono can reutilize most open source tecnologies for develop new game solutions. Tao Framework is a kit of libraries from mono that can uses open source tecnologies like OpenGL, OpenAl, etc.. And, in the future, may be compatible with XNA.

Written by codeslicer the 22 Feb 09 at 18:26.

Really, one of the reasons there aren't any SUPER AWESOME (I mean there are good open-source games), is that there aren't (m)any commercial games. You can't expect the open source community to have 200 people working day and night on a project for free.

And almost no commercial company has ever tried. So one of them, be it EA Games, Activision, Bungee, etc, should step out and make a Linux only game. Who knows, from such a respected company they might gain support from the millions of Linux users worldwide all looking for a good game.

Of course, it would help if Linux had specialized gaming/animation libraries like Windows does (ie DirectX), as otherwise the devs would have to start from scratch.

Really, one of the reasons there aren't any SUPER AWESOME (I mean there are good open-source games), is that there aren't (m)any commercial games. You can't expect the open source community to have 200 people working day and night on a project for free. And almost no commercial company has ever tried. So one of them, be it EA Games, Activision, Bungee, etc, should step out and make a Linux only game. Who knows, from such a respected company they might gain support from the millions of Linux users worldwide all looking for a good game. Of course, it would help if Linux had specialized gaming/animation libraries like Windows does (ie DirectX), as otherwise the devs would have to start from scratch.

Written by Dinth the 23 Feb 09 at 10:22.

My idea is something similar to MONO (NET enviroment on linux) but with DirectX - some kind libraries "understading" DirectX functions, which could be included in linux-port of game, so developers wouldn't have to port all DirectX-related code.

My idea is something similar to MONO (NET enviroment on linux) but with DirectX - some kind libraries "understading" DirectX functions, which could be included in linux-port of game, so developers wouldn't have to port all DirectX-related code.

Written by ciplogic the 26 Feb 09 at 02:21.

For making a game to Linux (I put to, and not ON, because the most important thing is that games to target Linux, no matter if is developed on Mac or on Windows, as anyone will use them), anyone should install: SDL, optionally: GTK/Qt, Python, Mono, a browser embedable component. Any game developer when it targets Linux should have to think to a set of standard features that are part of a (recent and decent up-to-date) Linux. So: install by default this libraries and put them as a part of FreeDesktop. This will make clear for software developers that they will not have to worry about deploying their application (which is one of the hardest part of any application, mostly games).

In my point of view the following packages should be installed by default:
- g++, mono, python and vala by default (even a command line tool like gmcs) as language platforms
- gstreamer/phonon (with gstreamer backend)
- qt 4.5, gtk 2.30 (gtk 3.0)
- sdl and opengl bindings for all platform supported languages, lua for scripting
Being all by default, it will make developers no matter of the platform that they will develop at least to target Linux and to not go to an interminable talk about which distro, which package, which etc. do you have? support questions.

For making a game to Linux (I put to, and not ON, because the most important thing is that games to target Linux, no matter if is developed on Mac or on Windows, as anyone will use them), anyone should install: SDL, optionally: GTK/Qt, Python, Mono, a browser embedable component. Any game developer when it targets Linux should have to think to a set of standard features that are part of a (recent and decent up-to-date) Linux. So: install by default this libraries and put them as a part of FreeDesktop. This will make clear for software developers that they will not have to worry about deploying their application (which is one of the hardest part of any application, mostly games). In my point of view the following packages should be installed by default: - g++, mono, python and vala by default (even a command line tool like gmcs) as language platforms - gstreamer/phonon (with gstreamer backend) - qt 4.5, gtk 2.30 (gtk 3.0) - sdl and opengl bindings for all platform supported languages, lua for scripting Being all by default, it will make developers no matter of the platform that they will develop at least to target Linux and to not go to an interminable talk about which distro, which package, which etc. do you have? support questions.

Written by ilembitov the 26 Feb 09 at 23:17.

Indie game devs actually often see Linux having the same non-mainstream taste. There are many indie-games available for Linux: World Of Goo, Toribash, Darwinia, Penumbra. Canonical should just offer some support. Make those games available through Canonical or Partner repo and ensure they are working with Ubuntu - just an example.

Indie game devs actually often see Linux having the same non-mainstream taste. There are many indie-games available for Linux: World Of Goo, Toribash, Darwinia, Penumbra. Canonical should just offer some support. Make those games available through Canonical or Partner repo and ensure they are working with Ubuntu - just an example.

Written by nazgand the 27 Feb 09 at 21:41.

I think that Canonical should create a "Synaptic Game Manager" much like Synaptic Package Manager. The games would be divided by genre and sorted by popularity or rating(customer satisfaction).

The List of Games will have: a name and icon column, a description column, a price column and a server column. When right clicking an entry, you could choose "Goto Game's Website" or "View More Info"; the later of which would open a window with a more detailed description and some screenshots which would be fetched from a txt file and image files off of the SGM's website. The server column will say where the game is hosted, such as Canonical's free or commercial server, or the name of the Developer(such as Blizzard or rtSoft).

There will be an official Game Submission page on the web where you fill out an entry form for the game.
The free game entry form will consist of: the name, short description, a png(maximum size 32x32), the game's package, and the full description(txt) and the screenshots(jpeg). The files will be hosted on SGM's free game server. The site will be run by volunteers and Canonical employees who will make sure that the submitted info is not faulty, and that the packages work.

For the commercial games, which will not be handled by volunteers but the staff members of Canonical, the entry form will consist of the former, except it will have a price value, and a choice to submit an URL to a PHP page that will accept the credit card info and return the game package if the credit card info is not faulty. If they choose to Use the PHP page option, however, it would be a simple matter to set up a scam(like charging ten times the price or keeping the credit card info to force transactions later), so not being known as a trusted game company and not trusting canonical with a copy of the game would result in suspicious potential customers. On the other hand, if they trust Canonical with the game distribution, they simply must trust Canonical to not say less games were sold than were really sold, and the customers would have no difficulty trusting Canonical. Canonical will, of course, be certain that the developer is who the developer claims to be before adding the game to the repository.

I think that Canonical should create a "Synaptic Game Manager" much like Synaptic Package Manager. The games would be divided by genre and sorted by popularity or rating(customer satisfaction). The List of Games will have: a name and icon column, a description column, a price column and a server column. When right clicking an entry, you could choose "Goto Game's Website" or "View More Info"; the later of which would open a window with a more detailed description and some screenshots which would be fetched from a txt file and image files off of the SGM's website. The server column will say where the game is hosted, such as Canonical's free or commercial server, or the name of the Developer(such as Blizzard or rtSoft). There will be an official Game Submission page on the web where you fill out an entry form for the game. The free game entry form will consist of: the name, short description, a png(maximum size 32x32), the game's package, and the full description(txt) and the screenshots(jpeg). The files will be hosted on SGM's free game server. The site will be run by volunteers and Canonical employees who will make sure that the submitted info is not faulty, and that the packages work. For the commercial games, which will not be handled by volunteers but the staff members of Canonical, the entry form will consist of the former, except it will have a price value, and a choice to submit an URL to a PHP page that will accept the credit card info and return the game package if the credit card info is not faulty. If they choose to Use the PHP page option, however, it would be a simple matter to set up a scam(like charging ten times the price or keeping the credit card info to force transactions later), so not being known as a trusted game company and not trusting canonical with a copy of the game would result in suspicious potential customers. On the other hand, if they trust Canonical with the game distribution, they simply must trust Canonical to not say less games were sold than were really sold, and the customers would have no difficulty trusting Canonical. Canonical will, of course, be certain that the developer is who the developer claims to be before adding the game to the repository. To not make this effort worthless, the Synaptic Game Manager must be easily ported to other distributions of Linux.

Written by Spo1ler the 1 Mar 09 at 10:14.

Make a toolkit, that will work on Linux, Windows and MacOS, that will give a posibility to work with graphics (abstract engine to work with many graphics libraries, like DirectX or OpenGL), keyboard, sound, mouse etc.
There are many toolkits, that already done a part of it. And now we must only collect it in one big game-developmnet framework

-- sorry for bad english

Make a toolkit, that will work on Linux, Windows and MacOS, that will give a posibility to work with graphics (abstract engine to work with many graphics libraries, like DirectX or OpenGL), keyboard, sound, mouse etc. There are many toolkits, that already done a part of it. And now we must only collect it in one big game-developmnet framework -- sorry for bad english

Written by granadajose the 3 Mar 09 at 15:59.

A few game templates of simple games would be very useful in order to encourage developers to work in the Ubuntu platform. For instance:

- Spaceship shooting game
- Quiz game
- Platform game
- First person shooting game

These templates could be provided with a really easy way to install the main SDK and it could also be offered an easy way of packing the games and distributing them to others.

Now, many people that would like to develop a game for Ubuntu are discouraged, because starting is a bit difficult (many engines are not easy to install in Linux, there are no specific tutorials for Ubuntu, etc.) and the distribution after the game is made is not easy. Providing an easy-to-use framework would be really helpful.

A few game templates of simple games would be very useful in order to encourage developers to work in the Ubuntu platform. For instance: - Spaceship shooting game - Quiz game - Platform game - First person shooting game These templates could be provided with a really easy way to install the main SDK and it could also be offered an easy way of packing the games and distributing them to others. Now, many people that would like to develop a game for Ubuntu are discouraged, because starting is a bit difficult (many engines are not easy to install in Linux, there are no specific tutorials for Ubuntu, etc.) and the distribution after the game is made is not easy. Providing an easy-to-use framework would be really helpful.

Written by jackmcslay the 7 Mar 09 at 14:31.

http://www.playubuntu.com/
http://www.ubuntugames.org/

Those two sites are dedicated for gaming in ubuntu, having an integration with them would significantly increase Ubuntu's attention from gamers

http://www.playubuntu.com/ http://www.ubuntugames.org/ Those two sites are dedicated for gaming in ubuntu, having an integration with them would significantly increase Ubuntu's attention from gamers

Written by Costantino the 11 Mar 09 at 15:29.

In the development tool like solution 1 or 2 add Open CL.
Whit Open CL computers can calculate more and more. Artificial intelligence could be better and the world could be more physic and realistic.

In the development tool like solution 1 or 2 add Open CL. Whit Open CL computers can calculate more and more. Artificial intelligence could be better and the world could be more physic and realistic.

Written by Pro the 13 Mar 09 at 19:24.

It is proposed to make a new distributive Ubuntu (proposed code name is GameBuntu) which especially designed for modern 3d games.

Main requirements:

1. Fast
2. Reliable
3. nvidia / ati drivers repository
4. wine implemented to kernel
5. net game interfaces
6. repo with a popular at the moment games patch / distrib
7. minimal user interference for system setup
8. Native kernel DirectX 10.1 support
9. Popular game controllers support

I hope it will be like a trial shot for MS systems.

All comments are welcome ;)

It is proposed to make a new distributive Ubuntu (proposed code name is GameBuntu) which especially designed for modern 3d games. Main requirements: 1. Fast 2. Reliable 3. nvidia / ati drivers repository 4. wine implemented to kernel 5. net game interfaces 6. repo with a popular at the moment games patch / distrib 7. minimal user interference for system setup 8. Native kernel DirectX 10.1 support 9. Popular game controllers support I hope it will be like a trial shot for MS systems. All comments are welcome ;)

Written by hemanth.hm the 14 Mar 09 at 01:04.

Playdeb is a gaming repository for Ubuntu - aimed to provide titles already available on getdeb.net in an easier to install and update format.

Most famous games in the market "american-mcgees-alice, featured, mass-effect-2, quake-live, starcraft-2, starcraft-ii, top-pc-game-news-stories-february-2009, unreal-tournament-iii-titan-pack, wanted-weapons-of-fate"

None of them are playable in Ubuntu right now , i got this list when i Googled it for "Top ten PC games" , this shows how other OS is dominating in this area .

The approach would be to make equivalent games in Ubuntu ,which are very much similar to them.

As , most of the gaming companies make games to make money , it would hard for us to make the giants to give away there games for free.

Later , we can make a small survey asking people to select top ten games and try to mock the same in Ubuntu , there by increasing the gamer who have switched to Ubuntu satisfied and avoid them to switch over to other OS

Playdeb is a gaming repository for Ubuntu - aimed to provide titles already available on getdeb.net in an easier to install and update format. Most famous games in the market "american-mcgees-alice, featured, mass-effect-2, quake-live, starcraft-2, starcraft-ii, top-pc-game-news-stories-february-2009, unreal-tournament-iii-titan-pack, wanted-weapons-of-fate" None of them are playable in Ubuntu right now , i got this list when i Googled it for "Top ten PC games" , this shows how other OS is dominating in this area . The approach would be to make equivalent games in Ubuntu ,which are very much similar to them. As , most of the gaming companies make games to make money , it would hard for us to make the giants to give away there games for free. Later , we can make a small survey asking people to select top ten games and try to mock the same in Ubuntu , there by increasing the gamer who have switched to Ubuntu satisfied and avoid them to switch over to other OS

Written by Lachu the 14 Mar 09 at 11:11.

Some people can told, that Linux hat a lot of simple, little games and don't needs next. I was found that many persons playing throught net(especially flash) and like simple games. I don't really know reason. The solution is to promote simple tool to create games. Cannonical can donate awards for person, who creates the best game using this tool. The best can be included to main Ubuntu distribution. This tool should add "Ubuntu" or "Cannonical" label on game creatings with this tool title screen.

Some people can told, that Linux hat a lot of simple, little games and don't needs next. I was found that many persons playing throught net(especially flash) and like simple games. I don't really know reason. The solution is to promote simple tool to create games. Cannonical can donate awards for person, who creates the best game using this tool. The best can be included to main Ubuntu distribution. This tool should add "Ubuntu" or "Cannonical" label on game creatings with this tool title screen.

Written by Storm14K the 14 Mar 09 at 23:57.

Chicken and egg problem. Sure game development could be made easier but making it profitable is what will attract developers. Right now there just isn't enough market share for game studios to pay attention. The desktop market share is a long hard road so games will come slow if you depend on it. However it appears that people are willing to work with a different OS as long as it is not associated with a PC.

One solution might be to look at getting Linux into the console market. Approach Sony about using Linux on Playstation in such a way that games could easily be ported to if not directly runnable on the Linux desktop. This might run into problems as they could lose sales of PS units but they could always work out licensing so that they make money off the games sold for Linux as well. In fact they could be the same boxed PS games that are advertised to run on Linux as well. It would definitely give them an avenue to fire back at MS and the Xbox platform. I imagine you'd start seeing quite a bit of Linux adoption knowing you can get this OS for free and play PS games on your desktop.

Another possibility would be to look for a company looking to break into the console or handheld market and help them along.

Chicken and egg problem. Sure game development could be made easier but making it profitable is what will attract developers. Right now there just isn't enough market share for game studios to pay attention. The desktop market share is a long hard road so games will come slow if you depend on it. However it appears that people are willing to work with a different OS as long as it is not associated with a PC. One solution might be to look at getting Linux into the console market. Approach Sony about using Linux on Playstation in such a way that games could easily be ported to if not directly runnable on the Linux desktop. This might run into problems as they could lose sales of PS units but they could always work out licensing so that they make money off the games sold for Linux as well. In fact they could be the same boxed PS games that are advertised to run on Linux as well. It would definitely give them an avenue to fire back at MS and the Xbox platform. I imagine you'd start seeing quite a bit of Linux adoption knowing you can get this OS for free and play PS games on your desktop. Another possibility would be to look for a company looking to break into the console or handheld market and help them along.

Written by jamesmcm the 15 Mar 09 at 12:05.

The burst of game development when id Software GPL'd the Quake engines was huge. We have seen some excellent games produced like Urban Terror and CUBE. Valve and Epic can't be making much money off the sales of these older games anyway but having some Free game engines would be a great helop to budding developers.

The burst of game development when id Software GPL'd the Quake engines was huge. We have seen some excellent games produced like Urban Terror and CUBE. Valve and Epic can't be making much money off the sales of these older games anyway but having some Free game engines would be a great helop to budding developers.

Written by jackmcslay the 19 Mar 09 at 14:20.

Ubuntu has a lot of good games like Warsow, Nexuiz, Alien Arena, Super Tux, but only windowed games like Solitaire, Minefield and such are available through the Add/Remove menu.

That menu should include games that a gamer would actually want to play, not only pasttime games

Ubuntu has a lot of good games like Warsow, Nexuiz, Alien Arena, Super Tux, but only windowed games like Solitaire, Minefield and such are available through the Add/Remove menu. That menu should include games that a gamer would actually want to play, not only pasttime games

Written by Lachu the 4 Oct 09 at 09:45.

Release older games installed on LiveCD distribution for price. It will increase Linux hobbies in players, so it will increase games release for Linux. Game vendor can achieve some amount of percents from selling.

Release older games installed on LiveCD distribution for price. It will increase Linux hobbies in players, so it will increase games release for Linux. Game vendor can achieve some amount of percents from selling.

Written by Lachu the 21 Nov 09 at 08:12.

Create Ubuntu Players Group. It will organize meeting for members, allow to promote favorite games, etc. Also Canonical should open web service to putting game saves, additional levels, etc.

Of course, most important think is to create special web page(it must look pretty and showing only interesting information). Most important information on main page will be game awards(members will select favorite game, which are accessible by some shop). We will display one title at center and rest at right side of page(or four categories at center of main page). Page should contain news section, forum, game register form, etc. Each member can allow to show information about games he plays to other members.

In future, Ubuntu Players Group will organize competitions(sponsoring by game makers).

Promoting gaming on Linux is also promoting this platform to game makers!

Create Ubuntu Players Group. It will organize meeting for members, allow to promote favorite games, etc. Also Canonical should open web service to putting game saves, additional levels, etc. Of course, most important think is to create special web page(it must look pretty and showing only interesting information). Most important information on main page will be game awards(members will select favorite game, which are accessible by some shop). We will display one title at center and rest at right side of page(or four categories at center of main page). Page should contain news section, forum, game register form, etc. Each member can allow to show information about games he plays to other members. In future, Ubuntu Players Group will organize competitions(sponsoring by game makers). Promoting gaming on Linux is also promoting this platform to game makers!

Written by Lachu the 31 Dec 09 at 17:21.

To achieve better OS gaming on Linux, we need cash. The best way is do some think, what weren't achievement by commercial game market - good connection of movie and game.

Best way to realize this idea is writing good P&C/shooting single player game engine. Because, it would be only P&C/shooting, all data will be stored in files(graphics can be not so far good as in commercial games). Next think will be promote this game(P&C are dying). Once we achievement popularity, we can sell rights to write story line of next part.

The game engine should be innovative, so move will based on game. I have some ideas, but there's no place for this. Entire data of game will be free, so everybody can download and play with new version(only movies of game can not be free). Movie maker can sell whole game(with videos) with movie(or movie with game).

I think that players, that playing in game will watching a movie based on it.

To achieve better OS gaming on Linux, we need cash. The best way is do some think, what weren't achievement by commercial game market - good connection of movie and game. Best way to realize this idea is writing good P&C/shooting single player game engine. Because, it would be only P&C/shooting, all data will be stored in files(graphics can be not so far good as in commercial games). Next think will be promote this game(P&C are dying). Once we achievement popularity, we can sell rights to write story line of next part. The game engine should be innovative, so move will based on game. I have some ideas, but there's no place for this. Entire data of game will be free, so everybody can download and play with new version(only movies of game can not be free). Movie maker can sell whole game(with videos) with movie(or movie with game). I think that players, that playing in game will watching a movie based on it.

Written by gufide the 22 Feb 11 at 22:17.

There's a new project about games on Linux just support it!
http://www.ubuntugamer.com/2011/02/announcing-project-bossanova/

There's a new project about games on Linux just support it! http://www.ubuntugamer.com/2011/02/announcing-project-bossanova/

Written by rohitsood919 the 29 Mar 12 at 02:08.

wine must me supported within core, i mean it should be pre installed and applications within wine should integate with ubuntu applications.

For example if i installed getgo download manager but it didnt worked with firefox in ubuntu. So i have to seperately install firefox for windows to make it work.

Adding wine file support within ubuntu so that applications can intigrate will definately solve many problems.

Its just an idea i dont know if it can be implemented or not

wine must me supported within core, i mean it should be pre installed and applications within wine should integate with ubuntu applications. For example if i installed getgo download manager but it didnt worked with firefox in ubuntu. So i have to seperately install firefox for windows to make it work. Adding wine file support within ubuntu so that applications can intigrate will definately solve many problems. Its just an idea i dont know if it can be implemented or not

Written by androdebian the 4 Aug 08 at 21:56.

Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #11841 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!

<i>Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #11841 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution.</i><br /> Thanks!

Written by androdebian the 7 Jul 08 at 17:47.

Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #10846 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!

<i>Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #10846 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution.</i><br /> Thanks!