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Make ubuntu low-resolution compatible.  
Written by asdf21 the 29 Feb 08 at 01:53. Category: System. Related to: Nothing/Others. New
It's impossible to modify anything in ubuntu with resolutions under 1024x768.
My PC has a CRT monitor, with a max resolution of 1024x768, but only at a 60hz refresh rate, so i have to run it in 800x600.

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Special version for countries without software patents  
Written by Tuxie the 29 Feb 08 at 13:47. Category: Installation. Related to: Nothing/Others. New
A lot of things that are really needed for a nice desktop experience are crippled because of american software patents. It's very annoying to have to recompile freetype, install codecs and other things to get to the point where the system is usable (for me), just because of software patents which aren't even applicable where I live.

I'm pretty sure that just about every non-american would LOVE a special version of Ubuntu where these things are default. It would be perfectly legal also, similar to the old -non-US versions of Debian.

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Brainstorm: Don't start with most popular, and hide grades until requested  
Improve the model for default idea listing order (#197019)

In : ubuntu-qa-website
Status : Fix Released
Importance : Medium
Assignee :
8 comments, 2 subscribers and 0 duplicates
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Written by speakman the 28 Feb 08 at 20:28. Category: Brainstorm. Related to: Nothing/Others. Implemented
Change start page of Brainstorm to show latest ideas or something, else people will probably push for the already high-graded ideas and won't care of other newer ideas.

Maybe a page with random ideas?

And remove the grades if not specifically requested, since it will affect peoples voting.

Developer comments
New front page, with a descending (nb of votes)/(time since creation) sorting.
This way, the newest ideas have their chance to stand up!

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Delta (patch based) updates  
Binary patch updating (#21837)

In : apt (ubuntu)
Status : Triaged
Importance : Wishlist
Assignee : Michael Vogt
5 comments, 8 subscribers and 2 duplicates
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Priority : Undefined
Definition : New (Needs guidance)
Implementation : Unknown
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Written by ravirdv the 28 Feb 08 at 14:31. Category: System. Related to: Nothing/Others. New
Summary:
Ability to download only changed bits of files and use much less bandwidth.
Scope and Use Cases:
Ann has slow internet connection. She sees that there are 150MB of updates and decides not to update at all leaving her with vulnerable and buggy system.
Implementation Plan:
Adopt it from Debian?

Previously discussed here, but still not implemented: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=409916

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Super-slick boot  
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Priority : High
Definition : Pending Approval (Needs guidance)
Implementation : Informational
Assignee : Scott James Remnant
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Written by Ubuwu the 28 Feb 08 at 15:16. Category: Look and Feel. Related to: Nothing/Others. New
Improve the boot sequence to reduce the number of mode switches and jarring look and feel changes. While our current boot sequence has evolved beyond a verbose scroll of text on the console, it is still not as elegant as it could be. Increased elegance would result in a much improved user experience, and increase user confidence in the distribution.

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Speed Up Ubuntu-Gnome boot time   forum
Written by Arioch the 28 Feb 08 at 15:26. Category: System. Related to: Nothing/Others. New
I guess everybody has experienced the rather long boot up times in Ubuntu (particularly with laptops). I know they are already working on it, but the change from feisty to gutsy was a pain in the ass in terms of boot up speed.
A default WinXP installation beats Ubuntu's boot up time by far!! That shouldn't be allowed fellas!!

I therefore propose to the development team (both Ubuntu and by extension Gnome)to work on the improvement of boot up times in Ubuntu systems.

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Start taking advantage of Upstart  
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Priority : Medium
Definition : Approved (Needs guidance)
Implementation : Deferred
Assignee : Scott James Remnant
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Written by Ubuwu the 28 Feb 08 at 15:12. Category: System. Related to: Nothing/Others. In development
Replace initscripts with upstart events. Our boot sequence is currently slow, full of race conditions and poor interactions, especially with competition between the series of tasks run by sysv-rc, udev and sometimes just with the kernel. We developed upstart so that we could have a truly event driven boot sequence that would be fast, reliable and flexible; we should take advantage of it.

Developer comments
The primary reason that we're not taking full advantage of Upstart yet is that it still requires some development to have sufficient features to actually be better than sysvinit. You can follow Upstart development at its homepage.

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Professional-looking bootloader  
Ubuntu grub should be deluxe and animated like
OpenSUSE grub (#3339)


In : grub (ubuntu)
Status : New
Importance : Wishlist
Assignee : Chuck Short
24 comments, 19 subscribers and 4 duplicates
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Priority : Undefined
Definition : New (Needs guidance)
Implementation : Unknown
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Written by Murrquan the 28 Feb 08 at 14:42. Category: Look and Feel. Related to: Nothing/Others. New
Ubuntu's bootloader is a stark black and white screen, filled with confusing options. It gives newbies a moment of indecision, as they try to figure out if they are supposed to choose something, and wonder why there are three or four Ubuntus listed. Then the timer finishes counting down (starting from 10), and the newb begins to feel like he's getting in over his head as his PC boots into Ubuntu.

Too much information up front, stark text-only display, painfully long countdown timer. What would be the alternative? Well, when a Fedora PC is booted up, the first thing the user sees is a graphical splash screen, and "Booting into Fedora (kernel version) in 4 seconds ... " The user can press a key to interrupt and select from kernel versions or alternative operating systems, or just let it boot into Fedora.

Can't we create our own attractive bootloader? Or, failing that, copy-and-paste Fedora's?

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Provide a simple graphical interface to manage _any_ type of network connection  
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Priority : Medium
Definition : New (Needs guidance)
Implementation : Unknown
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Written by Alan Pope the 28 Feb 08 at 13:50. Category: Internet & Networking. Related to: Nothing/Others. New
At the moment it's possible to manage traditional wired and WiFi connections using Network Manager. To connect via a modem, a 3G/GPRS card, over bluetooth to a cell phone or via USB to another device requires that the user installs extra packages, and does a fair amount of configuration that isn't found in Network Manager.

A single unified tool should be provided which allows the user to connect to a network (or internet) via any supported method. It would also be useful to provide an extension to this tool to manage firewall rules and network connection sharing.

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