Contributor danieljuh

This is not a development stuff. But something that can show off what open source can do. Include the open source movie BIG BUCK BUNNY ,which can be used to test video playback and advertise what open source tools like blender ,gimp,inkscape etc.. are capable of . It will be very small because its just 8 mins long and its very funny.

https://www.torproject.org/

I would like to propose the idea of having a Tor-relay as an option in Ubuntu, with the default setting of "non-exit" operation if the user have a internet connection of 20 kilobytes/s or more.

About "non-exit" node: It basically means that the service the user is running, passes along the traffic to another tor node.
It doesnt use the users internet connection to access the "web/email/etc".
Read more here:
https://wiki.torproject.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#RunARelayBut

Ofcourse there are security concerns but there are "remedies":
https://wiki.torproject.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/OperationalSecurity
https://wiki.torproject.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorInChroot

Everyone who are concerned over ABUSE or LEGAL matters, can read these:
Abuse: http://www.torproject.org/faq-abuse.html.en
Legal: http://www.torproject.org/eff/tor-legal-faq.html.en

The Tor blog is quite interesting:
https://blog.torproject.org/
And ofcourse their wiki is quite informative:

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Now there is a version 0.9.8 of miro in the universe repository. Please, update to the latest 1.2.2

Thanks,

For privacy and security reasons, pidgin-encryption should be enabled on all Ubuntu machines. Considering it is already available in the repositories, it would not be difficult to enable this plugin by default.

Hello,

I propose to integrate NM 0.7 in Hardy Heron because:

- the 0.6 version give many problems
- the 0.7 version is in Fedora 9 and others distributions
- the 0.7 version is more more more great :p
- it is normal to work on the 0.6 version for Hardy?

so, please to vote for my idea :p

bye,
fred

Example of problem:
So if let's say Bob, was copying his whole hard drive, and left it working away while He went to bed, however natilus failed to read/copy file 12,495 so in the morning Bob gets up and finds that he still has to copy 430,294 files!

Idea:
This could be averted if natilus just saved the errors for later, and THEN (once done copying) gave you the option of "retry" and "skip" for those files.
So instead of STOPPING in the middle of the transfer and telling you there was an error copying a file, natilus would just tell you AFTERWARDS. It would also be very nice if there was a "skip all" option. And if it gave you the option (or just did it automatically) to save a log file with the FULL PATHS (and names) of all the files it would not/could not copy.

Mozilla-firefox-adblock (https://addons.mozilla.org/pl/firefox/addon/1865) should be replaced by Adblock Plus (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865)in Ubuntu's repositories because the Adblock isn't developed anymore (since 2004).

It is unnerving to touch buttons when the screensaver runs while a movie is playing.

BOINC is an open-source “grid computing” software, developed in Berkeley University, that allows to use the idle time on your computer to study diseases, global warming, discover pulsars, and do many other types of scientific research.

I think goals of this project match perfectly the Ubuntu claim, and provide a new social dimension of this kind of software, something like: Ubuntu for life!. Furthermore, promoting this collaboration could provide great visibility of both projects.

BOINC should be installed and configured during Ubuntu installation, so it will be necessary to work close to Berkeley University to adapt and improve user interface during subscription and configuration (project selection, performance impact…).

It will be great to promote an active Ubuntu Community collaboration in projects as the sponsored by the “World Community Grid” helping scientists in projects that need massive computing power to be solved, such fighting Cancer, AIDS or Dengue (http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org).

In addition, it will be great to improve it’s rakings per project, comparing different OS, and including Linux and Ubuntu contributions (members will feel proud of total computing power provided thanks to Ubuntu).

make it possible to install latest kernel by default in updates,because there are lot of bugs fixed in new kernels.

There are lot of people having troubles syncing their devices (pda, smartphones, etc.) with ubuntu. At this poing there is only one solution available, multisync, and works for only a few devices, and it's very limited on their functions.

And I think, this is a very important point for lots of people.

**Suggestions from duplicate idea 397 work on that idea :

1) Clean up the Opensync and SyncML plugin packages to work properly with Evolution by default.

2) Set up an official Ubuntu SyncML server for Ubuntu users.

3) Possibly clean up open source SyncML clients for the different mobile platforms.

There is a wide community of online artists capable of creating brilliant, unique artwork.

heading: Get your artwork on 10 million desktops

Ubuntu, the world's most popular Linux distribution, needs a new theme. The winner will appear in the default desktop of Ubuntu 8.10.

We're looking for original wallpapers, that match Ubuntu's color palette. You entry should also include a suggested combination of application, icon, and window themes. These can be existing themes, or your own original works - you only need to submit a wallpaper to win.

Work must be CC licensed, and be openable in either Inkscape or Gimp (rest of criteria continues)

Submit your works to DeviantArt and include the words [Ubuntu810].


Good luck!

As a user I want to be able to listen to audio or watch videos with the least amount of setup. I would like to have a single interface (Codec Manager) that lists all of the most common audio and video formats and shows me if I am missing the necessary codec for playback.

Use Case: Enable MP3 playback.
Precondition: MP3s are not currently playable.
1. User logs into the system.
2. User opens the Codec Manager.
3. System displays a list of common audio/video formats.
4. User selects MP3s.
5. System displays some info about MP3s.
6. System displays a list of available codecs.
7. User selects a codec and clicks Apply.
8. System downloads and installs the selected codec.
9. System informs the user when completed.

Other possible features:
- Display a list of audio/video types that are missing codecs.
- An auto-setup function, that grabs the recommended codec for all formats.

Audio and Video formats that should be supported:

Audio:
- MP3
- OGG
- AAC
- FLAC
- Real Audio

Video:
- MP4

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I'm bored with dual-screen on GNU/Linux, it really has to have a graphic configuration, and better features.
I would like to move windows from a screen to another, but when I maximize I need it to be in a single screen.

Update: Xrandr GUI blog post by Bryce Harrington

Ubuntu needs to go green. Powertop, Lesswatts and other tools have finally hit the Linux scene to pave the way for better power management. It needs to be said, "if you want your battery to last longest, or have your energy bill be the lowest, you better use Ubuntu Linux."

A separate partition for /home has been proposed for a long time in the forums. It implies some risks, though, so based on disk size Ubiquity should estimate the amount of space that should be left for / or whether a separate partition should be made at all. Then...

-The first time an user installs Ubuntu, he is given the option to set a separate /home. This option is selected by default, with a size for each partition based on a sane guess:

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/7958/firstinstallaro2.png

-Of course, he can just choose not to set a separate /home. This option will be selected by default if the results of the system test suggest that's the best thing to do.

http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/6498/firstinstallbfs6.png

-Manual install is also possible. Selecting it greys out everything related to separate /home, since it's implied that the user doesn't want to be guided.

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/7976/firstinstallcvc2.png

-If the user set a separate /home, the next time he installs Ubuntu a new option appears and is selected by default, prompting to use the existing /home partition. All other options are still available, though.

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/9034/secondinstalliq1.png

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All the packages in the software repository should include a URL hyperlink to the official website of the software.

So when you read about the software, you can click on the link to get to the official homepage, for more information.