Contributor doan

If you install an LTS version, you may chose to stay with it until the next LTS version. Problem is that you will stay with old programs and will not have access to the newest versions of The Gimp, OpenOffice, ...

People running LTS versions should be able to go and install OpenOffice when it comes out via the Ubuntu repo's and not via getdeb.net or via the official OpenOffice site.

Example: Hardy ships with The Gimp 2.4.5 and it will stay 2.4.5, when 2.5.0 is launched and we want to have it we need to go to getdeb or the Gimp site and download it. Same when OpenOffice 3.0 comes out.

This option should be made possible via the update manager.

This function is not necessary for people running other versions because these have a short lifespan and programs will not change a lot in 6-12 months.

Reading the comments on ideas about this distro does that or this made me think about fragmentation in the open source community regarding the linux desktop. I know this is a sore issue.

How can we deal with this in a way that removes Ubuntu bug #1 without flame wars from the community ?

Do you remember what the word Ubuntu means ?

I would like to see a partner programme which is official and listed on the main Ubuntu web site.

A start in this direction would be to gather some information, such as;

1. What are the causes of fragmentation ?
2. What methods and means are available for more formal co-operation, if any ?
3. Do the various distro's support open desktop standards ?
4. If so, how and where ?

I guess it is flame on now... sadly.

UPDATE:

For more about the meaning of Ubuntu, read:

http://www.fehe.org/index.php?id=281

http://www0.sun.ac.za/stigting/projects.html

Very good article.

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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