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Replace the awfull NWF by GTK. (like NeoOffice with Cocoa) NWF is often unstable and inconsitent. A clean GTK version will also run on multiple plattforms like OSX or Win32! In addition it might be more portable for mobile devices like OpenMoko based ones.

There are many OpenSource Games not in Ubuntu. The installation/compiling of these is often not easy (enough) for end users! Include these to get more gaming experienced users to Ubuntu.

An generic Feature freeze exception for games (especially for online games) maybe useful! Not a must have!

open:
Vegastrike (more actual)
dangerdeep
boson
eternal lands

don't know (license/copyright?):
freecnc
homeworld sdl (needs original gamecd)

commercial/closed:
eve online
second live

feel free to find more!

... simply following the technical evolution.

The original Icons are better in my mind. The Human icons are good for OpenOffice related files but not as program icon!

Icons:
http://ui.openoffice.org/VisualDesign/OOo20MimeType.html
(Thx Lendo!)

I'm sure i am not against my idea! ;)

Add an activity indicator for Projects in launchpad like the CVS or SVN activity charts on sourceforge, so normal users can imagine the development activity. Even the percentage of completeness in Blueprints could be helpfully and would be nice.

Linux Libertine is a very good readable and well designed serif Font. Lightyears better than any other Times* Font.

The most effort is the upper case "ß". (There are only the lower case defined yet)

http://linuxlibertine.sourceforge.net/

I've written my Diploma work with this Font and it looks great!

Like the not supported Backports, with latest IDE's and recommended development tools.

Actual Versions especially in _Gutsy_ are outdated and lacks of needed Features. (Hardy is unusable in this time [for me])

Examples:
Monodevelop (C/C++ is in MD 1.0)
Eclipse (Eclipse is 3.2 actually 3.4)
Netbeans (Netbeans is 5.5 actually 6, better GTK integration more features)
OpenJDK (more stable than icedtea)
Vala (totally outdated 0.1.6 actually 0.3.2)
...

Cause the are too much small games, so explicit installed/wanted games get lost between these!

Monodevelop is the best IDE compared to VisualStudio.

Vala is a great meta compiler using an C# like Syntax and creates GObject based C-files.
So Vala is the best of both worlds! Native GObject/C Applications and higher Level C# like Syntax.

The Users will become native speed and programmers less headache!

Please add Vala support for pushing Vala development.

Further informations: http://live.gnome.org/Vala

PS: I've found interesting Blog entrys in planet.gnome
http://pvanhoof.be/blog/index.php/2008/05/24/automation-of-bells
http://zee-nix.blogspot.com/2008/05/why-vala.html

Would be fine, when its possible to make a Gstreamer Histogram filter element, which automatic make contrast correction. This will be result in optimal video contrast.
This could be an Option in totems video preferences and i suggest to enable it by default.

I'm still busy with Diploma so i cant make it self now.

The algorithm is not complicate and well known. (i have it implemented self for study but in java)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histogram
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histogramm-Differenz

These Gnome accessibelity stuff is great work, but too much for non handycaped Users, who wants get only some Messages like Welcome, You have Mail, and so on. A first step can be to say, via tts, the messages from libNotify!

I think for normal/lazy/migrating users a theme with face browser is more user friendly.

I've started a launchpad project... help is very welcome! :)

https://launchpad.net/libnotify-speech-dispatcher/

This is a duplicate/refresh of another previous idea!

Thoggen is a great nifty Tool even for beginners as for "experts" for making fast a local copy of her DVDs. Unfortunately Thoggen development is slow, very slow.

... where Developers and Maintainers can write infos, news and new advantages or simply funny things. :-P

The Window Borders are not very Beautiful. Antialise them or add a new drawing routine for proper drawing. (I know this affects not directly Ubuntu, but they can talk with Metacity people)

Dirac is a great free Codec. Please add support for them in Thoggen. (maybe other Apps too!)

Make this plugin runnable for Monodevelop 1.0 and Backport them to hardy!

May is it possible to make Fluendo Codec-Packages, wich asks for a license key on Install or reorder you to fluendo homepage if you haven't those key. I would it buy, but want an easy way to install (clean). When Buying over Ubuntu, canonical may got a little fee for further development of Ubuntu. (But watch out! I don't want a great commericalism in Ubuntu!)