Written by bgfeldm the 18 Mar 08 at 00:23.

add a Clock Screensaver.

add a Clock Screensaver.

Written by bgfeldm the 12 May 09 at 01:59.

add a Weather Screensaver

add a Weather Screensaver

Written by bgfeldm the 12 May 09 at 02:06.

a RSS Screensaver

Which can then be used as a:
---- World News screensaver.
---- Word of the day screensaver.
---- Today/Date in History screensaver.
---- Nutritional Health Tip Screensaver.
---- Screensaver with Collection of Jokes.
---- Various Dictionary Screensavers (Programming Terms, Linux, Mathematics, Science, Legal, Tech...)

a RSS Screensaver Which can then be used as a: ---- World News screensaver. ---- Word of the day screensaver. ---- Today/Date in History screensaver. ---- Nutritional Health Tip Screensaver. ---- Screensaver with Collection of Jokes. ---- Various Dictionary Screensavers (Programming Terms, Linux, Mathematics, Science, Legal, Tech...)

Written by bgfeldm the 12 May 09 at 02:12.

Screensaver which Counts Down to a Specific Date.

count down to:
Next Software Release (Ubuntu)
Graduation
Midterm/Final Exam
Work/School Deadline
Wedding
Birthday
Anniversary
Family Reunion
Next Election
NASA Space Launch

Screensaver which Counts Down to a Specific Date. count down to: Next Software Release (Ubuntu) Graduation Midterm/Final Exam Work/School Deadline Wedding Birthday Anniversary Family Reunion Next Election NASA Space Launch

Written by bgfeldm the 12 May 09 at 02:17.

Screensaver to display System and Network Status. Could be useful to a system administrator.

Screensaver to display System and Network Status. Could be useful to a system administrator.

Written by bgfeldm the 12 May 09 at 02:23.

-- Panoramic view of landscapes screensaver.
-- Destination Photos from Around the World Sceensaver.

-- Panoramic view of landscapes screensaver. -- Destination Photos from Around the World Sceensaver.

Written by bgfeldm the 12 May 09 at 02:33.

screensaver which displays a World Clock which displays
-- different time zones
-- day and night (sun/moon) shadow on the earth.

screensaver which displays a World Clock which displays -- different time zones -- day and night (sun/moon) shadow on the earth.

Written by bgfeldm the 12 May 09 at 02:42.

Notification Screensaver which:
--glows different colors
--displays a short note
--plays warming tone

when triggered by:
-- System Alerts.
-- alarm clock.
-- weather changes.
-- email/im messages.

Notification Screensaver which: --glows different colors --displays a short note --plays warming tone when triggered by: -- System Alerts. -- alarm clock. -- weather changes. -- email/im messages.

Written by bgfeldm the 12 May 09 at 02:47.

Screensaver which displays a World Atlas Map (Countries, Mountain Ranges and Bodies of Water);

Screensaver useful for Interest or Study of Geography.

Screensaver which displays a World Atlas Map (Countries, Mountain Ranges and Bodies of Water); Screensaver useful for Interest or Study of Geography.

Written by bgfeldm the 12 May 09 at 02:53.

Human Body Screensaver; Human Sciences.

which displays:
Human Skeleton; Skeletal System (Bones)
Human Anatomy Muscular System (Muscles)

Which could also change/rotate to:
Human Biology
Human Nervous System
Human Cardiovascular System
Human Digestive System
Human Lymphatic System
Human Endocrine System

Screensaver useful for Interest or Study of Human Sciences.

Human Body Screensaver; Human Sciences. which displays: Human Skeleton; Skeletal System (Bones) Human Anatomy Muscular System (Muscles) Which could also change/rotate to: Human Biology Human Nervous System Human Cardiovascular System Human Digestive System Human Lymphatic System Human Endocrine System Screensaver useful for Interest or Study of Human Sciences.

Written by bgfeldm the 12 May 09 at 13:40.

Screensaver of Famous art. useful for Art Appreciation.

Example of some famous artist:
Leonardo De Vinci
Michelangelo
Titian
Rapheal
Monet
Picasso
Renoir
Van Gogh

Screensaver of Famous art. useful for Art Appreciation. Example of some famous artist: Leonardo De Vinci Michelangelo Titian Rapheal Monet Picasso Renoir Van Gogh

Written by bgfeldm the 12 May 09 at 14:02.

Multimedia Screensaver which shows:

Music Song Info for current playing song (MP3 ID3 tags):
artist
song title
album
album art


Screensaver useful for Music Appreciation.

Multimedia Screensaver which shows: Music Song Info for current playing song (MP3 ID3 tags): artist song title album album art Screensaver useful for Music Appreciation.

Written by bgfeldm the 19 May 09 at 14:38.

Screen Saver which shows the night sky, stars and planets. planetarium. Study or appreciation of astronomy.

Could use pictures taken from NASA's
Astronomy Picture of the Day
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/

Screen Saver which shows the night sky, stars and planets. planetarium. Study or appreciation of astronomy. Could use pictures taken from NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/

Written by pepperpupper the 16 Sep 08 at 07:07.

Add a QOTD screensaver that displays random quotes reflecting the "Ubuntu-philosophy".

Add a QOTD screensaver that displays random quotes reflecting the "Ubuntu-philosophy".

Written by amrhassan the 18 Jan 09 at 01:27.

To save some power, you should have your monitor turned off instead of using a screensaver.

I read somewhere - don't remember where exactly - that screensavers were used because old CRT monitors take some time to power up after sleep, that doesn't happen any more with LCD screens, so why still use screensavers! Go green.

To save some power, you should have your monitor turned off instead of using a screensaver. I read somewhere - don't remember where exactly - that screensavers were used because old CRT monitors take some time to power up after sleep, that doesn't happen any more with LCD screens, so why still use screensavers! Go green.

Written by jeypeyy the 18 Jan 09 at 17:48.

If there was a settings-button in the screen savers preferences we could change the text from the GLText screen saver. With this we could show usefule info like time and date, computer's name, user's name etc.

If there was a settings-button in the screen savers preferences we could change the text from the GLText screen saver. With this we could show usefule info like time and date, computer's name, user's name etc.

Written by Basem the 24 Mar 09 at 05:08.

Play music from last fm if network connection exists, otherwise it plays some music from local drives, while maintaining a low volume and showing some photos.

Play music from last fm if network connection exists, otherwise it plays some music from local drives, while maintaining a low volume and showing some photos.

Written by teranos the 5 Jul 10 at 17:27.

All the chemical elements + shape + info.

* Recommended for Edubuntu.

All the chemical elements + shape + info. * Recommended for Edubuntu.

Written by kreep the 4 Nov 10 at 21:08.

Add an option to add a clock (analog or digital, whichever is preferred by the user) to a chosen corner of the screen while the screensaver is running, no matter what the screensaver is.

Add an option to add a clock (analog or digital, whichever is preferred by the user) to a chosen corner of the screen while the screensaver is running, no matter what the screensaver is.

Written by Oxwivi the 18 Nov 10 at 07:12.

Create widgets to display any of the options mentioned by the solutions above.

Create widgets to display any of the options mentioned by the solutions above.

Written by mk2366 the 30 May 11 at 21:37.

http://code.google.com/p/mk2366-rss-reader/ as starting point

http://code.google.com/p/mk2366-rss-reader/ as starting point

Written by telluric the 10 Mar 08 at 03:55.

Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #4045 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 #4045 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 matthekc the 17 Mar 08 at 09:57.

Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #4894 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 #4894 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 kernel_script the 3 Mar 08 at 22:11.

Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #2889 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 #2889 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 jtso8 the 23 Mar 10 at 00:46.

Add regression analysis to to Open Office Spreadsheet or at least linear regression.

Add regression analysis to to Open Office Spreadsheet or at least linear regression.

Written by Zach the 23 Mar 10 at 04:00.

Make a simple wine plugin just for office.

Make a simple wine plugin just for office.

Written by t4ggs the 15 Jan 09 at 21:06.

I've tried KTurtle and Little Wizard, never understood what I'm supposed to do.

I've tried KTurtle and Little Wizard, never understood what I'm supposed to do.

Written by timnwells the 15 Jan 09 at 23:50.

Improve the available development tools to aid new programmers. We need tools at the same sort of caliber as Visual Studio or the Mac dev tools with easy to use gui designers, good code completion and integrated debugging.
This would go a long way to encouraging new developers.

Improve the available development tools to aid new programmers. We need tools at the same sort of caliber as Visual Studio or the Mac dev tools with easy to use gui designers, good code completion and integrated debugging. This would go a long way to encouraging new developers.

Written by Primož Papič the 15 Jan 09 at 23:57.

I proposed this idea long ago and I think that it is an viable solution to this problem, even though that original solution tries to convey the same message, but it fails.
---
I'm rookie in Ubuntu and Linux, but I would like to get more
involved in process of developing and creating new programs
and applications for K/EDU/go/X-Ubuntu. But there is no really simple tutorial on how to learn basics of programming.
/EDIT: Let's say that I want to develop an application, so obviously I would go to Ubuntu site and look under development, but it there is no help for those that would like to start develop. The site should be similar to this site: http://techbase.kde.org/Development/Tutorials#Introduction_To_KDE_4_Programming

Where I could get all information on how to program in Ubuntu, plus it would be really great if on this site, there would be default IDE on which this programming would take place.

This would not be site for those who know what they're doing but for those that know no programming language, but would like to learn how to program.

I proposed <a href="http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/7933/" target="_blank">this idea</a> long ago and I think that it is an viable solution to this problem, even though that original solution tries to convey the same message, but it fails. --- I'm rookie in Ubuntu and Linux, but I would like to get more involved in process of developing and creating new programs and applications for K/EDU/go/X-Ubuntu. But there is no really simple tutorial on how to learn basics of programming. /EDIT: Let's say that I want to develop an application, so obviously I would go to Ubuntu site and look under development, but it there is no help for those that would like to start develop. The site should be similar to this site: http://techbase.kde.org/Development/Tutorials#Introduction_To_KDE_4_Programming Where I could get all information on how to program in Ubuntu, plus it would be really great if on this site, there would be default IDE on which this programming would take place. This would not be site for those who know what they're doing but for those that know no programming language, but would like to learn how to program.

Written by r0g the 20 Jan 09 at 22:31.

If you find c really boring then maybe programming is not for you. There are easier languages but it's not something you're ever going to be good at unless you have some enthusiasm for the subject because it goes deep. It's not inherently easy stuff either, this is why people spend thousands of dollars going to college or years of late nights to learn how to do it.

Ubuntu needs developers but they need to be half decent. A huge influx of total rookies wanting to program would be more hinderance than help what with all the hand holding the existing devs would have to do and the buggy/insecure/crappily commented code that would be generated.

There are plenty of ways to contribute to open source projects that don't involve writing code. If you do want to code you need patience, dedication and a very good reason. Even then it wouldn't be Ubuntu's job to teach you, especially as half the entire internet is made of coding tutorials and programming for Ubuntu is really no different than programming for Red Hat or Suse.

If you find c really boring then maybe programming is not for you. There are easier languages but it's not something you're ever going to be good at unless you have some enthusiasm for the subject because it goes deep. It's not inherently easy stuff either, this is why people spend thousands of dollars going to college or years of late nights to learn how to do it. Ubuntu needs developers but they need to be half decent. A huge influx of total rookies wanting to program would be more hinderance than help what with all the hand holding the existing devs would have to do and the buggy/insecure/crappily commented code that would be generated. There are plenty of ways to contribute to open source projects that don't involve writing code. If you do want to code you need patience, dedication and a very good reason. Even then it wouldn't be Ubuntu's job to teach you, especially as half the entire internet is made of coding tutorials and programming for Ubuntu is really no different than programming for Red Hat or Suse.

Written by diegoj the 21 Jan 09 at 00:33.

Easier than becoming a developper but sometimes twice as useful.

There are too much languages without 50% of basic translations.

I think is more important, easier and useful to reach more people than to "support" newbies to develop software.

Using Launchapad to translate packages and Ubuntu should be encouraged from ubuntu.com and as many ways as possible.

Easier than becoming a developper but sometimes twice as useful. There are too much languages without 50% of basic translations. I think is more important, easier and useful to reach more people than to "support" newbies to develop software. Using Launchapad to translate packages and Ubuntu should be encouraged from ubuntu.com and as many ways as possible.

Written by woutersamaey the 21 Jan 09 at 22:37.

As a professional developer myself, I'd love to help out, but cannot spend hours and hours reading everything before I can even start to do anything.
If someone were to point me in the right direction, and get me helping out right away (even if it's just minor tasks), I'd be more eager to take that step. Also, the "coach" should give us the feeling of working together with other devs, instead of sitting alone at a desk, working our buts off.

Personal and vocal contact is a important social aspect of motivating skilled people.

I understand it's hard to talk to every single person, but I believe it's the only way. Give it a try, plz.

As a professional developer myself, I'd love to help out, but cannot spend hours and hours reading everything before I can even start to do anything. If someone were to point me in the right direction, and get me helping out right away (even if it's just minor tasks), I'd be more eager to take that step. Also, the "coach" should give us the feeling of working together with other devs, instead of sitting alone at a desk, working our buts off. Personal and vocal contact is a important social aspect of motivating skilled people. I understand it's hard to talk to every single person, but I believe it's the only way. Give it a try, plz.

Written by calimer the 24 Jan 09 at 04:57.

Hi, I currently work on a project called Platinum Arts Sandbox which is a free easy to use 3D Game Maker for kids and adults. The software is currently being used in schools throughout the world, has appeared at several linux conferences, and at moddb is currently rated as one of the top 100 mods/games of the year out of over 5k (hoping to make the top 10 :D voting ends in Feb). I personally have used the software to teach kids at various schools and colleges. I have had work submitted to me by kids as young as 6. The kids have created some really awesome projects and Sandbox is only growing. We currently have several different game modes such as Save The Princess, RPG, sidescroller, machinima, kartmode, and more! The project is capable of making FPS and other adult games as well. For more information on what it is capable of please check out our webpage at http://kids.platinumarts.net. Especially useful should be this section:
http://kids.platinumarts.net/what-is-sandbox.html
Here is our popular tutorial video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g44Ww2bg2_E
Here is a video of kids enjoying Sandbox :D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvy3h3z8cvw

Sandbox is a great way for anyone to start with since it is easy to edit since it is done in game in real time and it is open source. The compiling process is relatively simple as we've put a lot of work into making the project as easy to use as possible and hoping to expand it even further. Another big strength is being able to work on levels cooperatively with other people.

Hi, I currently work on a project called Platinum Arts Sandbox which is a free easy to use 3D Game Maker for kids and adults. The software is currently being used in schools throughout the world, has appeared at several linux conferences, and at moddb is currently rated as one of the top 100 mods/games of the year out of over 5k (hoping to make the top 10 :D voting ends in Feb). I personally have used the software to teach kids at various schools and colleges. I have had work submitted to me by kids as young as 6. The kids have created some really awesome projects and Sandbox is only growing. We currently have several different game modes such as Save The Princess, RPG, sidescroller, machinima, kartmode, and more! The project is capable of making FPS and other adult games as well. For more information on what it is capable of please check out our webpage at http://kids.platinumarts.net. Especially useful should be this section: http://kids.platinumarts.net/what-is-sandbox.html Here is our popular tutorial video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g44Ww2bg2_E Here is a video of kids enjoying Sandbox :D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvy3h3z8cvw Sandbox is a great way for anyone to start with since it is easy to edit since it is done in game in real time and it is open source. The compiling process is relatively simple as we've put a lot of work into making the project as easy to use as possible and hoping to expand it even further. Another big strength is being able to work on levels cooperatively with other people. I also plan on making a section on the webpage that lists free development tools. As a note I do have several years of game development experience and my past project was the doom 3 coop mod last man standing at http://doom3coop.com The project won many awards which you can check out in the About section. I'm really hoping to make Sandbox the best I can for everyone :) Take care and thanks for reading all this :D -mike http://kids.platinumarts.net

Written by Primož Papič the 24 Jan 09 at 15:01.

This idea is totally strange, but it might work.
---
It would be nice to have a game where you would compile your own Linux kernel or customize your distro...
You know something similar to Need for Speed (the later versions) just instead of adding spinners to the car you would compile a kernel with some mods in it, do different scripts and so on...
And after you've done you would run the "virtual machine" and see what happens.

/The result could be a bit more fictitious like you kernel caused your computer to burn or caused a outbreak of plague somewhere...

This idea is totally strange, but it might work. --- It would be nice to have a game where you would compile your own Linux kernel or customize your distro... You know something similar to Need for Speed (the later versions) just instead of adding spinners to the car you would compile a kernel with some mods in it, do different scripts and so on... And after you've done you would run the "virtual machine" and see what happens. /The result could be a bit more fictitious like you kernel caused your computer to burn or caused a outbreak of plague somewhere...

Written by Warbo the 6 Feb 09 at 20:13.

Etoys is a programming environment, made in Squeak Smalltalk, which is object oriented, prototype-based (like Javascript), has drag-and-drop programming and allows everything (including the menus and everything!) to be inspected, edited, scripted, etc.

I would say that the hardest part of my programming journey so far was the jump between structured programming (a big list of instructions, conditions and loops, all acting on global variables) to object oriented programming (everything being 'objects' which contain properties and can tell each other things by running each others' methods). This was because it involved a big switch in the way I thought about programs. Once I understood OO programming then masses of libraries and things became available to me, but getting over that hurdle took some time.

Since object oriented programming is a more natural way of thinking than structured programming, I think it would be better to introduce an OO system first, rather than teach something which needs to be partially un-learned later. Etoys offers such a system, and gives instant graphical feedback for the scripts written. It's been used around the world, most notably on the One Laptop Per Child XO machines, showing that it's possible to have a full object oriented programming system understandable enough for children to pick up without prior experience with computers.

I propose that Etoys be promoted on official guides for those who want to start developing for Ubuntu, as a way forward for never-programmed-before users who want to become developers, followed by guides on how to apply knowledge of the Etoys programming environment to Python (Ubuntu's preferred development language).

Etoys is a programming environment, made in Squeak Smalltalk, which is object oriented, prototype-based (like Javascript), has drag-and-drop programming and allows everything (including the menus and everything!) to be inspected, edited, scripted, etc. I would say that the hardest part of my programming journey so far was the jump between structured programming (a big list of instructions, conditions and loops, all acting on global variables) to object oriented programming (everything being 'objects' which contain properties and can tell each other things by running each others' methods). This was because it involved a big switch in the way I thought about programs. Once I understood OO programming then masses of libraries and things became available to me, but getting over that hurdle took some time. Since object oriented programming is a more natural way of thinking than structured programming, I think it would be better to introduce an OO system first, rather than teach something which needs to be partially un-learned later. Etoys offers such a system, and gives instant graphical feedback for the scripts written. It's been used around the world, most notably on the One Laptop Per Child XO machines, showing that it's possible to have a full object oriented programming system understandable enough for children to pick up without prior experience with computers. I propose that Etoys be promoted on official guides for those who want to start developing for Ubuntu, as a way forward for never-programmed-before users who want to become developers, followed by guides on how to apply knowledge of the Etoys programming environment to Python (Ubuntu's preferred development language).

Written by David.ZA the 13 Feb 09 at 12:52.

Forum where projects could post for help and those that want to help could sign up. This could work for all facets of development including documentation, translation and of course programming.

In fact this very forum should provide a link to 'project' for the solutions proposed; and if those projects require volunteers.

Forum where projects could post for help and those that want to help could sign up. This could work for all facets of development including documentation, translation and of course programming. In fact this very forum should provide a link to 'project' for the solutions proposed; and if those projects require volunteers.

Written by codeslicer the 5 Mar 09 at 23:30.

Qt 4.5, recently released by Nokia, allows the development of single-source applications across all platforms.

Plus they recently added better Gtk integration (with Qt 4.5 which isn't available in the repos yet).

See http://doc.trolltech.com/4.5/images/gtk-style-screenshot.png.

Qt 4.5, recently released by Nokia, allows the development of single-source applications across all platforms. Plus they recently added better Gtk integration (with Qt 4.5 which isn't available in the repos yet). See http://doc.trolltech.com/4.5/images/gtk-style-screenshot.png.

Written by jiu the 8 Mar 08 at 12:00.

Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #3865 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 #3865 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 mydoghasworms the 14 Dec 10 at 06:44.

Canonical should develop a program for Academic Institutions whereby the software is offered to them for free with the aim of supporting the teaching of computer skills using Free Software.

Apart from merely offering the software to academic institutions, Canonical could partner with an academic institution to develop a curriculum/syllabus based around Ubuntu software.

Canonical need not do this alone however; it could be a concerted effort between open source vendors to provide a platform based on Open Source to AIs.

Canonical should develop a program for Academic Institutions whereby the software is offered to them for free with the aim of supporting the teaching of computer skills using Free Software. Apart from merely offering the software to academic institutions, Canonical could partner with an academic institution to develop a curriculum/syllabus based around Ubuntu software. Canonical need not do this alone however; it could be a concerted effort between open source vendors to provide a platform based on Open Source to AIs.

Written by mydoghasworms the 14 Dec 10 at 07:00.

As mentioned above, Microsoft has a program called MSDN Academic Alliance, whereby academic institutions can purchase their software at a discount price. Now if it is in the same in your country as in mine, your tax money in part goes to sponsoring academic institutions, so indirectly, you are paying for Microsoft software licenses.

I believe a petition can be started with the following basic premise:

* As our tax money in part sponsors academic institutions, we object to the money being used to purchase licenses for Software, when free alternatives are available that can achieve exactly the same thing
* Microsoft does not make the source of their software available for students to look at and modify, so no-one can learn, for example, how an OS kernel works from Microsoft.
* By contrast, using Open Source software benefits students because they are able to look at the source and modify it and can therefore learn much more from it.

To get the ball rolling, I believe that one should pick a single academic institution, like a university (that currently participates in Microsoft's program) to begin this with. Of course it would help to get buy-in from the students of that acadamic institution.

Winning such a battle in only one academic institution would open the doors for others to follow, not to mention the publicity it would generate.

As mentioned above, Microsoft has a program called MSDN Academic Alliance, whereby academic institutions can purchase their software at a discount price. Now if it is in the same in your country as in mine, your tax money in part goes to sponsoring academic institutions, so indirectly, you are paying for Microsoft software licenses. I believe a petition can be started with the following basic premise: * As our tax money in part sponsors academic institutions, we object to the money being used to purchase licenses for Software, when free alternatives are available that can achieve exactly the same thing * Microsoft does not make the source of their software available for students to look at and modify, so no-one can learn, for example, how an OS kernel works from Microsoft. * By contrast, using Open Source software benefits students because they are able to look at the source and modify it and can therefore learn much more from it. To get the ball rolling, I believe that one should pick a single academic institution, like a university (that currently participates in Microsoft's program) to begin this with. Of course it would help to get buy-in from the students of that acadamic institution. Winning such a battle in only one academic institution would open the doors for others to follow, not to mention the publicity it would generate.

Written by Lachu the 26 Dec 10 at 19:55.

Create UbuTutor distribution - Ubuntu towards to education.

This distribution is prepared to connect with Ubuntu test site and downloads new tests. User will only select test, write scripts or perform some operation in sandbox. After complete an exam, the test will sends results to Ubuntu test site and show it to user.

Some test could be great-sandboxed, like using AUFS/UnionFS and chroot to create "mini Ubuntu distribution".

Example:
Write script to shutdown a system before some time. After ran this test, Ubuntu will create "mini Ubuntu distribution". Once user complete, it will change $root/sbin/shutdown command to own version. It will also simulate Ubuntu boot and waits for shutdown.

Create UbuTutor distribution - Ubuntu towards to education. This distribution is prepared to connect with Ubuntu test site and downloads new tests. User will only select test, write scripts or perform some operation in sandbox. After complete an exam, the test will sends results to Ubuntu test site and show it to user. Some test could be great-sandboxed, like using AUFS/UnionFS and chroot to create "mini Ubuntu distribution". Example: Write script to shutdown a system before some time. After ran this test, Ubuntu will create "mini Ubuntu distribution". Once user complete, it will change $root/sbin/shutdown command to own version. It will also simulate Ubuntu boot and waits for shutdown.

Written by mydoghasworms the 5 Jan 11 at 13:55.

Following the discussions below, it seems that there still a perception (perhaps a real one) that free software is lacking in many areas. In that case, students or postgraduates could be sponsored to develop the missing alternatives, with the goal of marketing these to academic institutions as free alternatives to use in their teaching curricula (like the example of Maple by Auzy below).

This would be similar to Google Summer of Code, but if Canonical sponsors it, they can decide what gets focus, because it could form part of a larger initiative to get Universities to switch to Ubuntu and Linux/Open Source in general.

Identifying the prospects for development should be along the lines of: "Here is the software used by Universities, here is the Free alternative. What are the gaps?" and work should commence from there.

Following the discussions below, it seems that there still a perception (perhaps a real one) that free software is lacking in many areas. In that case, students or postgraduates could be sponsored to develop the missing alternatives, with the goal of marketing these to academic institutions as free alternatives to use in their teaching curricula (like the example of Maple by Auzy below). This would be similar to Google Summer of Code, but if Canonical sponsors it, they can decide what gets focus, because it could form part of a larger initiative to get Universities to switch to Ubuntu and Linux/Open Source in general. Identifying the prospects for development should be along the lines of: "Here is the software used by Universities, here is the Free alternative. What are the gaps?" and work should commence from there.

Written by neon the 7 Mar 08 at 00:45.

Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #3645 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 #3645 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 qense the 5 Mar 08 at 14:45.

Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #3338 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 #3338 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!