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Idea #2188: Lack of Brainstorm - Launchpad Intergration

Written by qense the 1 Mar 08 at 14:15. Related project: launchpad.net. Status: New
Rationale
Although this website is great, it isn't at a major location. If it would be added to Launchpad, just like Answers or Bugs, all projects could use it and it would be some kind of buffer for Blueprints, since that's also way too often used as place to suggest ideas.

I know the launchpad team is a completely different team than Ubuntu QA and a lot of the code written for this website can be thrown away, but I think it would do a great job for Launchpad and Ubuntu.

Idea Torrent (brainstorm's base) development has now stoped (idefinitely) so this is more urgent than ever to keep brainstorm inproving.

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Solution #1: Move Brainstorm functionality to Launchpad
Written by qense the 1 Mar 08 at 14:15.
Allow people to submit ideas to projects and vote on them, like people can now do on Brainstorm.

This would be integrated in as another tab (like answers and bugs). Once an idea has been marked as in development it would become/link to a blueprint.

This would improve the brainstorm interface, as launchpad has a clean user interface that works with small screens.

It would also improve developer interaction, as developers would be automatically able to control and interact with there projects brainstorm.

brainstorm.ubuntu.com would remain as an interface to the collective of brainstorms existing on launchpad connected with the ubuntu project.
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Solution #2: Integrate OpenID in the Brainstorm account
Written by Kev the 13 Jul 09 at 22:38.
I've already an launchpad account. Why do I need to create a new account here to vote for a brainstorm idea? Making brainstorm using OpenID could be a first step to integrate brainstorm with launchpad. This would help people retain ownership of ideas as they move across.
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Solution #3: Integrate wishlist bugs and Ideas
Written by Warbo the 1 Jul 08 at 18:23.
Wishlist bugs on Launchpad should spawn an appropriate idea on Brainstorm. Use a duplicate matching algorithm to prevent too many duplicates. The ideas would, of course, have the Launchpad bug attached.

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voodrake wrote on the 1 Mar 08 at 15:30
Your idea isn't bad but this way is more to the point.

I do agree that there should be a layer of integration.

qaaq wrote on the 1 Mar 08 at 18:30
Well, Launchpad already has Answers, which isn't focused at developers - adding a Brainstorm tab would be a great way to bring people into the whole bug-tracking "ecosystem".

+1

Greyor wrote on the 2 Mar 08 at 01:53
I think it's nice to separate it out at the same time. We've got links to Launchpad and the forums, and it's not lost in the clutter.

keen101 wrote on the 4 Mar 08 at 01:52
https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu-qa-website/

arekolek wrote on the 30 Mar 08 at 12:26
I think you don't get the idea of brainstorm. It is for finding the most desirable ideas people have. Not every submitted idea will be brought to life.

Launchpad is meant only for the good ideas, that will eventually get done, I think.

qense (Idea reviewer) wrote on the 30 Jun 08 at 12:13
I don't mean all ideas should be blueprints. My initial idea was to create a separate Brainstorm tab for every project.

But I'm not that sure anymore if this ideas is that good, especially since the last update of brainstorm.

chipbennett wrote on the 8 Jul 08 at 18:44
-1

I think that Brainstorm serves a related, yet sufficiently unique need that it should not be integrated into Launchpad.

I have proposed an alternate idea, though:

Unified Brainstorm/Launchpad Submission Front-End
http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/10889/


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