http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/21923/
[655 votes] Solution #1: Make It Social


[270 votes] Solution #2: Warn about bugs


[637 votes] Solution #3: Have a Star rating system


[224 votes] Solution #4: Profiles


[14 votes] Solution #5: Give each program a wiki-like description page


[103 votes] Solution #6: Collections


[168 votes] Solution #8: #1 + #2 + #3 + #7 = Complete access to information.


[-51 votes] Solution #11: Application Updates


[15 votes] Solution #12: Hardware Finder


[24 votes] Solution #13: Add a plugin system


[180 votes] Solution #14: Enable a check box to install more than one application at same time


[22 votes] Solution #15: Avoid Application With Unavailable Plugin


[50 votes] Solution #16: Recommended for new users


[34 votes] Solution #17: Show Version


[14 votes] Solution #18: Add package download scripts, like in Synaptic


[17 votes] Solution #19: Show notification when installation is completed


[13 votes] Solution #20: See what else people downloading a specific software downloaded additionally


[-1 votes] Solution #21: Spread installed software into categories


[1 votes] Solution #22: Highlight Free Open Source Software


[5 votes] Solution #23: List similar/alternative software in the More Info tab


[1 votes] Solution #24: Put info in software center on web for all to see


[7 votes] Solution #25: An ability to see the most popular apps in Ubuntu Software Center (as an option)


[2 votes] Solution #26: Make popular software by downloads numer and not by user reviews


]]> en-us Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:06:52 +0000 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:01:36 +0000 QAPoll module http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/21923/
Example:
Suppose you use firefox.
Firefox might have a lot of bug reports in early adaptations of some web standards that aren't used in websites (except for internet standards geeks websites and web browsers tests). Then this user might fall back to others apps with a smaller community and discover that app had "mainstream" bugs.
#3 is a better way to warn users of unusability.]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:40:14 +0000 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:44:32 +0000
Having some star rating system (with ways to avoid abuse) would make it a lot easier to see what "hot apps" there are out there that I might want to try.

Having a profile that I could save so when I did a fresh install of Ubuntu it would allow me to install a "core" set of apps (of my own choosing) would be terrific. It would allow you to do effective duplicate installs with the Ubuntu CD and the profile file.


Clonezilla will do this as well, but is harder to use.

]]> Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:52:32 +0000 April 2010
Establish a system within Launchpad to store ratings and reviews of Ubuntu software (whether in official repositories or in participating PPAs), for use in a future version of the Center.

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareCenter]]> Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:31:27 +0000 Integrate the ratings and review mechanism from Launchpad into Ubuntu Software Center. This will likely involve:
- An interface within the Center for rating and reviewing software that is installed now (or that has been installed recently).
- A mechanism for reporting, and staff for moderating, inappropriate reviews (e.g. those that use offensive language).

also April 2011 roadmap is close to Solution #4 (oh thats my solution)

Improve sharing and tracking of software within the Center. For example:
- Overviews of installed software by license, cost, or maintenance timetable.
- Discovering software by what your friends have installed.
Downloading a package once for installing on many computers.
- Incorporating AptOnCD.
- A visible history of past installations/removals/purchases, including the ability to undo specific changes.]]> Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:52:33 +0000 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:09:25 +0000 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:08:36 +0000
Popularity contest have serious flaws, which renders whole "popularity" statistic completely irrelevant.

Firstly, every software installed by default is highly "popular". Not maybe liked, considered as good, stable or needed by anyone but still has 5 stars in it. Think about Gnome games for example. No, Lagno is not as popular as Nexuiz, and it still gets 5 stars...

Secondly, quite a few programs are useful only to small minority of users. For example, Blender is not as popular as Firefox, but it's actually *relatively* much much more popular than Firefox. Firefox has many competitors, but I don't know even a single competitor for Blender in FOSS-world. Yes, Firefox should have 5 stars but Blender should have that too.

Popularity contest is somewhat usable as means of usage statistics, but it says generally nothing about how liked or good some program is. We need ratings made by humans. Maybe simple 5-star rating system but also, in addition to that, we need more advanced rating system with ie. five 5-star ratings such as "overall", "usability", "look&feel", "stability", "productivity or fun".]]> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:44:38 +0000 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:15:10 +0000 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:52:23 +0000
#10 & 14: The software center lets you install in the background while you can continue to shop...there shouldn't be a need to batch install anymore.]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:34:51 +0000 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:51:09 +0000
If you want to do that, use synaptic. Software center is aimed towards simplicity and lower-level users.]]> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:35:32 +0000 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:01:36 +0000