I have followed the subject of the NetBooks or Ultra Mobile Portable Computers. Currently only 30% of the computers sold by the companies like Asus have Linux as OS, and those are 4 times more probable to get returned than the ones with windows. I think this is because the vendors like Acer include versions of Linux very unprofesionals (no offense just my opinion) like Linpus which makes you the impression to be working with a toy and not a computer.

Other companies simply don't take many attention on that and get an OS half done with hardware uncompatibilities. XP is currently taken the most part of this market where Linux should be the winner. Besides Windows 7 will include a version for NetBooks of low resources.

My idea is to simply get agreements with the hardware vendors to include Ubuntu UMPC Remix or Ubuntu Intrepid as the alternative on Linux, offer them the Canonical Support on the hardware on exchange to offer the costumer options to get tech support or Canonical earning royalties for the service of installation.

The UMPC are the best chance Linux can get to enter on the market for the regular people, please don't leave this chance go.

When you try to use scroll-bars in hand-helds or touch screen, is very difficult if you are a left-handed person.

I think that the info of Ubuntu Desktop Edition( http://www.ubuntu.com/products/WhatIsUbuntu/desktopedition )is not attractive for newbies, because the info there is quite nothing!

For example, "Desktop simplicity". Have you ever seen a complicated desktop by default install?

And " Ubuntu 'Just Works'". It is not the point! An operation system just should work! What we care about is HOE GREAT it works! So,it should be changed as "Ubuntu 'Works Amazingly'!" or something like that.

Then "Quick and easy updates". Which modern OS can't do that nowadays? As far as I am concerned, all the OSes on the market can do this. That's not attractive at all! The point is EVERY SOFTWARE you have installed from our repos can be upgraded easily with few clicks.


We should renew it!


In my opinion, the idea one is like the page of Apple, Get a Mac( http://www.apple.com/getamac/ ). It is more clear, appealing and interesting!

For example, "You can make amazing stuff." or "Still the most advanced OS" etc. is quite attractive, isn't it?

Furthermore, Security and the choices of Freedom are the the most powerful weapon of Ubuntu. We can put more emphasis on describing that.

In the current developement Version of UNR in Karmic you are not able to search for an application.

After booting the default UNR interface is displayed, the "Favorites"-section is opened.

Assuming that you want to start an application (i.e. gimp) which is not in your favorites, you have to go to a different tab (i.e. graphics) and run the application.

You have to know where the application is, otherwise you have to search for it.

This is ok and it works, but wouldn't it be great to have the posibility to just start typing and see the results as you type?

I am imagining something like the K-Menu does, where you have a favorites-tab and can search as well.

As you can't do anything else within the UNR-Interface with your keyboard, this should not be too complicated.

The pro's are clear, you dont have to know where your application is to run it, if you dont want to search with your keyboard, you can just use the normal mouse-method.
This is more user-friendly.

Please tell me what you think.

My thought is a build on
Idea 4837
http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/4837/
PURPOSE: Ease of mounting network drive
Perhaps an "Add Network Drive" or Map Network Drive
Where it applies to mapping a network drive to a local mount point simply.
Also adding the ability to reconnect at login.

This is not meant to be like windows or osx, just ease of UI to do this, so as to not have to nano (edit) the fstab every time, then comment or blank it out.
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EXAMPLE: Using your MID (Mobile Internet Device) and wanting to map a network share is NOT easy with a stylus and on screen keyboard.

The ability to surf the network and mount with ease would be very handy. (came to me when using Q1 Ultra)
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ALSO: perhaps a user individual copy (local config file in /home) of such mounts so as to not attempt to mount something that another user on same PC doesn't/shouldn't have access to.

There was recently an article that return rate of linux netbooks was higher

http://blog.laptopmag.com/ubuntu-confirms-linux-netbook-returns-higher-than-ant icpated

“Unclear selling is happening, typically online. The customer will get their netbook sent to their home and they imagine to find something like a Microsoft desktop, but they see a brown Ubuntu version. They are unwilling to learn it and they were expecting to have Windows.”

therefore i purpose a interactive app which tells different settings and features in ubuntu like getting started in xp

-it should be the first app to start
-there should be option to disable it
-there should be the option to remove it from desktop useful for netbooks were space is less
-it should link to online or should have installed updating database of hardware that is compatiable
webcams
printer
tv tuner
scanner
bluetooth
usb devices
database should be user update able but should be maintained by canonical in professional manner

SUSE Linux is starting support for Meego user interface.

These links describes how important Meego is becoming:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r5OOf3Kvls&feature=player_embedded

http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/openSUSE-11-3-LiveCD-with-MeeGo-desktop- 1048563.html

http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/meego-becomes-infotainment-operating-system- of-choice-for-bmw-g/

I am proposing this idea because I am thinking that Tablet PC's are going to be a very fast growing segment of the overall PC market, just like netbooks. In fact I can see netbooks and netbook/tablets replacing traditional formats more and more.

My rationale for this, as you may already surmise, is that with the growing number of Ubuntu users who utilize a computer with a screen size of 10" or smaller, the number of people installing and using Ubuntu Netbook Remix is certainly going to increase as well. With 1 in 5 laptops sold in 2008 reportedly being netbooks and the number of netbook sales on track to reach somewhere around 20% of total computer sales in 2009, there is an obvious need to serve what will undoubtedly be an increasing number of Ubuntu users who own a computing device with a screen size of 10" or less. As it stands now, the number of themes which are truly netbook compatible that I am aware of is only around a half dozen, out of the hundreds (if not thousands) of gtk themes available. This also makes sense in light of Karmic's stated intention to place more focus on netbooks.

Ubuntu should run on the iPad.