Why reinvent the wheel when you can perfect it?
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Well I have seen on forums like ubuntuforums.org that there are compatibilitiy issues with more than just adobe(I personally despise adobe). I've seen stuff about how WINE isn't that great, and if the complete open office was in my copy of ubuntu then I don't think there is a linux version of MS's publisher, which I don't have a need for but it's fun to play in.
Some codecs are specifically left out of the install for a reason. Careful you don't sidestep the legality by having proprietary things from the get-go.
Instead, perhaps an easy-to-use installer for them. BTW, you never said which version you were looking to base the project on. Feisty Fawn (and I imagine Gutsy Gibbon) already have a point-and-click codec installer.On the topic of easy-to-install things, how about Frostwire and Beryl? Are you familiar with the Nvidia Installer in Feisty? Maybe something just like that for those two.
--Jay
Codecs aren't installed by default due to legalities.
Having been an Ubuntu user for some years I can't say there's much that needs improving.
Would be nice if when it detected a razer mouse attached that it automagically installed razertool-gtk (http://razertool.sourceforge.net - has to be run with sudo) or at least gave the option of installing it. A new user wouldn't know that it even existed.
I haven't tried home networking under 7.10 yet but in all previous versions I had great difficulty. The one time I managed to get it working it abruptly stopped after a few weeks. That's 2 Ubuntu machines running the same Distro and release.
Default wallpaper has always left a lot to be desired IMO, the animal series would make a good choice. If sticking with brown then it would have to be the brown elephant paper.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Attic/Animals
Screenlets installed by default would be a nice touch and a rounded white gnome panel.
Having been an Ubuntu user for some years I can't say there's much that needs improving.
Would be nice if when it detected a razer mouse attached that it automagically installed razertool-gtk (http://razertool.sourceforge.net - has to be run with sudo) or at least gave the option of installing it. A new user wouldn't know that it even existed.
I haven't tried home networking under 7.10 yet but in all previous versions I had great difficulty. The one time I managed to get it working it abruptly stopped after a few weeks. That's 2 Ubuntu machines running the same Distro and release.
Default wallpaper has always left a lot to be desired IMO, the animal series would make a good choice. If sticking with brown then it would have to be the brown elephant paper.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Attic/Animals
Screenlets installed by default would be a nice touch and a rounded white gnome panel.
Some codecs are specifically left out of the install for a reason. Careful you don't sidestep the legality by having proprietary things from the get-go.
On the topic of easy-to-install things, how about Frostwire and Beryl? Are you familiar with the Nvidia Installer in Feisty? Maybe something just like that for those two.
--Jay
Beryl was discontinued a long time ago after the merge back into Compiz which is now Compiz-Fusion. Ubuntu 7.10 comes with Compiz-Fusion by default but not CCSM.
>Codecs aren't installed by default due to legalities.
Then why do you see the 'make sure this is legal in your country' message when installing proprietary drivers (Nvidia, support for .avi, .wmv, etc.)?
In the UK, this may not be an issue, but in the US, you can never be too sure with Brother Bill.
>Beryl was discontinued a long time ago after the merge back into Compiz which is now Compiz-Fusion. Ubuntu 7.10 comes with Compiz-Fusion by default but not CCSM.
I don't keep track of the eye-candy stuff. I simply enable Desktop effects and I'm happy. Very rarely, I'll use Beryl as a nice attention grabber (love the Rain!) if we have people over or something. I do intend on checking out 7.10 once it's stable-released though, so I'll check out the full CF then.
Then why do you see the 'make sure this is legal in your country' message when installing proprietary drivers (Nvidia, support for .avi, .wmv, etc.)?
In the UK, this may not be an issue, but in the US, you can never be too sure with Brother Bill.
>Beryl was discontinued a long time ago after the merge back into Compiz which is now Compiz-Fusion. Ubuntu 7.10 comes with Compiz-Fusion by default but not CCSM.
I don't keep track of the eye-candy stuff. I simply enable Desktop effects and I'm happy. Very rarely, I'll use Beryl as a nice attention grabber (love the Rain!) if we have people over or something. I do intend on checking out 7.10 once it's stable-released though, so I'll check out the full CF then.