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10 Days of Ubuntu 10.10 Feature Requests

Posted By Tanner On September 20, 2009 @ 12:25 pm In Linux and Open Source,Ubuntu | 17 Comments

If you’ve read my past two articles (here ^[1] and here ^[2]), you’re hopefully aware of several things:

I am a very happy Ubuntu user.
That said, Ubuntu is not perfect. <gasp!> Yes, it does have some problems. These are outlined in more detail in my Ubuntu Report Card (2009) ^[2] article.
Out of a desire to help, I’ve been compiling feature requests from fellow Ubuntu users. What has kept you from switching to Ubuntu full-time, and what do you hope Ubuntu changes in the future?

My next series of articles are the culmination of emails and comments received as a result of point #3.

You may be wondering why I’ve chosen to title this article “10 Days of Ubuntu 10.10 Feature Requests.” If you haven’t already, now would be a good time to read my case for the one feature Ubuntu 10.04 needs ^[3]. In that article I make the case for Ubuntu 10.04 being a “featureless” release – e.g. one that focuses solely on stability and performance. I stand by that opinion, and to that end I believe that Ubuntu 10.10 could be a great place to focus on a feature-heavy release (having solved all it’s stability and performance issues in 10.04, of course :p).

So here you have it – 10 feature requests that I (and many others) would love to see by the time Ubuntu 10.10 rolls around.

(Disclaimer: efforts to implement many of these features are already underway, so kudos to the Ubuntu team in advance!)

(Disclaimer: I realize that some in the Linux community will take great offense at my interchangeable use of “Ubuntu” and “Linux”, but rest assured – I mean no harm by this, and I am well aware that Ubuntu and Linux are not the same thing. However, for purposes of clarity and brevity these articles will use the two terms interchangeably.)

Day 1 – A Great Package Management (Add/Remove Software) Experience ^[4]

Day 2 – A Music Player That Doesn’t Suck ^[5]

Day 3 – Improved Visual Aesthetics ^[6]

Day 4 – Real Wine Integration ^[7]

Day 5 – Solid, Functional Video Editing ^[8]

Day 6 – Simple, Reliable, Integrated Backup Tool ^[9]

Day 7 – Mend Key Relationships ^[10]

Day 8 – Better Online Video Experience ^[11]

Day 9 – Renewed Focus on Marketing ^[12]

Day 10 – Paper Cuts, Paper Cuts, Paper Cuts ^[13]

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URLs in this post:

[1] here: http://www.tannerhelland.com/ubuntu-linux/ubuntu-one-year-late/

[2] here: http://www.tannerhelland.com/ubuntu-linux/ubuntu-report-card-2009/

[3] the one feature Ubuntu 10.04 needs: http://www.tannerhelland.com/ubuntu-linux/ubuntu-1004/

[4] Day 1 – A Great Package Management (Add/Remove Software) Experience: http://www.tannerhelland.com/ubuntu-linux/day-1-ubuntu-10-10-features/

[5] Day 2 – A Music Player That Doesn’t Suck: http://www.tannerhelland.com/ubuntu-linux/day-2-ubuntu-10-10-features/

[6] Day 3 – Improved Visual Aesthetics: http://www.tannerhelland.com/ubuntu-linux/day-3-ubuntu-10-10-features/

[7] Day 4 – Real Wine Integration: http://www.tannerhelland.com/ubuntu-linux/day-4-ubuntu-10-10-features/

[8] Day 5 – Solid, Functional Video Editing: http://www.tannerhelland.com/ubuntu-linux/day-5-ubuntu-10-10-features/

[9] Day 6 – Simple, Reliable, Integrated Backup Tool: http://www.tannerhelland.com/ubuntu-linux/day-6-ubuntu-10-10-features/

[10] Day 7 – Mend Key Relationships: http://www.tannerhelland.com/ubuntu-linux/day-7-ubuntu-10-10-features/

[11] Day 8 – Better Online Video Experience: http://www.tannerhelland.com/ubuntu-linux/day-8-ubuntu-10-10-features/

[12] Day 9 – Renewed Focus on Marketing: http://www.tannerhelland.com/ubuntu-linux/day-9-ubuntu-10-10-features/

[13] Day 10 – Paper Cuts, Paper Cuts, Paper Cuts: http://www.tannerhelland.com/ubuntu-linux/day-10-ubuntu-10-10-features/

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