<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/>  <style>  </style>  </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue> <div class=Section1> Hi Sridhar…..your idea is great! I’m very new to Ubuntu…or even to the Linux world, I’ve been trained in Microsoft for many years now…..doing application development to the company I’m employed right now. I think to baseline everything and before even jumping to something new….it would be great to create and develop applications that are similar to what Microsoft have, especially something that’s packaged in Ubuntu. Like for example Microsoft’s Visual Studio, an IDE for application development. Currently, I don’t see that in Ubuntu…..I have to look for it from Debian or any other source that makes it hard for me to gain confidence whether these IDE’s will really be good for Ubuntu.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> If there are existing application development tools that can be used by Ubuntu (be it through java, c++, or c# programming languages), then there’s a need to explicitly mention them. We need to document it somewhere in Ubuntu how and where to locate those free applications. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> We can even build or design applications better than Microsoft’s….but first, it would be great to have a counterpart…then innovate. What do you think Sridhar?<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> Regards,<o:p></o:p> Gerald G. Divinagracia<o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> Accenture CIO - Manila Technology Architecture Group  5th Flr., MSE Bldg., 1200 Ayala Ave., Makati City Direct Dial: +1 632 841 0111 ext. 5571 VPN & Octel: 632/5571 Support Phone: (0917) 873-0136 email: <a href="mailto:gerald.divinagracia@accenture.com">gerald.divinagracia@accenture.com</a><o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> Accenture Confidential<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> From: ubuntu-devel-bounces@lists.ubuntu.com [mailto:ubuntu-devel-bounces@lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of Sridhar Ratna Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 4:53 PM To: ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com Subject: "A repository of innovative ideas" - A Ubuntu sub-project<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> This article discusses about the trouble with open source - centered around "lack of innovation"    <a href="http://www.bcs.org/BCS/Products/publishing/itnow/OnlineArchive/sep05/itnowextra/memberview.htm">http://www.bcs.org/BCS/Products/publishing/itnow/OnlineArchive/sep05/itnowextra/memberview.htm</a> It's all about "brainstorming for ideas". Few <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">OSS</st1:place></st1:City> hackers seem to be doing this. Once they get the "killer" idea (one which is not obvious for others), anyone can start working on that. A few such <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">OSS</st1:place></st1:City> projects include - python (based on lisp, but really an innovation, IMO), dashboard, ? ... Many sw companies, have 'research' team within it. I believe <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">OSS</st1:place></st1:City> programmers can to do this research (or call it brainstorming for provocative ideas) themselves. I learned this only by working for a commercial company. It would definitely help me in my open source work. At this stage I would like to start a sub-community work inside Ubuntu, the whole purpose of which includes   1. Brainstorm for innovative ideas (Arrive at the problem now, not the solution)   2. Think all provocative possibilities centered around products The development team (which include all <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">OSS</st1:place></st1:City> hackers), can then take any of those innovative ideas and starting working on that (they can do some real cool work as they will be solving touch problems). Writing a GUI Cd recording app is not really so cool than writing something that's *new*. -- Sridhar Ratna - <a href="http://www.livejournal.com/users/nearfar/">http://www.livejournal.com/users/nearfar/</a> <o:p></o:p> </div> <div id="##disclaimer##">This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. Any other use of the email by you is prohibited.</div></body> </html>