"A repository of innovative ideas" - A Ubuntu sub-project

[Robert Stoffers]

Gerald,

I think a section on development tools in the FAQ Guide would be a good
start. I'll add it to my todo list for post Breezy.

Regards,

Robert Stoffers
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Author/Maintainer - Ubuntu FAQ Guide
Email - rstoffers at gmail.com

On Mon, 2005-09-19 at 18:04 +0800, gerald.divinagracia at accenture.com
wrote:
> 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.
> 
>  
> 
> 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. 
> 
>  
> 
> 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?
> 
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> 
> Regards,
> 
> Gerald G. Divinagracia
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> [mailto:ubuntu-devel-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of Sridhar
> Ratna
> Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 4:53 PM
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> Subject: "A repository of innovative ideas" - A Ubuntu sub-project
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> 
>  
> 
> 
> This article discusses about the trouble with open source - centered
> around "lack of innovation"
> 
> 
> http://www.bcs.org/BCS/Products/publishing/itnow/OnlineArchive/sep05/itnowextra/memberview.htm
> 
> It's all about "brainstorming for ideas". Few OSS 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 OSS projects
> include - python (based on lisp, but really an innovation, IMO),
> dashboard, ? ...
> 
> Many sw companies, have 'research' team within it. I believe OSS
> 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 OSS 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 - http://www.livejournal.com/users/nearfar/ 
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