[Desktop12.10-Topic] Default application selection process

[Jonas Platte]

Am 23.04.2012, 21:09 Uhr, schrieb Iain Lane <laney at ubuntu.com>:

>> I would rather like to see the session being focussed on the Ubuntu
>> weaknesses and how we work toward resolving those rather than on
>> pointing what doesn't work.
>
> Yes. If there's to be a general session then I think it shouldn't be
> about default application selection, but rather about the quality of the
> desktop in the previous release and what we should tweak, and the
> session lead should be strong in stopping unproductive discussions from
> happening.

I, as a Ubuntu user and individualist like the not-yet-current version,  
12.04, very much. It has some huge improvements regarding Unity, and I  
also like Rhythmbox as the new standard music player because Banshee  
really took long loading. Firefox and Thunderbird are also good programs  
and I think there are many ones who would install them first if they  
weren't standard.
So, big thanks to the developers who made this version that good ;)

But there are still many people who don't think that those are "the  
perfect" programs. I, for example don't use any of those programs. I like  
them, but I know ones that fit my needs better. So what I would suggest is  
to improve the installation process so that everyone has the choice not to  
install special programs one doesn't need, and, if there is a working  
internet connection, choose to install alternatives, because the very  
first thing I do after upgrading / installing Ubuntu is to remove unwanted  
packages and to install new ones. It think it would also be a little  
"wow-factor" because that would really be something new.
How do you like that idea and does this sound convertible for you?

To talk about specific packages, I think the gnome-media package is  
something quite nobody uses nowaday, because the most people don't record  
audio and if they do, they use their cellphone for that. Furthermore, the  
most people who have a microphone also have a webcam, so I would suggest  
to have a preinstalled cheese (perhaps it also would be good to only  
install it if a webcam is detected). I don't am the biggest fan of cheese,  
but it works as it should and it seems to be the best webcam app available  
in the Software Center.

btw: Even though I wrote that I'm just a user, I'm also learning C++ in  
school, and I think if I get over these 100-line programs in a year or so  
I might call myself a developer and I'm also willing to join the Ubuntu  
development ;)