Feature added by: Timothy Butterworth (timothy_m_butterworth)
Feature #314844, revision 1
Title: New Package group and focus on applications for public and private Libraries
openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed
Priority
Requester: Important
Requested by: Timothy Butterworth (timothy_m_butterworth)
Partner organization: openSUSE.org
Description:
All, Please consider looking into a new user area in library management and automation software. As public libraries have existed for many years with the goal of bringing knowledge freely to the masses they also need to be up to date with technology as well. FOSS is a perfect fit as many active FOSS applications exist and many are being worked on by libraries. This could later become a new dedicated buisness unit. Here are some links regarding information on FOSS use in Libraries. http://foss4lib.org/decision-supporthttp://foss4lib.org/packageshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_free_and_open-source_software_packages…http://www.washoecounty.us/library/open_source.htmlhttp://www.libsuccess.org/Open_Source_Softwarehttp://evergreen-ils.org/about.php I am sure there are many more use cases than these as I compiled the list above quickly. Here is a good oportunity to expand the user community, developers and buisness as well. Libraries need a complex set of applications. It would be a great idea to create a survey to assist in locating popular software already being used that is spicific to library use for the new emphasis. Offering value added bundled applications for Integrated Library Management ILS, as well as other Library Management and Automation such as more advanced and easy to implement pay for printing services would be a great way to enter into this world wide market. Also almost all libraries now offer some degree of KIOSK service. Improving KIOSK management for example overwriting the home directory from a secure snapshot after use to remove any previous user data. Of course a good starting point is making the current FOSS Library specific applications available with a special emphasis by having its own package group and advertising there availability.
I personally think this should not just be simply merged into the education spin but it could be added for school library management.
Business case (Partner benefit):
openSUSE.org: To expand FLOSS adoption into available markets that already have similiar goals. To share knowledge with those who may otherwise may not have the opportunity to enjoy the privledge of knowledge.
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openSUSE Feature:
https://features.opensuse.org/314844
Feature added by: Roger Luedecke (Shadowolf7)
Feature #312784, revision 1
Title: Replace Amarok with Clementine
openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed
Priority
Requester: Desirable
Requested by: Roger Luedecke (shadowolf7)
Partner organization: openSUSE.org
Description:
Clementine is a KDE music player based of the old 3.x Amarok. Clementine boasts a more intuitive interface, that is easier to use on small displays. It also includes a robust visualizer implementation for those of us who enjoy them.
The ease of use, superior performance and stability, and the stronger feature set make Clementine a clear choice to replace the buggy and unstable Amarok.
Business case (Partner benefit):
openSUSE.org: Amarok is difficult for new users coming from Windows of Gnome. Also, no other player has robust visualization like Clementine.
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openSUSE Feature:
https://features.opensuse.org/312784
Feature added by: Thiago Sayao (sayao)
Feature #309697, revision 1
Title: drop radeonhd in favor of radeon driver
openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed
Priority
Requester: Important
Requested by: Thiago Sayao (sayao)
Description:
I appreciate the work done with the radeonhd driver, but currently the radeon driver works better for me (radeon HD2600 PRO cad).
Benefits of the radeon driver (for my card, don't know about others):
- KMS (would look nicer if opensuse uses plymouth);
- Better 3D support;
- Faster video;
- HDTV support with sound (has a bug that sound only outputs on one connector, but works)
Compiz works nicely :)
With the radeonhd driver, video is very slow, no KMS, no 3D, Compiz does not work, wrong resolution is detected.
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openSUSE Feature:
https://features.opensuse.org/309697
Feature added by: Shawn Rogers (67GTA)
Feature #309391, revision 1
Title: Give Yast partitioner ability to create NTFS partition
openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed
Priority
Requester: Desirable
Requested by: Shawn Rogers (67gta)
Description:
Is it doable to give the Yast partitioner the ability to handle the NTFS format? I normally use gparted for this, but have been making myself use the Yast tools, and have noticed the missing NTFS format option. Is this a legal issue, or just never implemented? Would love to see this feature.
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openSUSE Feature:
https://features.opensuse.org/309391
Feature added by: Martin Kudlvasr (mkudlvasr)
Feature #309676, revision 1
Title: Automatic WebYaST skin creation using an arbitrary image.
Requested by: Martin Kudlvasr (mkudlvasr)
Description:
1) User uploads a new logo (or any other image) to WebYaST
2) WebYaST chooses the most interesting colors in the logo, generates proper image and css files.
3) WebYaST looks now matches the uploaded logo. User is amazed.
4) Profit!!!
I plan to use netpbm to detect the dominant colors in the image.
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openSUSE Feature:
https://features.opensuse.org/309676
Feature added by: Thomas Schmidt (digitaltomm)
Feature #310859, revision 1
Title: Rework www.o.o entry page
openSUSE Infrastructure: Unconfirmed
Priority
Requester: Important
Requested by: Thomas Schmidt (digitaltomm)
Partner organization: openSUSE.org
Description:
We need to rework the www.o.o entry page to use the bento design, make it easier to add news, and be translateable by .po files so we can use our l10n infrastructure.
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openSUSE Feature:
https://features.opensuse.org/310859
Feature added by: Árpád Bíró (biroa)
Feature #309142, revision 1
Title: Grsecurity/PaX
openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed
Priority
Requester: Important
Requested by: Árpád Bíró (biroa)
Description:
Grsecurity and PaX, not necessarily in the default kernel, but at least as an alternative.
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openSUSE Feature:
https://features.opensuse.org/309142
Feature added by: Sławomir Lach (Lachu)
Feature #310059, revision 1
Title: Application to running exe and msi files.
openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed
Priority
Requester: Important
Requested by: Sławomir Lach (lachu)
Description:
I don't understand why we should run Wine(if installed) once user clicks on exe/msi file. In my opionion, users keep only installers on desktop and removes it after installation. Also keeping every application installed in one prefix is not good solution. There also should winecfg been running once this case. Of course, we should have DB to store information about connection between wineprefix and exe file. We can also add other enchancement, like asking to connect PlayOnLiinux repository to download Linux installer script. Another example is asking user to select application icon and application category(probably it need to depther wine integration).
Use Case:
Peter would like to install Dev-C++. It only downloads it from page, click twice on desktop and select create new prefix. Once installation completes, he can remove installator from desktop.
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openSUSE Feature:
https://features.opensuse.org/310059
Feature added by: Peter Gumbrell (gumb)
Feature #308180, revision 1
Title: Development versions of packages include in openSUSE release notes
openFATE: Unconfirmed
Priority
Requester: Important
Requested by: Peter Gumbrell (gumb)
Description:
With regard to the inclusion of packages in distros that are 'not intended for end users', and the recent controversies such as the KDE 4.0 release in openSUSE 11.0 (and probable future issues with such things as KOffice 2.0 in openSUSE 11.2), I propose a way to keep 'regular users' better informed of this advice, which is sometimes not dispensed with clarity or through the right channels. I have copied this suggestion to the forums for further feedback. I suggest that all packages known to be in an alpha, beta or other development state are noted as such in some single, central place. The Release Notes might be a good place for this, as it would allow last-minute inclusions, and also ensure the majority of users would be informed during the installation process. There wouldn't need to be too much detail, just a simple list with perhaps a brief, optional summary of the state of each relevant package. The below is my example of how it might read. There might be legal or technical implications to be taken into account. ==
Alpha, beta and development versions of software packages
openSUSE distribution releases sometimes include development versions of certain software packages. This can be due to a number of reasons, such as compatibility with other software or hardware. These programs may be lacking some features, designed for testing use, or may be unstable and not recommended for regular users. Other packages may be relatively stable, but labelled as 'beta' or 'development version' on an almost permanent basis, because of ongoing changes and improvements. Throughout the product lifecycle of openSUSE releases, updates to packages are made available through the 'Software Update' mechanism. From time to time, these may include final versions of packages previously provided as development versions in the original distribution. The following list summarizes packages contained in this release that are known to be 'development' versions. It is intended as a guide for users who might not wish to run unstable versions of software. The list is not exhaustive and there may be some omissions. Kaffeine 0.9pre2* - Latest development release. Included for better stability than alternative versions. K3B alpha3* - Latest development release. Included for better stability than alternative versions. KOffice 2.02* - Development release. Not intended for end users. Kompozer 0.8a4*** - Bugfix / development release, included for compatibility purposes. SeaMonkey 2.0RC2** - Bugfix release. Should be stable for most purposes. Thunderbird 3.0b4 - Bugfix release. Should be stable for most purposes. * Not included on GNOME Live CD ** Not included on KDE Live CD *** Included on DVD version only == Obviously, my own list is just a mock-up and probably incorrect anyway. Perhaps there would even be a way to automate the generation of this list by assessment of package names (rather hopeful I suppose). There could also be a link to a wiki page on opensuse.org, though this assumes users have an Internet connection and hence I don't see it as so practical. Is this idea practical or possible for 11.2?
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openSUSE Feature:
https://features.opensuse.org/308180