nice thoughts here! On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 15:56, Jorge O. Castro <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi everyone, > > I ran into this yesterday: > > http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/05/add-more-apps-to-ubuntu-messaging-menu.html > > ... and I realized that more and more people are making applications > for the messaging menu and they're all over the place. We should > embrace this enthusiasm for the technology with some organization so > we can get this goodness out to users. I've started this wiki page > here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MessagingMenu/Applications > > Reasons for this: > > * We need to make it more obvious to app developers that we can help > them use the Messaging Menu (and app indicators, and the application > menu, etc.) > * Getting application authors talking to /each other/ can be a big > collaboration win. > * Some people like to develop, not package, some people are opposite, > this will help us connect those two groups and get people using this > stuff. > * Jono is working on a process for application authors to quickly > (heh) get applications into the Software Center. This kind of > application is perfect for this sort of thing: > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PostReleaseApps/Process > * Authors would appreciate the exposure to help get testing, new > contributors, etc. > * Users would end up getting these cool new apps in a less complicated > way. > > So, as you run into these applications, please feel free to add them > to the wiki. Perhaps an author has an application but doesn't know how > to set up a PPA, you can help point them in the right direction, etc. > If you need any help with any of these apps let me know! > Messaging needs a high level philosophy. Being a social OS, Ubuntu is destined to handle messaging in a comfortable and efficient way. Some Ayatana ML threads have touched arms of this innovation octopus.. Here what i want to remember in all this: - improve email (notify independently of bulky UMAs and suites - make Contact List a top priority super accessible service - organize Rx messaging in layers of conversation-inherent urgency: 1. "Now" services (VoIP, video calls, IRC) 2. "Instant" services (IM / poke / status messages) 3. Delayed Interaction (email, sharing, invitations, broadcast) - organize Tx messaging in sequence of natural thought: 1. What do i intend to send 2. Who do i want to send it to 3. How urgently do i require response These are just thoughts from the top of my head, inspired by all the discussion that has been aimed at social communication so far. Perhaps thinking a long these lines might help not simply stacking up apps in the Messaging Menu again, as the notification area used to do already. I believe we need to give all the excellent social networking and messaging code out there a high-level integration framework to actually give them purpose, this way we avoid falling back into anarchy with our pretty Messaging Menu
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