Shibu, I like your demands. will be great If users will be able to donate by sending sms.
On 12/12/10, Shibu Nair <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear friends > > I have done voting to the components which i know leaving the unknown un > attended. > I am a beginner and i am a user not developer. My specific demand as a user > are the following. > 1. The file search options should be more user friendly like windows. I > mean, provision for more than one search criteria should be given, and > provision for copying files (in single or in group) from the search list to > another place should be given. (Whenever I want to search some files and > want to copy them to a memory stick, i have to see the search list and note > down the path and go back to explorer to copy them individually. > > 2. Renaming option. In windows, you select any number of files together and > just click rename for one file, the rest of the selected files will > automatically change their names with serial number. This is necessary for > managing photos. For example, I have 150 photos shot from wynad and it have > the serial number provided by the camera. If I want to attach 'Wynad' to the > file name of these files, In windows, i select these files and click rename > and type wynad. it will result all the files will have wynad as name and > there will be a sequential number. This is easy. > > 3. Formating option - It is quite often one need to format their pen drives > as we used to do with our floppy drives. Now I have to go to ubuntu > repository and find out a package and install and do. I think it should be > the integral part of the distribution since it is an application people > regularly need. > > 4. Printer drivers - Most of the printer drivers do not come with all > features like 'fit to page', reduce to certain % and so on. This control > options are absent in many printers under ubuntu. > > 5. Scanners - attaching a scanner to the computer is quite difficult in > ubuntu, where you have to be genius to do so. can it be in a form of plug > and play? > > 6. Font installation - It is very confusing and complex to install a font > downloaded from net. Can there be any small application that will enable > people to do font installation easily? > > 7. Photo manager - a simple application (like picture manager in windows) > for easy conversion and file management of images (to resize, to compress, > to convert)is necessary in linux too. Gimp is good but it is for experts > only. > > 8. I would recommend to add "Picassa (linux version)" and "skype (linux) > since picassa is good in image management and importing image from a scanner > or camera and skype is preferred communication application. installing > picassa in linux is easy, but skype need some technical hand to deal with > sound and picture. > > 9. Like windows movie maker can there be any simple software attached to > linux for users to make movies (most of the cameras now come with movie > options and stills)? > > 10. Auto run CDs. - Nowadays we get many auto run Info CD/DVDs. They do not > work with linux. How can we create autorun CDs for linux Any application for > creating autorun CDs which will have option to run in windows and linux? > > 11. Lastly, Any facility for donating (simple donations, not credit card / > paypal..)even small contributions (like sending SMS to contribute Rs.10/-) > for linux community in Kerala (like your group)? This will pool good amount > of money for open source software development and distribution plus, gives > opportunity for all people to be part of it through sending a simple > donation which is an sms away! this will gather mass support in propogating > the idea of open source. I believe it is waste of time and resources to get > free CD's of linux from Europe. That money can be saved if we can get those > CDs free from Kerala itself leaving an option for the receiver to send one > or two sms to a particular number which will take care of cost of the CD and > postage. > > I don't know whether the features / functions I mentioned above are already > covered in the application in the voting list. Please ignore such demands > and advice me those. > > love and peace > Shibu > > On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 12:11 AM, h4nnibal <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi friends, >> >> I hope many of you in this group are aware of unofficial Ubuntu, >> Debian and Arch repositories' mirror in College of Engineering >> Trivandrum. We are willing to provide the repository to the public. It >> needs time (official work). We are currently working for the DNS >> registration. Most probably by new year we can give you a good news >> too. >> >> As a part of it, we would like to remaster ubuntu/debian as per your >> request and provide it to the public. We need honest voting from you >> linux users to help us decide what all softwares to be included. >> >> Please vote honestly and provide suggestions. >> >> http://members.multimania.co.uk/hogmanay/ >> >> PS: I already sent this mail. But couldn't find it in my inbox nor the >> new forum look. sorry if i am spamming. >> >> -- >> "Freedom is the only law". >> "Freedom Unplugged" >> http://www.ilug-tvm.org >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "ilug-tvm" group. >> To control your subscription visit >> http://groups.google.co.in/group/ilug-tvm/subscribe >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> For details visit the google group page: >> http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-tvm?hl=en >> > > > > -- > Shibu K. 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