Mirco Muller, Ubuntu "bling" expert, has written in some responses to some Brainstorm ideas:

• Fix compatibility with webcams and microphone
• Include Compiz Fusion Manager by default
• Make it possible to mark applications "Disable Compiz when running"
• Create a standard gaming environment for ubuntu
• Partner with big name game developers
• Alt+Tab from fullscreen apps

Three months after the launch, it was time to do a small recap and lay out the plans for the next months.

At the moment, we can say that we have reached one of our goals: we are getting lots of feedback from you, and we are thankful! What an amazing community! We are now working towards a better feedback to your input : Starting this cycle, there should be some regular developer feedback on popular ideas, directly on the idea page, or on this blog, such as the latest three developer responses. You are developer and want to comment ideas? Please follow these directions.

In the next months, the work will be focused on an easier classification of ideas in projects, so that it can be exploited by non-Ubuntu software developers. Some possibilities include :

• assigning an idea to a project.
• searching by project.
• moderation of ideas by the project's software developers.
• the creation of sub-brainstorm websites ([project_name].brainstorm.ubuntu.com), which would use the same Brainstorm database, but with ideas filtered by project.

Also coming is an easy way for Brainstorm users to contact each other, tools for Ubuntu developers to spot and keep track of the interesting ideas, and in the long rung, we are heading towards a project neutral release, but don't expect it too soon.

Finally, there may be some more features, but it's up to you, contributors, to start participating in Brainstorm development by working on one of these mentored tasks :)

Font expert Arne Goetje writes in about brainstorm idea 303:

While this is certainly a nice idea, I'm afraid we won't see this kind of GUI any time soon. The reason for this is, that font management on Linux systems is a very complex issue if you care about all kind of applications being able to use the fonts. We will have to be able to deal with dozens of incompatible font formats and at least the same amount of ways to configure them and different locations to install them in, depending on the application you want to use them with.

Hey!

You were looking for some time to participate to a great Open Source project, and you happen to have some knowledge in PHP, HTML, JS, or SQL?

Ubuntu Brainstorm is waiting for you! Here is a list of mentored tasks, ranging from easy to hard. If you are interested, you should really contact us on #ubuntu-testing on irc.freenode.net (IRC), or alternatively use the mailing list. We will then help you to set up your working environment and work on the feature you choose, and if you are doing a great job, your work will be merged to Brainstorm!

Okay, okay so it's a small virtual screen, but it's a start.

UME (Ubuntu Mobile and Embedded) is not ready for your mobile phone or pda yet, but it will work on the new batches of ultra small x86 pc's that are emerging from major manufacturers.

So you've seen the pretty picture and now you want it. Well follow the simple guide here and you can test it on your pc using KVM (kernel virtual machine) or MIC (moblin image creator). There are a bunch of things to try out here.

If you think it's great and want to complement everyone, or your having issue, you can find them on #ubuntu-testing and #ubuntu-mobile.

If you find bugs, glitches, design flaws etc report them here .

Thanks for the help and happy mobile testing.

Ubuntu X.org maintainer Bryce Harrington responds to Brainstorm Idea 2978:

Brainstorm 2978 and its comments detail problems with the level of support and quality of available open and proprietary drivers for AMD/ATI hardware. The desire is to have Canonical work more closely with AMD/ATI engineers to change this situation.

The short answer is this: AMD/ATI engineers have recently started working with us on both -fglrx and -ati issues, and I anticipate seeing significant improvements in this driver for Intrepid.

Keep reading for a lot more background and detail.

Ubuntu X.org maintainer Bryce Harrington writes in a response to Brainstorm idea 322:

Configuring X has been a long standing issue in Linux, and there's still room to improve.

Brainstorm 322 and its comments touch on a bunch of (partly unrelated) problems:

a) mis-detecting monitor resolution/refresh rates
b) supporting new hardware (and upcoming USB monitors)
c) binary driver issues
d) Importing Windows .inf/.icc files
e) multi-monitor configuration / detection; multi-card support

Around one hundred developers from distributions such as Debian, OpenSuse and Fedora, and from projects such as Gnome, KDE
and OpenOffice (imcomplete list here) traveled to meet at Prague for the FOSSCamp. During two days, various subjects were discussed, and the main topic was collaboration. How can the Linux distributions collaborate more efficiently? What should be done for a better collaboration between Ubuntu and FOSS projects? How could Gnome and KDE collaborate more?

These were some of the subjects discussed, amongst much more. Now is the turn of the Ubuntu Developer Conference, where the focus will be on the features that will be implemented for the Intreprid Idex.

Hello everybody,

In less than two weeks, the Ubuntu Developer Summit will take place, and the best ideas out there will be reviewed (See the previous post)! Meanwhile, we just upgraded Ubuntu Brainstorm:

Developer comments For a better visibility, developer comments now appear on the idea list pages. You can now quickly check the developers feedback on ideas. Expect some updates during the Ubuntu Developer Summit!
Bookmarks As requested by frandavid100 and many others, it is now possible to bookmark ideas. Just click on the star, and it's bookmarked. You can now easily follow the development of ideas that matters to you!
User infos and stats The user page has been reworked to provide you much more infos and stats. You can now see the ideas a user posted, which ideas he voted down or up, the latest reactions to ideas he commented, his bookmarks, and some nice stats. And the best idea contributor so far is ... Ubuwu!!
New categories lists Categories ideas can now be browsed in two more differents ways: latest ideas and most popular this month.
Get rid of bug submissions Finally, idea can now be marked as "Not an idea" by moderators.This will hopefully prevent further non-ideas, generally bugs, to be submitted on Ubuntu Brainstorm. Please remember that Brainstorm is a place to post ideas only! Any bugreports posted here won't be looked at. To report a bug, please use the Ubuntu bug tracker.

So nothing revolutionnary yet, but tiny bit by tiny bit, Ubuntu Brainstorm is improving. Expect some nice new plans for Ubuntu Brainstrom from the UDS!

Hardy Heron has barely been released a few days ago that it's already time to focus on the Intrepid Ibex! And the first thing to do in a development cycle is... to choose what to do! That's the moment where the most promoted ideas at Brainstorm will be looked at.

Take a look at the planned schedule. You can notice two events in the next weeks: the FOSSCamp and the Ubuntu Developer Summit.

• The FOSSCamp is a two days un-conference that any Open Source project contributor can join. The goal of this event is to help get contributors to discuss how to work together. This semester, the event will take place the 16-17th may in Prague, Czech Republic. Take this chance to meet the Ubuntu Brainstorm and ISO Testing Tracker developers and discuss the evolution of these tools!
• The Ubuntu Developer Summit (UDS) is a week long event where Ubuntu developers from around the world gather to discuss what will be done for Ubuntu's next version. They will meet in sessions, discuss ideas, and write blueprints (also known as "specifications"), which are ideas with concrete technical steps to make it happen. At the end of the UDS, the roadmap will be set, and the work will begin towards the Intrepid Ibex! The summit is also open to anyone, and live audio streaming of the meetings will be available. This event will take place from 19th to 23th may, also in Prague.

Meanwhile, if you are not yet aware of it, the Ubuntu Open Week is now taking place: One week of IRC sessions on how to involve yourself in Ubuntu development!