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Where should the Linux desktop community focus their efforts in 2008 to speed the adoption Linux on the desktop?
#Response DateOther top priority area(s) (please specify)
1.10/17/2007 1:52:00 AMMerketing! Merketing! Merketing! Merketing! Building LUG! Building LUG! Building LUG! Building LUG!
2.10/17/2007 2:14:00 AMoffice software, system management tools
3.10/17/2007 2:32:00 AMeasy installation and management of the desktop for new users
4.10/17/2007 2:40:00 AMDocumentation in many areas needs improvement. GNU/Linux develops rapidly but the documentation does not keep pace. Look at man pages, for instance. There should be more examples. I think something like tldp.org should be part of every distro and web browseable and searchable. We rely on Google now which is hit-or-miss.
5.10/17/2007 3:00:00 AMGames and Marketing
6.10/17/2007 4:16:00 AMHardware autodetection
7.10/17/2007 6:51:00 AMCentral user management and interoperability with M$ Active Directory!
8.10/17/2007 7:08:00 AMUse keyring for all stored passwords. Easier/better integration of login name/password with LDAP, SSH, keyring and certificates stored on secure USB devices. Better webcam support (and integration for MSN applications)
9.10/17/2007 8:13:00 AMautomatic hardware recognition
10.10/17/2007 8:35:00 AMfree software
11.10/17/2007 8:37:00 AMSmoothness of on-screen fonts. Overall appearance.
12.10/17/2007 9:02:00 AMRapid application development and a good IDE - especially one tied in to the work of LF. I would love to see an IDE implementing the Project Portland cross-desktop tools.
13.10/17/2007 9:26:00 AMpower management, hibernating, standby, ...
14.10/17/2007 9:57:00 AMEasy way to use apps that are windows-only or Mac-only within Windows. In practice this means licensing and EASILY installing Virtual Machines to allow users to continue using essential apps while still having full access to windows network resources (servers, printers, scanners, VPN) etc.
15.10/17/2007 10:49:00 AMdrivers!!!
16.10/17/2007 11:01:00 AMBetter Microsoft mouse drivers (for 4-button trackballs). PDF collection management Turbo Pascal development tools
17.10/17/2007 11:19:00 AMSmartphone and other mobile device synchronization
18.10/17/2007 11:38:00 AMbetter work together between GTK and QT applications better fit of GTK apps in KDE and better fit of QT apps in GNOME
19.10/17/2007 11:53:00 AMAccelerated graphics
20.10/17/2007 12:25:00 PMStreamlining and simplifying GUI keeping in mind that &quot;simple&quot; for linux geek is a dark forest for regular user. They don't know and don't want/need to learn what DHCP, DNS, LDAP or udev is.
21.10/17/2007 1:02:00 PMWindows XP is far more responsive that major Linux distros. Fix the problem
22.10/17/2007 1:03:00 PMCommunity support for the adoption of Open Document Format as the defacto standard. I feel this is the major obstacle to adoption of Linux within the business community. As long as businesses have proprietary file formats as their standards they will require proprietary software to get 100% compatibility. Microsoft and others spend a great deal of effort and money to lobby for the adoption of their proprietary standards, so the open source community need to counter that with a similar effort.
23.10/17/2007 1:10:00 PMBetter support for open standards and free formats. Better tools to work with these. More polish of desktop environments.
24.10/17/2007 1:11:00 PMSeamless support for 3rd party authentication methods (biometric, fingerprint scanning, smart cards) and encrypted removable media.
25.10/17/2007 1:11:00 PMAs I mentioned before, I need a Linux replacement for Microsoft SharedView and Microsoft Windows Live Messenger (with sharing folders support). The replacements would need to have clients for both Linux and Windows. Basically, I'd like to see SharedView reverse-engineered on Linux and communications compatible with the Microsoft product (which, I am sure, Microsoft has made illegal). Furthermore, I really need perfect compatibility with Office 2007 documents. If OpenOffice.org could produce Presentations as good as though made by Powerpoint 2007, it would be feasible for me to switch my team.
26.10/17/2007 1:18:00 PMApplications for Education
27.10/17/2007 1:57:00 PMFor laptops, bulletproof suspend/resume, including auto-hibernate as necessary.
28.10/17/2007 2:20:00 PMEnd user documentation /tutorials
29.10/17/2007 2:23:00 PMGroupware tools.
30.10/17/2007 2:30:00 PMTighter integration with Apple OS X.
31.10/17/2007 2:43:00 PMCoexistence with Windows Vista, filesystem sharing
32.10/17/2007 2:50:00 PMDrivers are the most important of all.
33.10/17/2007 3:10:00 PMRemote supervision of deployed servers and clients. Need to be able to verify that latest security upgrade has been automatically installed, ability to monitor services, etc. All possible via Nagios but could be better integrated into Ubuntu and Ubuntu-server.
34.10/17/2007 3:30:00 PMOut-of-the-box Wine or other support for running legacy Windows apps
35.10/17/2007 3:38:00 PMpdf rendering speed!!
36.10/17/2007 3:42:00 PMIntegration with Microsoft backend products is a major stumbling block. Company inertia and dependence on Microsoft products prevents us from considering a mass switch
37.10/17/2007 3:45:00 PM1. Continue the &quot;It-just-works&quot; strategy, easy use/management of services. 2. Improve VoIP clients (SIP, Jingle (no skype, skype is no option)). 3. Easy Bluetooth headset integration for VoIP is one of the things I am missing.
38.10/17/2007 3:51:00 PMEnterprise level user configuration tools
39.10/17/2007 3:52:00 PMGroup calendaring solutions.
40.10/17/2007 3:52:00 PMKey application ports as well as better virtualization tools.
41.10/17/2007 3:57:00 PMFaster/easier/builtin integration with Windows-based setups, in particular Active Directory for authentication/control. I really dislike it but many companies are standardizing on it for backend work and to the extent that Linux doesn't integrate well, that's an impediment to deploying Linux on desktops. There are proprietary tools that provide PAM modules, NIS facilities, Kerberos, etc. to integrate tightly with AD but this should be standard and &quot;plug and play&quot; on Linux desktops for corporate use.
42.10/17/2007 4:00:00 PMNetworking - Connection to Windows Servers
43.10/17/2007 4:05:00 PMJust wanted to add here that: a) &quot;application packaging&quot;, to me, means installing a server/package, answering questions, and having the thing work with the rest of your apps/services/hardware. I want applications to work WITH my distro, using the best of breed package tools (currently debian --- and/or smart; I haven't looked into smart yet). I'm not interested in stuff that installs on its own, potentially wiping stuff out, or requiring users to have admin access. b) &quot;cross-distro standards&quot;, to me, means everyone settling on the best-of-breed by building consensus with proof of superior features -- benchmarks, test cases, etc. ---, and improving that chosen solution together, even through major API overhauls -- not everyone deciding that RPM is the way to go. c) to do both of these things, there should be great backend technology chosen. Why not embrace something like LDAP for desktop, LAN, and WAN configuration? ActiveDirectory is the best idea MS ever had. Linux needs something like that. What I wouldn't give for a distro that just choose best-of-breed tools, and made it all work together, swapping out exim for postfix behind the scenes, as your specified requirements change, rather than as your specified preferred mailserver changes.
44.10/17/2007 4:06:00 PMNFS Performance improvements
45.10/17/2007 4:06:00 PMCommunication and collaboration tools
46.10/17/2007 4:14:00 PMFor user manuals or documentation : use a language that is similar to what users of MS Windows applications have. Many Linux documentations imply readers fully understand Linux concepts / lingo.
47.10/17/2007 4:16:00 PMApplication development
48.10/17/2007 4:16:00 PMScanners
49.10/17/2007 4:20:00 PMMass appeal. 3-D desktop effects need higher exposure given the upcoming OSX.5 release, and the people who believe that Vista's effects are &quot;cool&quot;. I believe top-tier 3-d acceleration which results in higher performing games on Linux, and better game support on Linux will pull in the much needed game enthusiast market. PC gamers are also do-it-your-selfers who would bring in an influx of adoption of themselves and their families. If the perception is that you can not only play games on Linux, but play them better, you can spread the adoption of Linux 10 fold. Look how many people stand in line for a Nintendo Wii or Halo 3. Now that ATI has opened up, and Nvidia is still dedicated to the Linux market... an opportunity is arising here to really make inroads into this as yet untapped market. More deals like Dell/Ubuntu and more choice of hardware from the likes of Dell will help too. Price comparison still needs to be dramatic in favor of these configurations. 40 or 50 less is a good start, but I'm sure some vendors can provide a greater difference. (Dell is so big, that they get way too sweet of a deal from M$FT)
50.10/17/2007 4:23:00 PMTop Priority - Product Branding *Issues with documentation include: Standard place for hardware compatibility, cross-reference for Windows applications
51.10/17/2007 4:27:00 PMmore power tools and apps less copying of MS bloat ware
52.10/17/2007 4:28:00 PMGetting application vendors to port their stuff.
53.10/17/2007 4:29:00 PMpublc awareness of linux is really the critical priority - from this will come funding and further development.
54.10/17/2007 4:33:00 PMCalendering
55.10/17/2007 4:33:00 PMApplications/games availability
56.10/17/2007 4:34:00 PMopen source flash player (gnash doesn't quite do it for me :()
57.10/17/2007 4:39:00 PMDesktop management (like e.g. Ubuntu's landscape, we use Reductive Labs' puppet and our own solutions, cfengine is a possibility, too, although it's rather heavy)
58.10/17/2007 4:40:00 PMsyncing mobile devices
59.10/17/2007 4:51:00 PMsynchronizing with mobile devices, collaboration software
60.10/17/2007 4:51:00 PMBetter Enterprise management and integration tools. Ability to work seemlessly with Active Directory domains. Currently, way too much tweaking of various and sundry config file is necessary to get AD integration working.
61.10/17/2007 4:53:00 PMIf you look at the major brands of laptops today you see that they pretty much all use the same chipsets and motherboards chipsets. For Linux to work for most people, on most computers, most of the time... they will have to make hardware compatibility even better. Printers at our school, like the Canon IR series still don't work on Linux.
62.10/17/2007 4:53:00 PMUser friendliness
63.10/17/2007 4:55:00 PMCollaboration (particularly videoconferencing, shared canvas, OpenOffice and desktop integration), online community integration (facebook, myspace, google, yahoo, Open Clipart) Some things are great but need polishing (e.g. more templates for Scribus, OpenOffice)
64.10/17/2007 5:08:00 PMCMYK support in graphics applications to have a credible alternative to Photoshop / Illustrator.
65.10/17/2007 5:09:00 PMsmart phone sync
66.10/17/2007 5:20:00 PMADVERTISING
67.10/17/2007 5:26:00 PMVideo editing (NLE)
68.10/17/2007 5:27:00 PMTo the extent possible (good luck), need to get software/drivers related to scientific instruments released for GNU/Linux
69.10/17/2007 5:30:00 PMYeah, pretty much everything is top priority :(
70.10/17/2007 5:40:00 PMGames File Management
71.10/17/2007 5:41:00 PMBetter hardware support specially new hardware. For example, we have Compaq 6710B deployment and no linux out of the box support that. Open source or proprietary does not matter here. A Mandrake control center like tool for users. Laptop HW support. To be specific, Power saving and Wireless.
72.10/17/2007 5:42:00 PMBetter 64-bit support (too many applications are either unavailable or less stable under 64 bits) Ability to update apps without waiting for the next release of the OS
73.10/17/2007 5:51:00 PMSmall business financial and database applications. Also, desktop application documentation.
74.10/17/2007 5:52:00 PMLess technical end-user applications for system, utility, and application tutorials, education, and personal knowledge integration with a smoother user interface, both graphical and command line. That means better self-education tools. Re-envisioning and re-developing command line utility functions to better align them with a graphical environment may sound heretical, but it may be the core of a more coherent graphical and command interface that will better attract and retain a newer generation of open source users.
75.10/17/2007 5:53:00 PMImprove WINE (such programs)
76.10/17/2007 5:55:00 PMLocal SME infrastructure for legal liability, education and after sales support; marketing and branding; end-user documentation; cross-desktop usability
77.10/17/2007 6:01:00 PMGames
78.10/17/2007 6:04:00 PMWhat is needed now is a unified, standardized interface (choose Gnome, ditch KDE right away!) and a the establishment of *ONE* Linux distro to rule the world of the future, e.g. Ubuntu or Debian. Dump the others. Again, GOOD LUCK!!!
79.10/17/2007 6:07:00 PMLaptop integration that give same &quot;out of box&quot; experience that Mac and Windows offerings do: Plug it in and configure it WITHOUT having to surf the net to obscure places for critical wireless and suspend functionality.
80.10/17/2007 6:11:00 PMVideo editing.
81.10/17/2007 6:11:00 PMVPN
82.10/17/2007 6:15:00 PMWINE project, especially Windows XP compliance and interoperability with common desktop software.
83.10/17/2007 6:23:00 PMSyncing with Mobile devices
84.10/17/2007 6:23:00 PMUSB Peripheral support.
85.10/17/2007 6:23:00 PMI think you are missing the point with this survey, if linux could run any windows game out of the box, windows would be dying right now. Business is insignificant when it comes to getting a breakthrough. Any operating system can run a spreadsheet or a word processor (even MSDOS) but you have to get an extra piece of software (like Cedega or whatsitsname) to run a game - and thats does not come free with the operating system. Lack of support for Computergames is what stopping Linux from eating Windows alive IMO.
86.10/17/2007 6:23:00 PMVPN, webvpn, sslvpn
87.10/17/2007 6:27:00 PMThe kernel, CUPS, etc. are already great. More work needs to be done on making desktop environments really compelling, especially Gnome and KDE.
88.10/17/2007 6:27:00 PMDirectX
89.10/17/2007 6:29:00 PMWine would be the top priority. Linux today excel competition in many areas like ease of use, stability and maintainability. What it lacks is support for Windows applications. If much more work would be put into Wine Linux could easily replace Windows for every normal and corporate user.
90.10/17/2007 6:29:00 PMSupport for the OpenJDK (open source Java) for developing Linux desktop applications.
91.10/17/2007 6:34:00 PMiPhone and iPod support. SyncML for mobile devices. Domino 2 Evolution exchange. Stay with RPM, but enhance. Don't worry about weird ISV packaging requirements. Unified system admin commands and GUIs. Need Linux Certified Engineers, not RHCE.
92.10/17/2007 6:37:00 PMfaster user interface, gnome is slow redrawing
93.10/17/2007 6:42:00 PMSpeed, especially optimize resource usage for DESKTOP applications, not just server applications as is traditional with Linux.
94.10/17/2007 6:43:00 PMThe day Adobe release their Creative Suit for Linux my company will switch, not a second before. No, you can NOT produce a professional magazine in Gimp or whatever.
95.10/17/2007 6:46:00 PMrun all windows programs
96.10/17/2007 6:48:00 PMbetter notebooks support
97.10/17/2007 6:53:00 PMGames designed for Linux
98.10/17/2007 6:55:00 PMApplication packaging is not a community problem. Community packaging systems are good, ISVs need to learn to use them instead of wasting our time trying to do something else.
99.10/17/2007 7:00:00 PMGUI for Wine
100.10/17/2007 7:04:00 PMFor God's sake, please create API for printers,networking and other areas instead of drivers working on one kernel version and not in the other!!!!! Also, in order for people to open their eyes seriously, MS Office or something that is truly 100% compatible has to be on that platform. Our customers just don't care for other software other than MS packages. Also, since it's the kids educating the elders, better support for game developers so that they don't have to reinvent the wheel for every game. Games=PR=people getting into their heads to try Linux...
101.10/17/2007 7:09:00 PMGraphic. Gimp is good but not close to photoshop. Inkscape is fun, but not a tool. Scribus is begining to work as a tool, but moor of an axe than a knife.
102.10/17/2007 7:10:00 PMrunning Windows applications in linux: WINE TO SUPPORT WINDOWS XP!!!!!
103.10/17/2007 7:13:00 PMwebcams
104.10/17/2007 7:13:00 PMMostly drivers, while it's a big issue
105.10/17/2007 7:16:00 PM1. Equivalents for major commercial (Windows) applications. The areas I see lacking (in the USA): tax software, AutoCad compatible software. 2. Drivers for new hardware. 3. Unbloated office suite. OpenOffice need much, much improvement.
106.10/17/2007 7:17:00 PMical clients and server that support meeting requests
107.10/17/2007 7:19:00 PMRaise funds from all major companies like IBM, Sun, Novell and Google that says they love Open Source and Linux to make Wine 100% Windows compatible and easy to use. Put the rest of the funds in putting pressure on the hardware manufacturers so that they start releasing device drivers that can be included in Linux.
108.10/17/2007 7:22:00 PMDrives, drivers, drivers and drivers Need a base linux distro that will work out of the box as soon as a new peice of HW is released.
109.10/17/2007 7:25:00 PMOffice applications and accounting.
110.10/17/2007 7:28:00 PMApplications that all users use like word processors, spreadsheet and email that work with existing servers and systems. Along with browser plugins for media and other services. Also difficult when vendors like Skype and other free tools do not support Linux.
111.10/17/2007 7:32:00 PMEasy to use interface like Mac OS X. That is why I use this proprietasy software, because it's so easy to use. Nice keyboard shortcuts, interface that (almost) any person can understand.
112.10/17/2007 7:34:00 PMDrivers.
113.10/17/2007 7:37:00 PMMost important is a stable API for IHVs to develop drivers against.
114.10/17/2007 7:40:00 PMPoint of Sale
115.10/17/2007 7:40:00 PMAdobe application support
116.10/17/2007 7:42:00 PMSort out the gnome/kde differences in where user files are stored etc. Wireless: my OpenSuse laptop is very poor at associating with
117.10/17/2007 7:42:00 PMGaming, if you can port major games into linux, young people will start migrating to linux :)
118.10/17/2007 7:43:00 PMHelp adopting Interfaces like D-Bus for Daemons. This helps building lightweight SOAs.
119.10/17/2007 7:45:00 PMBluetooth support and offline calendar/email applications ala Lotus Notes/Domino.
120.10/17/2007 7:46:00 PMThe user interface.
121.10/17/2007 7:47:00 PMbetter GUI quality
122.10/17/2007 7:47:00 PMHosted desktops for business with strong peripheral support such as VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure.
123.10/17/2007 7:49:00 PMvideo editing, capturing
124.10/17/2007 7:52:00 PMGraphically heavy games. Educational applications to make schools adopt Linux.
125.10/17/2007 7:53:00 PMEnterprise wide management of multiple systems (click once to broadcast change). Microsoft's AD and Group Policy do this VERY well.
126.10/17/2007 7:54:00 PMBetter windows game emulation for the home desktop or porting games to work native on linux (cooperation with valve to get a steam system for linux would be great)
127.10/17/2007 7:55:00 PMEasy to read Manuals for inexperienced users.
128.10/17/2007 7:58:00 PM* Seamless multimedia capabilities (ie codecs) * Modernisation of user interfaces (kde4 is on the right track, openoffice is a little dated, etc) * Greater integration of gtk/kde apps (eg Firefox with kde file dialogues, themeing and mouse pointer, etc)
129.10/17/2007 8:00:00 PMExchange connectivity Office apps Visio and Project replacement
130.10/17/2007 8:04:00 PMONE standard distrubution, ONE set of standard applications, etc.
131.10/17/2007 8:05:00 PMThe desktop to look at replacing should be Mac OSX with its wonderful integration and it's quality apps.
132.10/17/2007 8:05:00 PMmost of this stuff is already working ok
133.10/17/2007 8:09:00 PMBetter support for laptops. Installing Linux on a laptop has become less painful in the past few years, but it's still painful, mainly because of inadequate device drivers. Common problem areas are suspend/hibernate, sound, wireless and built-in webcams.
134.10/17/2007 8:10:00 PMsupport from a critical mass of 3rd party vendors, especially as regards support for popular, currently windows-only apps
135.10/17/2007 8:16:00 PMMake linux compatible with GAMES! You should develop some kind of emulator witch is integrated within linux. So you could run all games and windows programs under linux. I would go over to linux today if this would be possible.
136.10/17/2007 8:17:00 PMSupport for commercial games and applications
137.10/17/2007 8:19:00 PMresolve IP issues, how about a generic microsoft hardware device driver converter or wrapper like the NDISWrapper for wifi support.
138.10/17/2007 8:19:00 PMOffice-type apps. They must be as good as Windows equiv. There is no good project management program Collaboration is lacking too. An MS Sharepoint Server work-alike for OO.o is greatly needed.
139.10/17/2007 8:29:00 PMtv-out - web cams : for skype ...
140.10/17/2007 8:35:00 PMTo connvience a Windows user.... Linux need to clearly show the benefits someone has by switching over to Linux. As long as most applications try to act like MS-products, potential customers ask &quot;Why should I change ?&quot;. E.g., as long as MS Word does the same (in 99.5% for a standard user) as e.g. OpenOffice, why should he change to OO? If the projects can easily show significant improvements over Windows-Competitors people might switch over
141.10/17/2007 8:37:00 PMGames!!
142.10/17/2007 8:39:00 PMdon't bother supporting Flash and Mono
143.10/17/2007 8:40:00 PMMore and easier GUI.
144.10/17/2007 8:45:00 PMI'm not generally unhappy, so I didn't mark any of the above very high priority.
145.10/17/2007 8:48:00 PMBluetooth support and phone/PDA sync support (i.e., opensync)
146.10/17/2007 8:55:00 PMDo something about the dependency hell when installing new program. It's a major obestacle for new Linux users. Encourage game development on and for Linux. When major games are developed for Linux most people don't have a reason not to change to Linux.
147.10/17/2007 8:55:00 PMFont rendering quality ( gamma- corrected, sub-pixel kerning, speed)
148.10/17/2007 9:14:00 PMVideo and webcam
149.10/17/2007 9:16:00 PM- Dongles - *Full* scanner support, including all sheet feeders - 130% document compatibility (not joking about the %!) - Substantially improved OCR, including layout retention and *ALL LANGUAGES* - Synch *everything* with *all* mobile devices - FOSS and *cross-platform* - Cross-platform *standard* groupware - Cut the bloody bloat! Where's the programming stringency gone??? Kill the memory hogs! - Standardize making *all* app's *portable* (see portableapps.com for good examples) - High priority: enable on-the fly switching of UI and other language settings. The world is predominantly multilingual today, and has been for a considerable time already. Adopt multilingualism as a standard. Boxed thinking is for serfs!
150.10/17/2007 9:19:00 PMOutlook, outlook, outlook, synch of smart phones.
151.10/17/2007 9:22:00 PMDesktop linux to use means a Linux Terminal Server (LTSP) used with thin clients configured for network(PXE) boot. Forget about Linux FAT clients! LTSP is THE WAY to go for corporate desktops.
152.10/17/2007 9:25:00 PMEasy to use (no need for terminal windows)
153.10/17/2007 9:28:00 PMMigrating correctly with adequate local fonts and attachments from thousands of MS-Outlook messages and contact data to Kmail or Evolution mail client is very critical for my consultancy job.
154.10/17/2007 9:32:00 PMGames!
155.10/17/2007 9:52:00 PMgames
156.10/17/2007 9:52:00 PMVideo capture and editing.
157.10/17/2007 10:07:00 PMExtending the LSB to cover more aspects of what makes Linux, in order to facilitate ISV support.
158.10/17/2007 10:07:00 PMBluRay and HD-DVD, and MP3 support out of the box on ALL Disros in all countries.
159.10/17/2007 10:16:00 PMColour management
160.10/17/2007 10:23:00 PMEase of use is top priority. Device drivers are an absolute must - not having bluetooth or wireless working flawlessly after install is simply not acceptable. When switching from windows to linux on a Lenovo ThinkPad for example, the lovely location aware network support is no longer available (just one thing that goes), which distinctly lowers the joy and ease of use for the thinkpad user. For me, the improved development environment still makes the choice easy, but I'm not the average joe computer user. My mom would faint if she had to face a linux box and try to get wireless working. Game support is another goodie.
161.10/17/2007 10:24:00 PMtop priority: more consistent user interface controls (buttons, combo boxes, scrollbars) important: improved responsiviness, especially on gnome, or rather GTK.
162.10/17/2007 10:26:00 PMEasier setup and management of installed operating system (UI not neccessary, but ncurses good, and lots of documentation/examples), eg. ldap, nfs, coworking with Windows active directory, and more simple setup in heterogenous environments/networks.
163.10/17/2007 10:30:00 PMEase of using, GUI or wizzards to eliminate the terminal.
164.10/17/2007 10:33:00 PMCAD, ECM
165.10/17/2007 10:36:00 PMCentral management of desktop workstations is a must for us. Now we have like 1000+ boxes running with Windows and SMS.
166.10/17/2007 10:35:00 PMLobby Game manufacturers to develope games cross platform. Get high quality Games to linux and a large part of users will move to linux instead of Vista.
167.10/17/2007 10:38:00 PMHARDWARE COMP.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
168.10/17/2007 10:53:00 PMThe single most important activity should be to focus on a common standard for all distributions. Sure, right now Ubuntu is the &quot;OS de jour&quot;, but not long ago it was Gentoo, before that Debian, Suse and RedHat. If we are going to invest time and effort to adopt a Linux based desktop solution, it is absolutely vital that acquired knowledge can be applied to another distro (when common preferences change), but above all, to focus on promoting a single alternative.
169.10/17/2007 11:12:00 PM_Easy_ Multi display capabilities are urgently required.
170.10/17/2007 11:40:00 PMTranslation Tools and Audio Video Production.
171.10/17/2007 11:42:00 PMSecurity and Stability
172.10/17/2007 11:51:00 PMVideo card drivers and dual monitor support.
173.10/18/2007 12:00:00 AMMedical image transfer and processing, LAMP applications, desktop publishing, easy embedding of movies into OpenOffice presentations, open source video chat tool which can communicate with some windows program
174.10/18/2007 12:37:00 AMsome full replacement apps for MS Exchange
175.10/18/2007 12:50:00 AMgroupware integration, and calling MS out on patents, ie, class action lawsuit, possible private RICO lawsuit for restraint of trade due to vague patent threats.
176.10/18/2007 12:57:00 AMKilling off all proprietary drivers.
177.10/18/2007 1:47:00 AMNative Linux games both commercial and open source, awareness among government and such. Widespread adoption of cross-platform 3D graphic tools (OpenGL instead of DirectX). Game developers should focus more on OpenGL games, which are more easily made available on Linux platform.
178.10/18/2007 2:09:00 AMcompatibility with MS Windows application (MS Office, Outlook and IE)
179.10/18/2007 2:14:00 AMuser documentation! what's with the developer-doc but no user-doc category? that's the whole problem!
180.10/18/2007 2:26:00 AMMigration Tools
181.10/18/2007 2:42:00 AMGet venders like Adobe, Apple, and any other software provider to offer Linux versions of their software.
182.10/18/2007 2:50:00 AMMake an option to have GNOME panels overlapped by windows.
183.10/18/2007 3:00:00 AMlinux application responsiveness
184.10/18/2007 3:03:00 AMWhy do software vendors that go so far as to provide RPMs NOT provide a yum repo? It takes a single, halfway qualified engineer about an hour to slap together a shell script run via cron... (Yes, I'm looking at you, Oracle!)
185.10/18/2007 3:14:00 AM(1) make it easy to write OpenOffice UNO plugins in C++ (2) provide tons of sample code for UNO C++ plugin which uses glib event loop, multiple socket connections and runs in the OOCalc process to provide real-time stock ticker updates, real-time charting etc.
186.10/18/2007 3:18:00 AMFile sharing... The SMB client needs to be improved, and KDE/Gnome are not helping with their own private clients that don't provide a true mount point. NFS3 is insecure, and NFS4 is difficult to set up securely, and a Windows client is expensive.
187.10/18/2007 3:28:00 AMStandardizing a 3D graphics and sound library that developers can expect to find on any up-to-date Linux system. More WiFi card support.
188.10/18/2007 3:53:00 AMEasier configuration of daemons. Easier application management.
189.10/18/2007 3:56:00 AMFull compatibility between a Linux Office suite and MS Office (2003) is critical for our organization to move forward.
190.10/18/2007 4:29:00 AMI would prefer free drivers over &quot;open source&quot; ones.
191.10/18/2007 5:06:00 AMGood marketing and advertising!!! We still waiting it in Russia.
192.10/18/2007 5:34:00 AMGames! The only thing holding me and many with me away from using Linux desktop athome is that 99% of the games are developed for DirectX/Windows. If I knew I could play newer games w/o problems and easy of installation id switch to linux athome in a heartbeat.
193.10/18/2007 5:38:00 AMI think that a main objective should be a developing of missing applications for an enterprise. Most people don&#180;t want to use 2 operating systems - their only focus is to do their job on computer but if any organization adopt Linux, they will have to use Linux in work and than they will begin to use Linux on their personal computers. Linux vendors and community should aim on an enterprise application. Selling desktops and laptops with pre-installed Linux in eShops - for end users - it will affect only students and hobbiest market.
194.10/18/2007 5:46:00 AMMake sure it is possible to run Windows applications. I dont care about what OS we run, we run whatever OS that can handle the programs that we need in our bussiness.
195.10/18/2007 6:21:00 AMLinux applications which claim to be replacement of Windows applications, need to do a little better (e.g. OOO 2.1 is not half as good as MS Office). Behavior of Firefox is a little different in Linux and Windows, why so?
196.10/18/2007 6:22:00 AMembedded linux developement
197.10/18/2007 6:25:00 AMDocumentation! Documentation! Documentation!
198.10/18/2007 6:47:00 AMMake kernel have a new playground, ie open the 2.7-tree and keep 2.6 stable with only SECURITY updates.
199.10/18/2007 7:09:00 AMLinux desktop standards (cross-distro) (Again, becouse its the most important!)
200.10/18/2007 7:09:00 AM-better support for proprietary products: easier installation, good alternatives (wine or app-based virtualisation) or more native Apps.
201.10/18/2007 7:15:00 AMother important functional areas
202.10/18/2007 7:16:00 AMCompatibility with MS Office
203.10/18/2007 7:19:00 AMdealing with proprietary codecs
204.10/18/2007 7:19:00 AMSecurity. Linux is certainly in line with what is considered reasonable security out of the box. However, it's not that difficult for a user to inadvertently open up a vector, be it a port, or file permissions, etc. Need some sort of SecAgent that runs an analysis and reports back recommendation actions. Think of chkrootkit and rkhunter with a pretty gui and brains to analyze the results.
205.10/18/2007 7:28:00 AM#1 priority: Ease of installation of common proprietary software (example: MP3 and Flash). That is the main reason I use Mint. #2 priority: WINE important to my deployment: Speech recognition
206.10/18/2007 7:32:00 AMPeople got used to using Windows, error messages of Windows etc... Linux desktop shouldn't be far from this behavior.
207.10/18/2007 7:32:00 AMSynchronization with smart phones (Symbian (Ericsson, Nokia) / Windows Mobile (HTC))
208.10/18/2007 7:32:00 AMFundamental things like nautilus being able to mount a windows formatted floppy and read it when I click on it. Windows users will never understand what mounting a drive means nor should they have to.
209.10/18/2007 7:33:00 AMwireless - as in support for 3G modems.
210.10/18/2007 7:38:00 AMMaking Linux easy to use and more intuitive for end users.
211.10/18/2007 7:41:00 AMA large gaming community needs to be converted. They are not interested in struggling to get a game operational. We need a simple and sure way to facilitate game implementation. Or an enormous drive to replace their existing games with Linux based challenges.
212.10/18/2007 7:42:00 AMCAD 2d and 3d Graphics bitmap and vector DTP
213.10/18/2007 7:48:00 AMUser interface
214.10/18/2007 7:49:00 AMSupport for Windows applications. Used to use only Linux until I started my business. Now I have to use MS Office and proprietary SW that will only run under Windows (D&#233;j&#224; Vu, SDL Trados) to be able to deliver the file formats my customers want.
215.10/18/2007 8:49:00 AMEasier syncing with mobile devices
216.10/18/2007 8:56:00 AMMarketing. Get the message out to the dinosaurs.
217.10/18/2007 8:58:00 AMstability
218.10/18/2007 9:00:00 AMSolve bugs! I don't want to search forums for work arounds. I want solutions through regular updates.
219.10/18/2007 9:17:00 AMGet rid of the patent fud!!!
220.10/18/2007 9:16:00 AMCorel / Adobe's Software should run natively on Linux.
221.10/18/2007 10:02:00 AMMapping software for GPS units
222.10/18/2007 10:14:00 AMAccounting package
223.10/18/2007 10:42:00 AMIM, such like Microsoft Office Communicator
224.10/18/2007 10:55:00 AMReally need pervasive support for *REAL* seucrity, aka Kerberos. It is still not possible to construct a network with LINUX desktops and not be inundated with username/password prompts. Also the ability to edit file ACLs via filesystem tools like nautilus. On Windows [the supposedly less-security-focused platform] all this just works right down to kerberos in the web browser for Intranet access. The hyper-secure dogma of the Open Source community is completely laughable until this issue is resolved; stop building key-ring managers, et al and focus on building on the solid *standard* security protocols and technologies that exist.
225.10/18/2007 11:23:00 AMmake it easy to set up dual-scrren without need to edit xorg.conf.
226.10/18/2007 11:28:00 AMsuper-consistent look&amp;feel across applications and desktops! (despite major achievments there is still a big gap to Windows and a huge gap to Mac OS X!)
227.10/18/2007 11:45:00 AMintegration with Microsoft's &quot;active directory&quot;
228.10/18/2007 12:12:00 PMa complete set of programs for office and mechanical design (CAD)
229.10/18/2007 12:19:00 PMExchange/Outlook killer; Full replacements for MS Project and Visio; AD killer.
230.10/18/2007 12:32:00 PMWine Network filesystems (Samba, NFSv4, etc)
231.10/18/2007 12:35:00 PMSyncing with mobile devices.
232.10/18/2007 12:52:00 PMAccessibility
233.10/18/2007 12:59:00 PMScheduling. Firefox can kill the whole desktop when opening multiple tabs.
234.10/18/2007 1:00:00 PMCross-distribution packaging (e.g. Zero Install).
235.10/18/2007 1:04:00 PMThe main issues aren't technical in my opinion. It's a slow shift in perception and mindshare.
236.10/18/2007 1:11:00 PMProper colour profile management for displays. A photo editing software with 16-bit colour depth.
237.10/18/2007 1:15:00 PMGames
238.10/18/2007 1:19:00 PMPDA and mobile connectivity (non-wireless)
239.10/18/2007 1:34:00 PMI'm not 100% sure what you meant with some of the above, so I'll add Cross-Platform support for major programs (migration would be easier if we could use most of the programs beforehand in Windows), on linux side easy to use virtualization would solve this partially. Good configuration interfaces, Ubuntu has good configuration, but it feels it's dumbed down or something. Some kind of policy controls which are easy to use - SELinux is too complex. Easy to setup Domain controls.
240.10/18/2007 1:34:00 PMGet multiple monitor support to work with compiz and Radeon 9200 drivers. Specific enough?
241.10/18/2007 1:34:00 PMApplications like SAP, Lotus Notes
242.10/18/2007 1:40:00 PMGaming support. If major games could be ported to Linux, the demand for high performance machines running Linux would increase. Application packaging seems to be well in hand. When you can click on adding a package, and it goes out and checks dependencies, and gets everything you need, Microsoft could learn something from that. Fonts are important, that documents for our Windows users look like the fonts in my documents. I am assuming the other user is seeing what I'm seeing when I use Open Office. Documentation is an expected part of an application. It should not be necessary to obtain a second item to get the documentation. There should be an option to install documentation/help if desired, defaulting to yes. If there is a space problem the user can opt out. Wireless needs the other security protocols (WAP?), not just WEP.
243.10/18/2007 1:59:00 PMMerging similar distros to consolidate effort and make selection easier to new users. Too many choices is a barrier to adoption.
244.10/18/2007 2:00:00 PMBy far the top priority would be 100%, FULL, OUT OF THE BOX (meaning, &quot;no ten days of tweaking to get it to work&quot;) compatibility with Microsoft Exchange servers for calendaring (without this desktop Linux has little chance in the enterprise). Secondarily the ability to read and modify certain types of files (particularly Visio and Microsoft Project) that are not currently well supported by OpenOffice. Thirdly FULL, &quot;no tweaking&quot; support for laptop power management -- with many current Linux distros you cannot use a laptop on an airplane because they do not properly support &quot;Suspend&quot; mode, and so on. The other thing that I would note is that for better or worse many enterprises have a default policy of &quot;locked down&quot; end user PCs, which is something that is fairly easy to do with Microsoft's environment (just push a Group Policy from your SMS server to the workstation) but which is extremely difficult to do with most versions of Linux, especially where end users might be using more than one distro.
245.10/18/2007 2:01:00 PMGraphical system configurability instead of command line.
246.10/18/2007 2:03:00 PMInterface design made properly, not just copying from Microsoft and trying to better from there (as Openoffice.org seems to work). Sufficient guidance and people who actually know how to design good interfaces should be an essential part in software design.
247.10/18/2007 2:06:00 PMStandardization efforts such as LSB also below desktop level. Developing software for multiple distributions is really really hard, so the distros must keep focus on this, not to get worse. Also refining the little details of the desktop experience so that everything works smoothly (like in a Mac) should be continued. Ubuntu and SUSE are doing a good work towards this direction already. General smoothness, support for peripherals, attractiveness etc. Last but not least the NEW inventions for desktop. Not just copy Windows and Mac. Some projects like the Compiz and KDE are already doing this.
248.10/18/2007 2:12:00 PMScanner support Less Command line more GUI
249.10/18/2007 2:12:00 PMCreation of equivalent Linux aps for popular Windows aps (eg. Acrobat Professional, tax software, beef up finance software, etc.) OR put some MAJOR support behind Wine giving us a reliable method to run our Windows aps without having to reboot to Windows or run a virtual machine. Wine is very buggy, and I'm not going to bother tweaking a dozen or more different settings trying to get Windows applications to run. I'll just dual boot or run a VM.
250.10/18/2007 2:20:00 PMGaming, there should be more native Linux games, more people would adopt Linux and provide opportunities for other software developers also.
251.10/18/2007 2:27:00 PMCan't stress power management enough; Linux' support is poor in this regard and setting up the most basic desktop power management is a hassle compared to other OSes.
252.10/18/2007 2:32:00 PMPC vendors should start to support Linux more. Not only DELL. The advantage of a PC with a pre-installed Linux is, that really all hardware is supported. Including exotic stuff as bluetooth-usb-adapters, integradet cardreaders or mousepads.
253.10/18/2007 2:31:00 PMSoftware for education, schools, young people, games which are focused on learning physics/math/chemistry/biology/...
254.10/18/2007 2:34:00 PMMobile Device Syncronzation
255.10/18/2007 2:46:00 PMScanner support
256.10/18/2007 2:49:00 PMI've found Linux multimedia capabilities to be quite good, with certain exceptions. For example, while I have no problem watching videos on comedycentral.com or youtube.com, I haven't found a distro yet that will play the videos on foxnews.com.
257.10/18/2007 2:49:00 PMBlu-Ray (I didn't manage to mount a disk; would like to mount easyly, have a movie player [propriet. is fine] and be able to burn blu-ray...)
258.10/18/2007 2:57:00 PMVideo chat / Voice chat that's interoperable with existing networks. Video editing. Note that's not important for us as a companyy, but I feel it's most important for worldwide linux adoption
259.10/18/2007 3:10:00 PMGet Proprietary Software on the Linux Desktop!!!!
260.10/18/2007 3:21:00 PMGet more software vendors to port their business related software to run on linux. I believe Linux is definatly ready for the enterprise desktop, but lots of needed software is not availlable
261.10/18/2007 3:24:00 PMOpen source drivers for proprietary protocols
262.10/18/2007 3:30:00 PMHardware support!!!
263.10/18/2007 4:13:00 PMMajor problem with Linux adoption is poor quality of Open Office for technical users. Calc is slow &amp; buggy - worse than Excel in some ways. Presentation is a joke.
264.10/18/2007 4:14:00 PMCentralized Profile Management
265.10/18/2007 4:18:00 PMEasy install of packages, drivers etc. A NON programmer should be able to run Linux, most distro's need intimate machine knowledge to install flash player and some software (Nero 8 has .deb and .sh installers, the software should be more like a Windows install, no programming exp. required.) Also a Central folder for program installs (C:\Program Files) would help.
266.10/18/2007 4:18:00 PMOverall, Vista is a dog (and don't even get me started on the DRM stuff), but there are a couple of really cool and really convenient items in it. The way Vista (and XP) simplifies networking connectivity is really great. Printer/printing mgmt is also better in Windoze than it is in either OS X, which suffers from the same limitations as linux in this area, or linux. Additionally, while the X-window-system is very powerful, it's also very arcane and difficult to manage. Something either less complex and powerful or more stable and easy-to-manage should be a development priority. Clearly Apple has been able to tame X somewhat; linux should try to do the same.
267.10/18/2007 4:19:00 PM3rd party application support. Adobe, Norton, UPS, MS-SQL, IBM, Avaya desktop software, Checkpoint VPN, MS OFFICE (This is the biggest hurdle)
268.10/18/2007 4:21:00 PMStandard Install Packages for all distros with 1-Click Installation; 1-Click Installation or Plug-and-Play Installation of proprietary drivers if no GPL Drivers are available
269.10/18/2007 4:31:00 PMVideo editing,
270.10/18/2007 4:32:00 PM* I'd like dictation, like Dragon Naturally Speaking. * Drop ALSA, go with OSS 4.0 * DirectX 10 is virtualizable, so support it, and we'll be able to run any Windows app. * It would be better if Wine worked, but I'm not holding my breath... they've had years. Codeweavers just sent an e-mail saying that Outlook will work soon. * GNOME should be a re-branded simplified KDE
271.10/18/2007 4:34:00 PMApplication packaging and DRIVERS. If someone wants to use Linux, it HAS to be able to work with the hardware that's already out there --- there are workarounds in the enterprise for application packaging issues and driver incompatibilities...but for the end user at home (who doesn't have in-house experts to work out the problems), these things MUST be addressed for linux adoption.
272.10/18/2007 4:34:00 PMBetter apps
273.10/18/2007 4:35:00 PMThin client computing
274.10/18/2007 4:36:00 PMWhat about United Linux?
275.10/18/2007 4:38:00 PMGetting more companies to port their software to Linux. Linux is ready, we just need the applications.
276.10/18/2007 4:40:00 PMFunding for FOSS developers.
277.10/18/2007 4:44:00 PMGroup calendaring, syncing with mobile phones and PDA:s, backups and way to sync data with multiple computers (laptops, desktops etc)
278.10/18/2007 4:47:00 PMAvailability of industry standard apps so we can make money while using linux. Like...P-Shop, Illustrator, AutoCad, Dassault and their associated plugins.
279.10/18/2007 4:49:00 PMDesktop Performance, Video Performance
280.10/18/2007 4:50:00 PMEnsure that enterprise software is available on Linux as well as Windows. IBM has done this with Lotus Notes and Eclipse, but the footprint is huge and would require hardware upgrades.
281.10/18/2007 4:51:00 PMIt's all important, sorry. While I can live with small design differences between distros it might be distracting for less experienced users. Language support is in a few cases still a pest (though FOSS often is available in many more languages than the usual CSS) at least I still have problems on my gentoo tty with the German Umlauts.
282.10/18/2007 4:51:00 PMSane APIs across the board. Things like glib and hal should be replaced with something with decent APIs, such as QtCore.
283.10/18/2007 4:52:00 PMEase of performing usual tasks - e.g. changing monitor resolution, which is for now an ABSOLUTE PAIN (edit xorg.conf by hand??? Or run dpkg-reconfigure xorg???)
284.10/18/2007 4:55:00 PMPresentation software (e.g. a Powerpoint competitor, or other multi-head applications like MediaShout (www.mediashout.com)
285.10/18/2007 4:56:00 PMWine needs more work and more simplicity. Wine doors helps a lot but again, still lots to do on those projects. Browser support and plugin support is crucial, all new &quot;hip&quot; websites must be viewable and usable to everyday users.
286.10/18/2007 4:59:00 PMcrypto fs, security
287.10/18/2007 5:12:00 PMenterprise applications like a pim
288.10/18/2007 5:12:00 PMNOTE: low priority doesn't mean I think it not an important area, but that it's doing nearly well enough already.
289.10/18/2007 5:15:00 PMI love Linux. I just don't know how to deploy it further when the enterprise software we use demands MS Office.
290.10/18/2007 5:20:00 PM1. Consistent cut and paste between all apps (console in xterm and native X). 2. Audio playing/recording with OSS used to be simple. ALSA horribly complex - users don't cope well. 3. User documentation - accurate and up-to-date.
291.10/18/2007 5:22:00 PMbetter closed source driver support integration into kernel,
292.10/18/2007 5:29:00 PM1. Standards, Standards, Standards (Cross-Distro) - Software Package Standard (i.e. A certain software package type should be installable in ALL distros) 2. Central/Common Software Repository 3. Cater to &quot;Third-Party&quot; developers - Maybe provide a mechanism for autonomous installation of software from third party vendors (i.e. all the required files to run the software is contained in a single directory for the software). This will lead to easy software installation, archiving, backup, maintenance of several versions, easy uninstallation, removal of library/software version conflict, etc. 4. Easy Driver Update (kernel update made easy)
293.10/18/2007 5:34:00 PMavailability of (ms)-os-free hardware
294.10/18/2007 5:38:00 PMWireless connectivity, printing, scanning, digital camera use all very important.
295.10/18/2007 5:43:00 PMApplication documentation rather than having to search a for help on the web for someone who may or may not have solved the problem or had a similar experience.
296.10/18/2007 5:49:00 PMGames
297.10/18/2007 6:05:00 PMuser-Interfaces design performence
298.10/18/2007 6:09:00 PMusable CAD and some business (billing/order/...) software would probably meet the needs of millions of small companies
299.10/18/2007 6:11:00 PMData Encryption, Security
300.10/18/2007 6:13:00 PMAvailability of large no. of quality, mature application like evolution, firefox &amp; OO.org . Most of them are ill-documented &amp; don't run as expected.
301.10/18/2007 6:18:00 PMcalendaring/email/contact management integration
302.10/18/2007 6:19:00 PMAn individual may care whether a driver is open source or not but, in general, an organization won't care. All they'll want is a driver that works.
303.10/18/2007 6:19:00 PMUsable and powerful slideshow program, Impress lack's using of special hardware, so slideshows are slow.
304.10/18/2007 6:22:00 PMDevelopment tools for browser based application development for LAMP.
305.10/18/2007 6:23:00 PMVideo Editing
306.10/18/2007 6:24:00 PMCleaner applications. Linux is not suppose to crash... but my son is able to pound on some keys on my keyboard with the screen locked. He does some key combo that will eventually lock the screen saver up and I need to reboot to get back in. Keyboard is not responsive, Linux is still running because music or something is still playing sound. Same for some other X windows apps.
307.10/18/2007 6:31:00 PMMy experience: Hardware is still the biggest problem (especially wlan, but also closed source graphics driver, mobile phone, ..). I blame the manufacturers, linux developers do a great job. Nevertheless, it's still a problem for end users.
308.10/18/2007 6:45:00 PMGroupware
309.10/18/2007 7:01:00 PMbetter PIM (next generation) more integration of Windows programms
310.10/18/2007 7:22:00 PMCopy windows hardware device manager. Keep things collected in a single place. It's now spread out everywhere... Make linux clickier and pointier &#225; la windows. CLI worked like 30yrs ago, but you don't want to do that all the time... Sometime it might not even be feasible. Standardise windows and menu looks. See how it's done in windows.
311.10/18/2007 7:38:00 PMLinux apps need to be innovative rather than trying to mimic other systems. Considering the strengths of other systems and then looking for ways to do better. Developing UI's that utilize the strengths of both the GUI and command line approach. The underlying Linux kernel, OS, core apps are effective. Where appropriate, take advantage these strengths.
312.10/18/2007 7:50:00 PMdatabases, filemaker standard for end user use. This is the big gap. There is nothing as instant, easy to use. Yes I know its technically a dog, but we need an equivalent from a user point of view. kexi does not cut it. nether does base.
313.10/18/2007 8:04:00 PMthe possibility to run cad on linux, like solidworks and autocad.
314.10/18/2007 8:08:00 PMDocumentation, documentation and documentation. Testing, testing and testing. Stpo shipping stuff that breaks. Get rid of the idea of &quot;cool&quot; (except in the thermal sense) - &quot;cool&quot; is style over substance and, even worse, style over reliability.
315.10/18/2007 8:08:00 PMcalender and email sync with mobile phones and smart phones, MSN
316.10/18/2007 8:12:00 PMGraphic manipulating tools
317.10/18/2007 8:23:00 PMGames
318.10/18/2007 8:25:00 PMEasier Network setup configuration. Share? What's a share? I would be using Linux today if I could just understand the dang Networking issues and procedures between Linux and Windows machines on the same LAN. You ask questions in forums and are made to feel like an idiot because you don't know something. Another top priority - Standardize and Educate the Greater Linux Community that Linux is just a great Operating System - not another Religion. That really turns people away.
319.10/18/2007 9:14:00 PMpreventing software patents =&gt; top priority removing negative urban legends about linux: marketing =&gt; top priority
320.10/18/2007 9:34:00 PMrunning windows apps on Linux (wine); interoperability of office apps (OpenOffice.org) with MS Office; hardware support; migration tools: &quot;switch to linux and still have all your docs and run your apps&quot;. Another VERY important issue is not coding, but MARKETING: promote the use of Linux desktop, outlining the major advantages for the average user (e.g. &quot;free as in freedom&quot; is NOT an advantage for the AVERAGE user, but &quot;free as in beer&quot; is. So is a complete desktop environment with versatile set of apps out of the box), even advertise in media; promote the use of cross-platform OSS like Firefox &amp; OpenOffice.org on Windows instead of proprietary analogs -- these are main tools for the majority of users and even if they still afaraid of migration to Linux, if they switch to OSS tools, the future desktop migration will be MUCH easy; promote the linux to ISV and hardware vendors as a potential for new users and business growing. Regarding the integration and marketing, it's better to concentrate on one distribution as a Recommended Linux Desktop (e.g. Ubuntu). The community does not have resources (both human and financial) to scatter.
321.10/18/2007 9:39:00 PMFont screen rendering.
322.10/18/2007 9:51:00 PMLess distributions, more quality
323.10/18/2007 9:58:00 PMAvaliability of a commercial (preferabky open-source so porting can be quicker) soho/smb accounting tax package which can be ported across both multiple platforms and multiple currencies/tax regimes
324.10/18/2007 9:59:00 PMuninstall functionality for all applications, and microsoft replacement product for outlook
325.10/18/2007 10:32:00 PMSync'ing of mobiles!
326.10/18/2007 10:33:00 PMMobility Workflow Management
327.10/18/2007 10:40:00 PMOffice productivity application compatability with MS Office
328.10/18/2007 11:02:00 PMyour mum
329.10/18/2007 11:07:00 PMBetter integration with Microsoft Exchange (unfortunate, but a fact of many business landscapes). Evolution is viable, but hardly ideal. Native replacements for some apps, Visio in particular.
330.10/18/2007 11:14:00 PMThe most important and needed applications for small business use in Australia are mature Financial management and Taxation programs. GnuCash is OK but its handling of printing invoices is ugly, and a serious deterrent to business uptake. MYOB has a great Invoice design section which enables printed invoices to look and feel great. I use GnuCash but I produce my invoices in OpenOffice.org
331.10/18/2007 11:16:00 PMRegarding desktop and usability MS Windows (esp. Vista) isn't the benchmark any more - it's Mac OS X setting the usability standards. Regarding ease of use of application installation, firewall integration, compatibily with mobile devices, certain applications in the windows domain are better, but their underlying desktop is not. For a Windows to Linux Desktop migration the missing productivity applications are the decisive factor. If they are available on Mac OS X, several advancements in desktop usability improvement have to be made to avoid the Windows to Mac migriation, which will take place otherwise.
332.10/18/2007 11:21:00 PMLinux will only success on the desktop if the user knows it from home. Therefore games are an important issue. Linux is desktop ready, but the majority of users want to use the same GUI as at home.
333.10/18/2007 11:23:00 PMI bought my new mazda3 because i found it aesthetically pleasing to look at, regardless of all the technical mumbo jumbo under the bonnet. I bought my new plasma for the same reason. In a nutshell what I'm saying is that for the most part OS's do much the same thing, as they should. For me personally (and others I know), I've never found any Linux desktop aesthetically pleasing to look at - to me they all look old fashioned with big clunky buttons. Call me a superficial but at the end of the day this is ultimately why i stick with windows, even though my needs can be fully met with pretty much any Linux distro. So even into the future you can port every app under the sun to Linux - but if it still looks like a dated dinosaur I'm not going to move. Yes superficial I know but thats they way the world is ;-)
334.10/18/2007 11:34:00 PMLinux in general needs to make it a LOT easier to install non-packaged applications. For our environment and user base the CLI basically should not need to exist.
335.10/18/2007 11:50:00 PMIM audio/video
336.10/18/2007 11:51:00 PMObviously our company believes that Linux is just fine for business use. It *is* important to increase consumer use in order to get more &quot;respect&quot; from the h/w vendors. For this purpose, support for games (which means accelerated graphics in OSS drivers) is probably a priority, but I'm guessing.
337.10/19/2007 12:10:00 AMDrivers for hardware (Canon scanners etc.), Easier installation (Click and run)
338.10/19/2007 12:22:00 AMSupport for all webcams
339.10/19/2007 12:51:00 AMGames
340.10/19/2007 12:57:00 AMporting applications which are defacto standards, Adobe
341.10/19/2007 1:45:00 AMOther top areas are.. Lobby more computer manufacturers/resellers to deploy their machines with Linux pre-installed. That's another good way to increase the awareness of *hrm* GNU/Linux! Thanks for the word, from a friendly Swede.
342.10/19/2007 1:58:00 AMA cross-distro installation and manangement tool should be developed - YaST, YUM, ZEN, all have their faults. And I never want to be told to download the source for anything and compile it on my platform to get it working - that is one thing Microsoft has never done to my users and I have to give them credit for that. The fact that many Linux zealots consider this a strength of Linux proves that they have never had to support a variety of platforms and distros with a 99.97% availability SLA. I need to be able to manage more servers and more desktops with less people, while still managing to keep the business running. My top Linux admins will retire within the next 5 to 7 years - what can Linux do to help me with that problem? Automate consistently! And provide a Remote Desktop facility that works out of the box.
343.10/19/2007 2:50:00 AMa 64-bit web browser that works properly, including Flash and other plugins
344.10/19/2007 3:44:00 AMwireless is close; needs to be unified among distros and it needs to be closer to &quot;JUST WORKING&quot;. users need to able to enter whatever keys they need and have the system attempt to connect during bootup. There are too many cruddy wireless tools make one standard and get it more solidified. a lot of the problems stem from how often the init chain, and networking change within distro version to version and between distro. An IMMENSELY BIG ONE is an easy way to get dual displays working!!!! it needs to be easy to get a laptop to run a second monitor that may be widescreen when the laptops lcd might not be. unrelated: i hate that i always have to install both kde and gnome. I flip flop between them, but mostly because I like some of kde's apps much more than a gnome equivalent. why cant the apps be more seperate from the desktop manager... that whole area has gotten immensly confusing when you add in the whole emerald thing as well.
345.10/19/2007 3:54:00 AMWhy is there a different package repository for every Linux distribution? I do not expect all the distributions to agree on package management and build systems, but let's at least agree on the package format and try to work togethor so that there is one Linux package instead of many different distro specific packages.
346.10/19/2007 4:54:00 AMfull featured IM clients (ie: voice and video support in gaim/kopete and an open source skype client)
347.10/19/2007 4:56:00 AMA more user friendly environment for those moving from Windows to Linux
348.10/19/2007 4:58:00 AMTo all different Linux distribution and desktop environment communities: Please unite and work together!
349.10/19/2007 5:23:00 AMdiscussion with hardware manufacturers about opening hardware specifications
350.10/19/2007 5:30:00 AMVisibility / advertising of Linux as a quality alternative to expensive, proprietary systems.
351.10/19/2007 6:17:00 AMmultimedia codecs!!!
352.10/19/2007 6:36:00 AMaccelerated open office which is painfully slow, acrobat pro replacement, PostScript editing tool.
353.10/19/2007 6:51:00 AMVIA/S3/Centaur graphics chipsets and CPUs.
354.10/19/2007 7:01:00 AMGames!!
355.10/19/2007 7:07:00 AMDrive partitioning, Fail Recovery
356.10/19/2007 7:19:00 AMdesktop speed. The kernel is optimized for servers not for desktops.
357.10/19/2007 7:49:00 AMDesktop responsiveness (lags FAR behind Windows)
358.10/19/2007 7:55:00 AMSome outlook replacement.
359.10/19/2007 8:28:00 AMIn order for Linux to succeed as Desktop platform in enterprises on thing is crucial (it is surprisingly not mentioned in your questions) and that is ERP support, I cannot even image how one company could switch to Linux without being able to run daily business in ERP applications
360.10/19/2007 8:45:00 AMLinux desktop standards (cross-distro)
361.10/19/2007 8:46:00 AMGames!
362.10/19/2007 8:50:00 AMPower Managment. We have only Suspend2 and swusp. Both are crazy you cant make a good suspend to disk and reacivate the system from sleeping. mostly it fails with some graphic driver modules or other problems. we need a good suspend which can be controlled from kde or gnome.
363.10/19/2007 8:51:00 AMEnhance SOHO Groupware. MS Access clone. What I mean is &quot;easy for the masses&quot; to develop their own relational database simply and easily with a GUI front-end-wizard driven tools that will allow them to create a semi-professional database tailored to their personal and/or business needs. Their simply is NOT anything yet of that 'caliber' for the typical every day pc user, or IT pro for that matter in existence yet at this point for desktop gnu/linux. Obviously there are fantastic databases, but I'm really talking about for the non-script understanding user. Open up MS Access and use their wizard to create a simple database of any kind and you WILL clearly see what I mean. Hooking said database in with MYsql or sqlite would be ideal.
364.10/19/2007 8:53:00 AMGroupware and mobile phone integration
365.10/19/2007 9:28:00 AMuseful preconfigs; merging manpower for important linux software (like the compiz - beryl merge)
366.10/19/2007 9:32:00 AM* Usability! * Make it simple to develop &amp; install pro
367.10/19/2007 9:45:00 AMFinger print reader, web cam drivers
368.10/19/2007 9:48:00 AMCommercial 3D Games support
369.10/19/2007 10:08:00 AMMajor applications should be 95% bug free, Usability issues of different feature rich applications to be fixed, Full Video/Audio conferencing support (with popular messenger services) in Kopete, Pidgin like IM clients, Commitment and Funding to wider adoption of Free Software from users/Companies who benefits from using Free Software.
370.10/19/2007 10:27:00 AMvoip / sip
371.10/19/2007 10:50:00 AMLaptops, high end scanners
372.10/19/2007 10:53:00 AMImproved support for virtualisation particularly using fully open-source tools, hypervisors etc.
373.10/19/2007 10:54:00 AMColour management tools (for printing, and moving between displays), interfacing with external displays (esp. for laptops)
374.10/19/2007 11:27:00 AMPerformance, especially for desktop applications
375.10/19/2007 11:32:00 AMMarketing for cross-platform framerowks/tools.
376.10/19/2007 11:44:00 AM1. Cross platform video conferencing capabilities. 2. Laptop specific technologies. 3. Widget-APIs (GTK, QT, etc...) aware of OpenGL accelerated desktop.
377.10/19/2007 12:10:00 PMMost important for me is computer control from my voice no more mouse, keyboard. This will be nice for people with disfunction arm.
378.10/19/2007 12:54:00 PMCAD/CAM Applications
379.10/19/2007 1:51:00 PMFont Management utilities- Install and uninstall on the fly with previewing. If this were built in ot hte desktop, it would be amazing.
380.10/19/2007 1:53:00 PMBetter auto detection of dual screens. When inserting/removing laptop from dock
381.10/19/2007 2:12:00 PMDirectory Services!
382.10/19/2007 2:23:00 PMGood, integrated, email/calendar/PDA sync capability
383.10/19/2007 2:23:00 PMMajor Linux or Linux oriented companies (Red Hat, IBM, Novell, Canonical, Sun) should be more strategically pro-active and lobby for open standards. The Open Document format is a perfect example of a crowbar that can be used to pry the desktop market open.
384.10/19/2007 2:30:00 PM100% compatibility with MS Office files.
385.10/19/2007 2:53:00 PMOpen source drivers for proprietary hardware are not important as long as proprietary drivers are available (sorry my english, i am german)
386.10/19/2007 3:15:00 PMUsers need a rock solid easy to understand UI. Linux has been almost there for years. It's applications sets in many cases are substandard compared to what Windows or Macintosh apps offer. Linux apps need to be rock solid and easy to use understand. Too many great linux apps are buggy, broken, or too difficult to use effectively. And for goodness sakes get rid of the &quot;hacker&quot; app titles. I will not mind paying for great Linux apps.
387.10/19/2007 3:30:00 PMBetter, more consistent sound support. Right now sound is on/off, depending on the phase of the moon.
388.10/19/2007 3:35:00 PMVideo editing and webcam video editing. I need to put together short video clips showing how we have fixed various problems for our customers.
389.10/19/2007 3:39:00 PMGames (AOE II)
390.10/19/2007 3:43:00 PMOne of our fundamental stumbling blocks is that we have to deal with the Deparment of Energy, and people are petrified that they would get a Word document from DOE, make a change, etc. and send it back, and the DOE folks would be unable to read it; or conversely that we would get a Word document and it would be obscured/confused by, say, OpenOffice, and we would miss something important, and get shut down...
391.10/19/2007 3:44:00 PMAdobe apps.
392.10/19/2007 4:33:00 PMImproving the Ease and Reliability of Setting Up Cost-Saving Areas where Linux is ahead of the game such as: - Diskless Workstations - Thin Client Terminals/Servers - Multiseat/Multiterminal Configuration Making use of these cost-saving features is difficult for small organizations without Linux-savvy IT staff as the challenges encountered are typically showstoppers. As a very specific example one of the these challenges when setting up a multiseat solution (to save on all sorts of costs from hardware to maintenance) one encounters a benign issue with keyboards - the evdev driver returns a completely different set of keycodes as compared to a VT. This is extremely difficult to work around without even considering special/multimedia keys.
393.10/19/2007 4:39:00 PMApplication install standards Dependecy standards
394.10/19/2007 4:57:00 PMFree (OSS) Sun compatible Java implementation.
395.10/19/2007 4:58:00 PMBuild decent GUI's for configuration. A user should never have to use the command line of hand edit a config file for anything.
396.10/19/2007 5:30:00 PMVirtualization. Almost all proprietary applications in the financial/investment sector are written for Windows. These are mission critical apps so running on WINE is too risky. Unfortunately, virtualization is currently the only solution.
397.10/19/2007 6:07:00 PMseamless Windows virtualization supporting dual-boot environments needs to be easier to deploy and build.
398.10/19/2007 6:29:00 PMGames
399.10/19/2007 6:39:00 PMreliable and user friendly IM and SIP clients
400.10/19/2007 7:17:00 PMinternet banking, web video that works well in windows but almost not at all on linux, Live Meeting, Visio.
401.10/19/2007 7:52:00 PMICC Color profiling (professional graphics work, video or photographic). MS Exchange Killer (back office, front office, remote office). Games; (WineX, Cedega, Wine prebundled with distros) (Native games).
402.10/19/2007 9:19:00 PMScanning (including all-in-one printer/scanners) Drawing tablet input device drivers
403.10/19/2007 9:19:00 PMdesktop is fine, even better than windows, it's the lack of industry standard applications such as CAD!
404.10/19/2007 9:26:00 PMstandards again !!! there should be no reason why an application can not run on ALL linux distros.
405.10/19/2007 10:03:00 PMDVD read/write Open Protocols!!! Dump ALL proprietary software &quot;patents&quot; and copyrights that block NON-Profit users, or any individual private use! Users refuse to purchase from any such companies! Vote with your wallet!
406.10/19/2007 10:21:00 PMusability
407.10/20/2007 12:08:00 AMGet games... kids will put money into uniques games. Their gaming requirements will spur developers to ask for Linux compatible devices and open development documents! Kids will balk and TALK if a distro is harder to use than absolutely necessary - quality feedback!!
408.10/20/2007 12:25:00 AMWhy don't you do 2 surveys. One for business people, and one for regular guys like me. I don't have a company. I am a printer technician, I work in a store that sells engineering equipment, and I use Ubuntu at home.
409.10/20/2007 1:50:00 AMIncrease compatibility with other OSs, increase usability of OpenSource applications.
410.10/20/2007 2:43:00 AMProvide easy and reliable dual-head support
411.10/20/2007 5:45:00 AMGet my windows smart phone to sync with Linux
412.10/20/2007 6:09:00 AMTop Priority: More cross-distro commonality among the top (if not all) distros. Availability: Make codecs more accessable\available. Software: 1) Provide better Linux replacements for the most popular Windows business software....Access, Adobe, etc. 2)Adopt Linspires\Freespires CNR technology. Ease of Use: Make Linux easier to use, for example: There is no easy way (that I have found) in U/Kubuntu (and others) to have the Hdd's spin down. They are constantly spinning. There should be a setting within the System Settings to change this. It is the small attention to details that make big impacts too. **Thanks for asking for my opinion, This is exactly why I love the Linux community! Keep up the great work! :^)**
413.10/20/2007 9:17:00 AMFor personal/SoHo use the foollwing would be excellent. 1) A decent open source personal finance manager similar to Microsoft Money. Currently KMyMoney is my favorite. 2) Work on the frameworks that allow data synchronisation between my servers -&gt; laptop -&gt; smartphone for contact and calendering using open standards. 3) A decent web developement environment - e.g. Quanta PLus with more features and polish. 4) Improvements in QEMU (particulalrly with KQEMU integration) to improve virtualisation. In summary we are getting there - I can use my dual boot laptop in &quot;Linux mode&quot; most of the time now without having to resort to Windows. In the server arena I think we have most bases covered!
414.10/20/2007 10:42:00 AMgraphical setup wizards
415.10/20/2007 11:27:00 AMSupport for real-time applications.
416.10/20/2007 12:35:00 PMMake games works whit out need to buy any additional software (cedega etc.)
417.10/20/2007 3:31:00 PMGame development - as foolish as this sounds, it's the silver bullet
418.10/20/2007 5:36:00 PMan email client that works with exchange. (Evolution sucks) improvements to openoffice that supports powerpoint fonts, layouts etc.
419.10/20/2007 6:35:00 PMDrivers for devices currently the market such as printers. There are very few drivers available. Windows drivers are provided free.
420.10/20/2007 7:54:00 PMThe Linux desktop is still lacking in terms of an all round full featured platform; MSWindows is not perfect, but closer to the ideal than desktop Linux at this moment. My expectations are that desktop Linux will surpass MS Win XP + MS Office 2003 + .. + .. (etc) sometime next year or in 2009 - for corporate needs. For home needs it's been fine for me since about 5 years.
421.10/20/2007 9:31:00 PMprinting, especially on non-hp printers and drivers for wireless, GPU and ACPI support.
422.10/21/2007 12:53:00 AMWe manufacture very high end audio related products and we are a very high end recording organization... We have used Linux for some years... We want to take it to the top with us as we become the best in the world with our products and services.
423.10/21/2007 2:08:00 AMAgain the main priority should be setting an application standard, windows has *.exe, Linux should strive to choose one and stick to it; Once this is done more developer will be able to share there applications accross distros and it will also be easier on the users. Also hardware drivers are extremely important. I say this is #1.
424.10/21/2007 6:47:00 AMOur company has a series of laptops, most of them connecting to internet with a nokia phone. This is a issue with Linux, some work, most don`t.
425.10/21/2007 7:42:00 AMColour Management, camera-support, SD-Card support, monitor-calibration support, engineering=SolidEdge support, better audio-interface support, more-stable video-editing support ( HeroineVirtual's prog isn't stable, in my experience, though it seems powerful. . . ), better Wacom-support ( not bloody waiting months for each generation to even-work! ), photo-printers ( Epson, I'm glaring at you!! ), the whole deal. It's getting there, but it sure-as-hell isn't &quot;there&quot; yet, from my perspective: too damn much of my time is wasted compensating for the limitations of Linux-world software.
426.10/21/2007 9:38:00 AMWizards for more common tasks.
427.10/21/2007 9:42:00 AMIntegration with MSExchange
428.10/21/2007 11:02:00 AMgroupware
429.10/21/2007 3:25:00 PMbetter integration of the Window Managers (KDE, Gnome) &amp; the X-Server to the OS. if Mac can pull it off, why not on a Linux when a lot of the things in a Mac is clearly derived from a Unix system?
430.10/21/2007 4:13:00 PMGraphical configuration, fail-safe modes (things like a not starting X server is a real mess for unexperienced users)
431.10/21/2007 5:49:00 PMAnything that matches up to Adobe/Industry standards.
432.10/21/2007 7:09:00 PMfull support for smart cards holding user certificates.
433.10/21/2007 7:36:00 PMKeep formats open (no ISO standardisation of OOXML etc.)
434.10/21/2007 8:25:00 PMGames
435.10/21/2007 8:29:00 PMMore &amp; better Art works
436.10/21/2007 9:47:00 PMIntegration into OS X natively
437.10/21/2007 10:04:00 PMUSB in general, especially for WiFi
438.10/22/2007 5:46:00 AMAdobe Flash
439.10/22/2007 6:29:00 AMLower latency in desktop interaction
440.10/22/2007 9:04:00 AMadvancing with WINE and with interoparability with Windows Domain Services and Microsoft Exchange as well as with Microsoft Office formats in OpenOffice for example
441.10/22/2007 10:47:00 AMOffice Integration
442.10/22/2007 12:07:00 PMEducation/Outreach/Marketing
443.10/22/2007 1:49:00 PMgetting adobe to make dreamweaver CS3 to work on Linux
444.10/22/2007 2:02:00 PMManagement application for updating, deploying and configuring desktop computers and users desktops &quot;en masse&quot; over the network.
445.10/22/2007 4:59:00 PMEffective network-wide management tools for user profiles and settings are currently more important to us than anything else.
446.10/22/2007 5:46:00 PMLinux OSS Applications: Development, integration, adoptability, and delivery structure. Linux needs a global rating system for qualifying (certifying) a Linux apps class, ranking from (D)development (P)personal (C)commercial (E)enterprise. These classes can be categorized and multi tiered into sub rankings as appropriate based on established requirements and standards (ie; C1, E3, etc). Projects can be voluntarily submitting to the body for review, resulting in classification or rejection. This could help define and distinguish between projects with serious potential and backing, and those that may not. It would also aid the user and especially the business entity, in making an initial decision on what apps may be suitable for their needs.
447.10/22/2007 7:11:00 PMimproving compatibility with MS Office (de facto standard); development of many more niche market software products
448.10/22/2007 7:39:00 PMManagement integration with proprietary tools
449.10/22/2007 7:57:00 PMNy nymber one choice is Open source drivers for proprietary hardware. Put this damned IP/patent problem to bed. Probably a naive wish.
450.10/22/2007 9:43:00 PMimprove flash experience (better plugins) improve java vm or its effect on the desktop better video plugins to firefox (working fine with win32 codecs) lack of some specific applications like: - UML editor - Diagram editor (I still use visio) - HTML editor (like dreamweaver)
451.10/22/2007 10:16:00 PMDependency management for all distros needs to be unified. Nothing sucks more than resolving dep's. I am not a programmer so I need it to just work.
452.10/23/2007 2:19:00 AMLaptop support, particularly sleep/hibernate and hotswapping of external displays
453.10/23/2007 9:47:00 AMActual scanner / multi function printer need to be handled. Currently mostly old / outdated scanners can be used.
454.10/23/2007 10:07:00 AMconnecting to mobiles
455.10/23/2007 10:33:00 AMPromotion! Linux desktops are already stunning environments, promotion and marketing is the priority. Major TV, newspaper and billboard campaigns worldwide. Run a marketing fund. I'll donate to it.
456.10/23/2007 12:34:00 PMEase of installing new software (not yet in repository) - GUI based ala windows
457.10/23/2007 2:14:00 PMCulling out all the endless applications and providing only the cream of the crop apps. Ease of installation and better file management browser. Its just stupid that a user has to install several layers of libraries, applications to get a DVD to play. Also where is a decent outlook, eudora application.
458.10/23/2007 3:27:00 PMXorg must improve its support for dual/mulitple monitor support
459.10/23/2007 3:35:00 PMOCR Software and scanner support
460.10/23/2007 3:50:00 PMI feel the need for combined developement, it seems as though all the Distro's are going in their own Directions and forgetting the pooling of resorces.
461.10/23/2007 4:27:00 PMPeople here are fed up by Windows, but since they are forced to use applications (adobe family, accounting software etc.) that run only on Windows, they can't use Linux.
462.10/23/2007 4:34:00 PMTop Priority: Ease of use by default - things just work
463.10/23/2007 4:52:00 PMTop priority and top priority: Hight quality applications
464.10/23/2007 5:00:00 PMIT Management Systems/ GPO/ AD/ Application Deployment
465.10/23/2007 6:08:00 PMPolish the 64 support and kill Vista
466.10/23/2007 6:32:00 PMGet KPilot to work. NOW!
467.10/23/2007 6:55:00 PMUser interface consistency and usability. One package management to rule them all :-)
468.10/23/2007 7:02:00 PMmake WINE more user friendly, Ive been using Linux for 2 weeks, and for some odd reason it decides not to load some apps when setting the .exe .EXE .Exe files to load in wine.
469.10/23/2007 7:06:00 PMIt is LIFE IN HELL to get PRINTERS to work. How am I supposed to push Linux when I can't even keep a customer printing??? My Second and EQUALLY IMPORTANT Priority is interfacing with Windows. Getting SMB connections to &quot;stick&quot; can be a real challenge.
470.10/23/2007 7:16:00 PMUsability
471.10/23/2007 7:42:00 PMmedia players that can handle wav and wvm codecs without violating copywrights better 64-bit support from 3-rd party applications better integration and collaboration between repositories for add-on applications standardize on yum|appget or whatever - but make it universal
472.10/23/2007 7:47:00 PMApplication stability
473.10/23/2007 8:01:00 PMavailability of open-source softwares. Port some softwares into Linux. Some people don't migrate because they want their apps.
474.10/23/2007 8:41:00 PMUser frienly sync with smart phones - Symbian nokia and sony ericsson to kde-pim or evolution.
475.10/23/2007 8:43:00 PMMono and Wine - internal Windows apps are the stumbling block to corporate desktop adoption
476.10/23/2007 8:50:00 PMAbility for Linux to authenicate against Active Directory.
477.10/23/2007 8:55:00 PMDocument compatibility with MS office
478.10/23/2007 8:56:00 PMgood office suite
479.10/23/2007 9:17:00 PMability to push applications and policies via a management server
480.10/23/2007 9:34:00 PMSystem configuration/admin (standard). Yast/yast2 from SuSE is a very good solution, but disto dependent. Specialy Linux newbies need a &quot;system control center&quot; to config fast and simple the box,without reading lots of man pages and cribbling on the command line whith thousends of commands and tools and more of thousends of there options. That's the most issue wy Linux is felt as a &quot;guru&quot;-OS.
481.10/23/2007 9:35:00 PMGetting hardware vendor support even if not FOSS Getting more software publisher port their commercial applications to linux Enhance fit and finish of GTK2 and QT3/4 apps to match that of Windows (e.g. non-native widgets in Firefox on Linux while propely themed in XP and Vista) Display of anti-aliased graphics in openoffice.org Clipboard support between applications (almost non-existent except for text which is completely ludidrous - try KOffice for example).
482.10/23/2007 9:37:00 PMOUTLOOK EQUIVALENT; kontact is basicly unusable due to bugs; evolution does not support shared folders; thunderbird doesn't have mature calendaring
483.10/23/2007 10:08:00 PMmore co-operation, more drivers
484.10/23/2007 11:22:00 PMErgonomy!
485.10/23/2007 11:43:00 PMPCL Printing. PS3 expencive. For more Adoption, Wireless a must.
486.10/23/2007 11:43:00 PMnone
487.10/23/2007 11:45:00 PMIt's hopeless, really. Years ago there needed to be a beneficent dictator to create a unified, consistent environment for all desktop applications, but it didn't happen. So the opportunity to blow people away with scads of polished, consistent, efficient, full featured, and most of all FREE applications has been lost.
488.10/24/2007 12:00:00 AMThe main thing holding Linux back is the CADT: Cascade of Attention Deficient Teenagers development model. For example, power management features which have worked fine for years are now broken because some fool in the Gnome project decided they had to reinvent the screensaver, and they've done a dire job of it. Bugs never get fixed, things just get rewritten. Google for &quot;jwz cadt&quot; to find the article. Fix that problem, and you will fix much that is wrong with Linux.
489.10/24/2007 12:01:00 AMMarketing... Even those companies now selling desktop Linux pre-installed do nothing to get the word out.
490.10/24/2007 12:52:00 AMPhoto printing.
491.10/24/2007 1:38:00 AMGovernment acceptance &amp; compatibility of FOSS/OSS programs &amp; OS's for their funded community based organisations.
492.10/24/2007 1:42:00 AMUsability for users without technical knowledge
493.10/24/2007 1:44:00 AMMarketing and getting big companies (i. e. more Dells) to pre-install Linux as an option, in the same menu of choices as you get for MS Windows and MS Office.
494.10/24/2007 2:00:00 AMOnce again, I am assuming &quot;application packaging&quot; involves making more applications available in Linux.
495.10/24/2007 2:07:00 AMFocus on the education market. Find a way to get in the schools. These kids are going to college thinking (like I did until recently) that you get either PC or Mac. No one's ever heard of Linux or Ubuntu. If my TSSpec hadn't shown me, I wouldn't either! Seriously. Get in the schools. Bribe whoever you have to bribe, but get in the schools.
496.10/24/2007 2:09:00 AMDevice driver support for more modern scanners and the ability to synch with cell phones as PDA's.
497.10/24/2007 2:11:00 AMScanner drivers. An issue you haven't asked: When visiting an office store to purchase a new printer such as a networkable, all-in-one, how am I supposed to know if my Linux distribution (Ubuntu 7.10) has a driver for it? (A very costly mistake for me if it doesn't.) Distro's should have listing available on a website of those newer printers that have drivers already.
498.10/24/2007 2:15:00 AMprinters,hardware,etc.
499.10/24/2007 2:44:00 AMOther ways to get around &quot;dependancy hell&quot;. Maybe a decent movie editor may suffice
500.10/24/2007 2:52:00 AMread my lips - COMPATIBILITY with M$ office apps. no, not the BS compatibility that open office lends now... i mean REAL compatibility. so if i create an office file using FLOSS, some person at company X using MS Office 2007 should not be able to tell the difference... and vice versa!
501.10/24/2007 3:14:00 AMStability, Security &amp; Speed. Linux would beat even Free BSD if it would work on these three Top Priorities. I believe Free-BSD &amp; it's kin PC-BSD to be a more stable operating system over Windows or Linux, and these are the reasons why-stability, security, and speed.
502.10/24/2007 3:32:00 AMBring Enterprise IT vendors and EMAIL guys on side. IBM notes should have been packaged with open office. Open Office HAS to be liberated from SUN. IBM needs to do it not Novel. IBM needs to out Outlook. Microsoft has screwed Vista up so the opening is there. One binary application has to install on all major distro's without regard to the kernel version! (Linux Std. Interface like Wine) Start that project or get Linus to put a standard API in (will not happen) Codeweavers would be good at specifying this and get everyone to adopt apt.
503.10/24/2007 3:35:00 AMLinux is failing in the ease of installing applications. Linux needs easier to use installers that don't require an in-depth knowledge of how the library system or console works. OpenSuse's one-click install and Linspire's Click'n'Run library are moves in the right direction.
504.10/24/2007 3:53:00 AMHardware,Hardware,Hardware Abstain from IP protection pacts
505.10/24/2007 3:54:00 AMThe Linux community needs to take on the mindset that Linux SHOULD be a World Class platform. I could care less about vim/emacs religious wars give me a damned text editor that works like Notepad+, with arrow keys and &lt;CTRL&gt;-X, &lt;CTRL&gt;-C, &lt;CTRL&gt;-V for cut copy paste (kwrite, kate, kedit, gedit are all bleeding weak. Are they all the same bleeding app?). Give me a Window Manager that will NEVER lock up. Give me applications that are polished and well thought out NOT cobbled together. Make my wireless work out of the box. WPA and WEP. I know WEP is broken, but I have to work with broken hardware that only has WEP. Give me what Windows or Mac has. I'm sick of hearing, &quot;But we're not them!&quot; So? You'll never make it to the desktop without taking the best pieces from both.
506.10/24/2007 4:28:00 AMUsability improvements in installation/setup of OS, apps, drivers, updating, End-User documentation
507.10/24/2007 5:00:00 AMSpecialised applications.
508.10/24/2007 5:32:00 AMLobbying the companies for porting their applications to Linux (not only Adobe, but also more &quot;niche&quot; applications, like Trados)
509.10/24/2007 5:35:00 AMeasier to install on any computer environment.
510.10/24/2007 7:56:00 AMVPN Connections, Lotus Notes
511.10/24/2007 7:59:00 AMNative Gaming!
512.10/24/2007 8:04:00 AMThe inability to play popular games is the major item preventing people from using linux as a desktop environment. For most people a pc is just a web browser / word processor / game platform.
513.10/24/2007 8:31:00 AMSome Office and Design software would be important to focus too.
514.10/24/2007 8:38:00 AMMobile devices sync
515.10/24/2007 8:46:00 AMCompatibility with MS Windows apps (games, businnes), services, file formats, webpages, devices etc. GUI server management.
516.10/24/2007 8:51:00 AMOffice applications / groupware (MS Exchange compatible)
517.10/24/2007 9:13:00 AMSpeech recognition Easy to use Customer Relationship Management (like Highrise for the Desktop)
518.10/24/2007 10:13:00 AMPublicity - most people I talk to still have no idea that there is a viable alternative to Windoze
519.10/24/2007 10:16:00 AMI believe the topproblem is interoperability with MS Office documents and the fact that there is no government that says: you must use an open document format or something like that!!!!
520.10/24/2007 10:31:00 AMDesktop management.
521.10/24/2007 10:36:00 AMFor home use - games
522.10/24/2007 10:39:00 AMMore consumer retail availability. Most business app trends have started in the home.
523.10/24/2007 10:48:00 AMMake application installation the same on all distros. Try to standardize OS folder structures more.
524.10/24/2007 11:02:00 AMConsistency
525.10/24/2007 11:04:00 AMFactory related software: from the order of the parts, to the warehousing, to the production line, and the finished product. Also integrated with customer offers software in a way that we can tell just how much time will pass between an offer accepted, and the product ready to ship. Also CAD software
526.10/24/2007 11:15:00 AMPorting of games to linux.
527.10/24/2007 11:32:00 AMSUSPEND HIBERNATE on ALL LAPTOPS
528.10/24/2007 11:32:00 AMdocument exchange, PDF generation, integration with e.g. Active Directory
529.10/24/2007 11:39:00 AMWindows compatibility - My company's major obstacle is a mission-critical vertical application that is bolted into Internet Explorer and the Windows desktop.
530.10/24/2007 11:59:00 AMSyncing PDA via bluetooth and other methods easly
531.10/24/2007 12:12:00 PMCreate space for proprietary software and hardware. Not to fight with everything that is not GNU GPL
532.10/24/2007 12:31:00 PMSome extra details on my above responce: Application packaging: distro repositories are the best system I've ever seen, but some secure way of getting software straight form the devs for software not in the repositories would be useful. Fon'ts and document fidelity: seems like a solved problem to me. Linux Desktop standards: Don't worry about it, the fact that most distros use KDE or Gnome make this a solved problem.
533.10/24/2007 12:46:00 PMOverall Management of workstations.
534.10/24/2007 12:50:00 PMI use Ubuntu on my home machine (and have previously used Fedora at work for other jobs). Linux's two glaring deficiencies is correct printer running (I can't get my HP6310 to do duplex right) and clipboard. I guess I might also add non-standard dialogs (different print, save, load dialogs for Firefox, OO, Gimp, and std KDE apps, for instance)
535.10/24/2007 12:58:00 PMMake office products (open office, scribus, skype, etc.) more robust. They are all weak...
536.10/24/2007 1:04:00 PMBrowser plugin support
537.10/24/2007 1:11:00 PMoffice suite document compatibility ease of use for windows refugees
538.10/24/2007 1:33:00 PMI'm mostly ignorant about the options available, but a competitor to Microsoft's Active Directory/Domain implementation. Currently all that I'm aware of is Apple's OpenDirectory implementation. I'm not aware of how &quot;Open&quot; it truly is. Perhaps more marketing from the different distro providers about their approach to this would be useful.
539.10/24/2007 1:39:00 PM1. Import /export to outlook 2. One place to find templates and install easy 3. Connect tools 4. Fix graphics to run at design parameters
540.10/24/2007 1:41:00 PMGet AutoDesk and Adobe to port their products to Linux.
541.10/24/2007 1:45:00 PMSomeone needs to convince Linus that breaking the kernel ABI with every version is a really bad idea.
542.10/24/2007 1:46:00 PMwireless has to handle all major standards natively and easily for our basic users like the Intel wireless set does for Windows machines
543.10/24/2007 1:48:00 PMeasier setup of small office / home office networking.
544.10/24/2007 1:49:00 PMFor a single user, installation and upgrades is excellent. Not as easy as on a Mac, but much better than a Windows install!
545.10/24/2007 1:50:00 PMApplication usage &amp; installation &amp; management.
546.10/24/2007 1:59:00 PMWINE support for Windows applications
547.10/24/2007 2:01:00 PMas of now, linux already fits the bill. The information somehow needs to be brought to the organization's door step.
548.10/24/2007 2:11:00 PMEase of application installation accross distributions.
549.10/24/2007 2:14:00 PMVoip over IM
550.10/24/2007 2:28:00 PMOf all I think the cross-distro standards are the most important because they will enable other efforts, usually distro-specific, to have a broader impact.
551.10/24/2007 2:29:00 PMBetter support for Apple's products.
552.10/24/2007 2:34:00 PMTo make installation of an application easier, easy configuration and establish standards
553.10/24/2007 2:51:00 PMBusiness specific applications.
554.10/24/2007 2:53:00 PMComprehensive and easily available end user documentation.
555.10/24/2007 2:54:00 PMYou shouldn't be running this survey on a microshaft winblows server running internet information subverter
556.10/24/2007 2:58:00 PMBluetooth support needs to be greatly improved. Windows does this a whole lot better than linux. Only took me 3 or 4 minutes to get it set up on my work system....took me 2 days on linux before I gave up in frustration.
557.10/24/2007 3:00:00 PMplain language User documentation and help framework for non-tec