Tool needed to import AVCHD files
New consumer video cameras use AVCHD so we need to make sure that it is supported. Playback and editing is finally shaping up, but a tool is still needed to extract these files from video cameras while retaining the metadata. Currently, users must copy individual .mts/.m2ts files and combine them together (they are split if larger than 2GB), which does not keep the metadata. Currently, the only tools available are special proprietary tools only available for Mac or Windows. I filed a bug here if anyone is interested: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/574870 -- .danny ☮♥Ⓐ - http://www.google.com/profiles/danny.piccirillo Every (in)decision matters. -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
Proposal: DNS cache by default for ubuntu-desktop
Hi, For the last 2 years I've being attempting to submit my idea for an enhancement for Ubuntu: a DNS cache by default. I have a blueprint [0] and a post in BrainStorm [1] but never received a consistent reply, not even for deferral. I was recommended to promote my idea in this mailing list. Here is it: "Many OSes take the advantage of having a local DNS cache, like Windows and MacOS. For my suprise, Ubuntu doesn't. Mostly, DNS request hardly change and they have their own Time To Live value, so re-requesting each time the IP address of a domain is pretty an unnecessary process. Setting up a DNS cache for Ubuntu Desktop by default would enhance the desktop experience, save bandwidth and speed up internet. This has a huge impact on the performance noticed by the user mainly when web browsing because to render a single HTML page, there are several DNS queries, many of them quite repeated (like Google Analitycs or static.sitedomain.com). And the web browser has to wait each DNS query to be completed to request web content, what could be cached and speeded up. This affect so much the user experience that MacOS and Windows have both a DNS cache by default. I've been using dnsmasq (a lightweight alternative) on my computers to do the job and it works great. By default, dnsmasq only replies to 127.0.0.1:53request, so this wouldn't introduce security weakness. Besides having a DNS cache (like dnsmasq) installed by default, the dhclient add 127.0.0.1 as the first name server in /etc/resolv.conf. openSUSE is the only Linux distribution that has a DNS cache out of the box. They just provide the nscd package installed by default. This is a pretty easy, simple, powerful feature. I strongly recommend it to be implemented." How can I truly submit this proposal? My blueprint has been untouched and unread for the last yo years. Thanks in advance, Kurt Kraut [0] https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/dns-cache-by-default [1] http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/20842/ -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
Re: Remove OO Draw from the default install
Shane Fagan ubuntu.com> writes: > > Hey all, > > I forgot to mention this at the session for default app selection but > can we remove Open Office Draw from the default ubuntu install? The > reasons are quite obvious it just isnt any good and I dont think any of > the regular users actually use it. > > --fagan > > The reasons might be obvious to you, but definitely not for me. I use Draw virtually every day. I don't know how you can say it isn't any good; sure, it's not in the same league as some dedicated graphics packages, but it can handle most diagramming needs for home or small office use. So, I say keep it in the default installation! terry -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
Re: Prevent people from updates with critical components
On Sunday 30 May 2010 12:27:21 C. Gatzemeier wrote: > Of course this would expose existing issues to a broader audience up > front, but that sounds like a good thing (as "release often" also > somehow means "expose often".), not only for users not unnecessarily > running into issues, but also for developers to focus on critical > bugs in current releases besides new feature development. Yes, that's a good feature. So I have taken a look at ubuntu launchpad site today. Nevertheless I never used launchpad, I think we basically have this options: 1. Use existing fields 2. Add custom fields 3. Attach a special file to the bug 4. Add a special reply to the bug Any other ideas? Does anyone know how the releasenotes are generated out of the bugtracker? Generally we must do this steps: 1. First filter out relevant bugs Possible Criterias: * Referenced Milestone * Importance * Status 2. Check for needed properties (like custom fields (See above)) 3. Include it if the properties are valid After 3. we have a list of existing bugs and now how to test for their relevant at the specific user machine and can display a related message to the user. This list must than be used by the updater to perform the checks. Comments and improvements are welcome! Joachim signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part. -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
