Hi, (I know I may have brought up some of this before, but it was in the middle of a Tribe freeze and I wasn't exactly clear regarding what I had to say. Please excuse this...)
I'm currently a senior at the University of Michigan, majoring in (what else) Computer Science, and I've been toying with Linux/Open Source for some time now. While it hasn't always been my primary OS, I have regularly tinkered with it and generally know how to deal with tricky issues (kernel compilation, backporting software, working around bugs, etc etc). I've always been partial to Debian-based distributions - RPMs I can't stand, and don't even get me started on Gentoo. Anyway, I'm somewhat interested in Ubuntu development. However, while I have been able to uncover plenty of info about MOTU, that's not where most of my interest lies. My interest lies in mostly working on issues that effect the usability of the main system for an average user - in short, Bug #1 issues. Some things that come to mind include: * Making iPods and music library management work properly without extensive manual tweaking (rhythmbox doesn't quite cut it here) * Make laptop suspend/resume/power management work well with sane out-of-the-box settings (getting better, but still needs tweaking) * Eliminate the need to edit configuration files for commonly-changed settings (synaptics touchpad, I'm looking at you...) * Making the default system look better - especially in the area of font rendering (the default hinting is *ugly*) * Making software upgrades work in a more sane way - in particular making it easier to update individual components of the system without updating everything (why, oh WHY, do I need to update half the system to get something - even simple things - from unstable) I'm curious - where can I help out? I do file some bugs on launchpad, but hardly ever get any followup - understandable, given that many of the issues at hand aren't bugs per se. I have indeed come up with some specific ideas to help resolve the issues at hand, but have yet to find a reliable way to actually propose these ideas and discuss them with developers. Tim
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