ToshioKuratomi/WishlistTest

= Fedora Core 4 WishList = (nothing silly like "let's remove KDE", or "dump evolution and openoffice.org")

New Package Requests
Requests for new packages to be added to the distribution.

End User Packages
Packages that enhance the experience for end users, those who use the distribution to get work done.

Apps
Applications that the user will interact with directly and their dependencies.

Already a Package in Fedora Extras.
 * Inkscape An SVG vector editor for GNOME.

Already a package in Fedora Extras. Update in progress in Fedora.us QA
 * BitTorrent - Downloads of Core are provided via Torrent....
 * GUI client requires WXPython . Already a package in Fedora Extras that targets GTK2.

functions. Package in progress at Fedora.us QA. package in Fedora Extras
 * Good audio editor inclusion
 * Sweep - audio editor with DJing
 * Audacity - audio editor.  Already a
 * GUI client requires WX Widgets . Already a package in Fedora Extras that targets GTK2.


 * Gnusound - audio editor. In Fedora.us QA.
 * Glame - audio editor.  Already a package  in livna.org.


 * RSS newsreader inclusion (Since Evolution 2.x has dropped this functionality.)
 * straw (fedora.us package)
 * liferea (fedora.us package)


 * Enlightenment as a window manager

Support
Infrastructure that directly aids in the end-user's experience of the distribution.

ideas about synchronization that he considered essential for a new sound server.
 * Better sound server replacement - no arts, or esd, something else. Alan had some
 * MAS
 * Jack


 * WINE (If the upstream release schedule is more sane.)


 * culmus font inclusion - culmus.sf.net


 * mscorefonts inclusion - corefonts.sf.net

Maybe a GUI tool to set the LANG= variable? (A panel applet?)
 * Each user being able to change languages for newly started applications in mid session.
 * GDM and this proposed GUI tool should only display "installed" languages.

Developer Apps
Applications for software and system developers.


 * More Java development tools:
 * Tomcat
 * Eclipse integrated w/Tomcat


 * Dr. Python - an IDE for Python.
 * WXWidgets Cross-platform GUI toolkit.


 * Mono or DotGNU .NET implementation - both possibly needed for good .NET support on linux


 * distcc and ccache


 * Anjuta IDE inclusion - in fedora.us


 * meld inclusion - fedora.us package

it's just for developers to play with.
 * Elektra - Could be included but no work done to port so

Server
Programs which serve content. Usually to multiple clients and/or to other machines.

that have incompatible licensing.)
 * MySQL 4.x (MySQL 4 added along with MySQL 3 client libraries for programs


 * Zope


 * Groupware software - OpenGroupware


 * ipv6 enabled squid - https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=131558


 * Asterisk telephone PBX -, https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=983

System Administration
Programs which aid in administrering the distribution.

monitor. Already a package in Fedora Extras.
 * ibmonitor a console-based bandwidth


 * Better firewall configuration tool
 * Shorewall (for firewalls) - in fedora.us
 * Webmin (web-front end to shorewall)


 * apt & Synaptic inclusion


 * Yum front-end (gyum?)


 * GUI for editing RPM sources (for yum/apt/up2date)(?)


 * For people with a home network, easy GUI setup so that RPMs are downloaded only once(?)


 * new syslog replacement


 * Backup tool available in menu (allowing incremental backups, even to external disks)

General Cleanups
Bug fixes and enhancements that are targetted at the distribution as a whole rather than specific applications.


 * Update apps to remove the !GtkDeprecationWarning in gtk.mainloop


 * Update apps to remove SCSI ioctl, use SG_IO instead

rid of it.
 * Tell everyone old X Font server won't be shipped in FC5 so we can get


 * Graphical shut down - or just shut it down immediately after log out

Specific Bugs
Specific bugs. If we're doing our homework, these should all have Bugzilla entries.


 * Better ACPI support for laptops
 * Battery applet still wanting to use APM to suspend laptop
 * Goal is to close laptop lid and have it just suspend (and wake up)


 * !NetworkManager has UI problems, and bugs (with Orinoco cards?)


 * Working Evolution NNTP support - we might just need an FC3 update


 * ip conntrack handle ipv6

Installer
Enhancements and problems with installing Fedora.

selection.
 * Anaconda "advanced" menu for experienced users so there's more package

installer (written for caosity), uses yum for installs
 * a miniconda (small anaconda) for smallish installs. Looking at 'cinch' a floppy-based


 * XFS support in installer

Policy
Changes, clarifications, or other requests about the Project Policies.


 * Fedora Extras


 * Notting would like 40-day hours, thanks :)

Makeup of Core
Requests to change the size, makeup, or construction of Core.


 * Main distro down to 1 or 2 discs - its growing too much

least so that once a minimal install is done, a user can use yum to pull packages that are required down, and not have to uninstall packages
 * Really, really minimal install - no nfs/portmap/ypbind/X/httpd/etc... but have yum at

so size can be reduced and new features added.
 * Restructure Core on the CDs so a user can download a subset of the CDs and install them

Fedora Core 2 (unfulfilled) wishes

 * speedtech kernel module, i.e. w/pppd supporting plugins


 * User Mode Linux inclusion, to test future FC releases (easier)


 * qemu (as opposed to anaconda installing in a large chroot)

work and nobody fixed them then there isn't any point continuing to ship them (eg the terminal server client) evolution and it by then old 'small userbase pet program' stuff to it (eg joe) ship it.
 * Alan's quick list (some irrelvant/fixed removed)
 * Fix the translations process to avoid the FC1 menu fiasco
 * Fix or drop apps that just don't work in FC1. If they don't
 * Opengroupware IFF there is a calendaring solution for
 * Get the extras framework sorted and consign lots of the
 * Font coverage for missing fonts where possible
 * Make metacity actually work properly if we are going to


 * Mondo Rescue inclusion - www.mondorescue.org


 * Multisync inclusion


 * !WorkRave inclusion


 * ntop inclusion - www.ntop.org


 * GFS support


 * NTFS support


 * moodss inclusion - moodss at http://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=866
 * moomps at http://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=947
 * tktable at http://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=868
 * blt at http://download.fedora.us/fedora/ in i386/RPMS.stable/


 * Rescue CD that had GUI list of problems, and their quick fixes - fixing your borked Linux installation for Dummies

Fedora Core 3 (unfulfilled) wishes

 * ipw2100/2200 wireless support

The firmware is indeed not redistributable, but SuSE managed to make set-up almost trivial in 9.1 by including the kernel module but then requiring their users to download the firmware themselves.