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''Proposed feature:''

* Software introduction can be changed by user. Users can add comment for software.

# For example, user clicks "Screenlets: eye candy widgets" item. Then the text "Screenlets can add eye candy widgets on desktop" appears in the textbox below. User can change the text.

* New software items can be added, if software is in Fedora repository. The only work is to provide a package name, then a new item will appear.

# For example, user chooses "For developers -> Development" category. Then user can add "gvim" in this category.

* Software items can be removed. 

# For example, user chooses "Common -> Firefox extensions" category. Then user can remove any items freely from this category.

* Under the user's permission, the changes to the software items can be uploaded to a web service on google app-engine. Other users can download the changes.

# For example, user adds "gvim" item. Then user can upload "gvim" item to a web service.

* Support for extensions. Enabling extensions install/remove. Users can add their own API.

''What to do:''

* Build a web service on Google app-engine.

* Change source code architecture, in order to support extensions.

''Impact on the Fedora community:''

The project can improve the usability of Fedora. A greater portion of users will obtain a benefit.

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