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put list of proposed featured apps here ##(see the SpecSpec for an explanation)

 * '''Launchpad Entry''': UbuntuSpec:desktop-lucid-featured-applications
 * '''Created''': 2010-02-24
 * '''Contributors''': RickSpencer, RobertAncell
 * '''Packages affected''': software-center

Criteria:
 * Is available in main or universe
 * Is a GUI app
 * Does not replace a default application
 * Does not replace another featured application
 * Is well designed for the task and robust

Personas:
 * A graphic designer (might be amateur)
 * A child
 * ...

Proposed featured applications:
 * arista (media transcoding)
 * cheese (photobooth)
 * gnucash (accounting)
 * homebank (accounting)
 * gramps (genealogy)
 * <insert scientific tools?>
 * stellarium (planetarium)
 * dia (diagramming)
 * gtg (Getting Things GNOME, work tracker)
 * gnome-do (fast keyboard based access)
 * deja-dup (backup)
 * liferea (rss feed reader)
 * parcellite (clipboard manager)
 * gftp (FTP client)
  * I'd suggest FileZilla instead, it looks better and is more modern. -- [[Qense|qense]]
 * rednotebook (Desktop Journal)
 * aMule (P2P client based on eDonkey network)

Programming:
 * monodevelop (software development)
 * geany (IDE)
 * eclipse (IDE)
 * anjuta (IDE)
 * nemiver (graphical debugger)
 * glade (Interface designer)

Editors:
 * gimp (bitmap graphics)
 * mypaint (easy painting with lots of brushes)
 * inkscape (vector graphics)
 * blender (3d graphics)
 * imagination (DVD generator as pitivi does not support it)
 * jokosher (multi-track studio)
 * audacity (audio editor)
 * hugin (panorama sticher)
 * EasyTAG (audio files tag editor)
 * scribus (DTP)

Media Centers:
 * moovida (media center)
 * mythtv (Media center/PVR)

Tools:
 * virtualbox? (virtual machine)
 * gaiksaurus (thesaurus)
 * gufw (firewall tool)
 * Bazaar Explorer (gui frontend to bzr)

Games:
 * frozen-bubble (fun game (too big for CD))
 * glchess (chess)
 * extremetuxracer (Tux racer)
 * flightgear (Flight Gear, flight simulator)
 * sauerbraten (FPS, or Nexuiz?)
 * spring-mods-kernelpanic (RTS)
 * uqm (The Ur-Quan masters aka Starcon 2 - ex commercial game)
 * beneath-a-steel-sky (Beneath a Steel Sky, Adventure, ex commercial)
 * flight-of-the-amazon-queen (Flight of the Amazon Queen, Adventure, ex commercial)
 * scorched3d (turn based tank game)
 * freeciv-client-gtk (turn based strategy)
 * torcs (car racing)
 * wesnoth (Battle for Wesnoth, fantasy RTS)
 * pingus (lemmings clone)
 * supertuxkart
 * simutrans (transport simulator)
 * pioneers (settlers of catan clone)
 * fretsonfire (Guitar hero clone)
 * yofrankie
 * <insert games suitable for children>

Mutimedia:
 * miro (media player which includes RSS and podcast download) not a DUPE of totem (On the contrary, that's like saying liferea is a dup of FF.)
 * gPodder (podcast download tool)

Comments:
  * gnucash
   * I would suggest "homebank" instead, it is much, much easier to grasp IMHO. It doesn't require a budget-style balance workflow like accountants are used to. --Jeff
    * Agreed -- [[Qense|qense]]

Rejected choices:
 * epiphany-webkit (light weight web browser?) DUPE of Firefox
 * gnumeric (light weight spreadsheet) DUPE of OO.o
 * abiword (lightweight and collaborative document editing) DUPE or OO.o
 * xchat-gnome (IRC) DUPE of empathy
 * pyroom (editor) NOT GUI
 * gwibber (twitter) Already shipping by default in Lucid.
 * PDF Mod (PDF modification) NOT PACKAGED
 * XBox Media Center NOT PACKAGED

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CategorySpec

Criteria:

  • Is available in main or universe
  • Is a GUI app
  • Does not replace a default application
  • Does not replace another featured application
  • Is well designed for the task and robust

Personas:

  • A graphic designer (might be amateur)
  • A child
  • ...

Proposed featured applications:

  • arista (media transcoding)
  • cheese (photobooth)
  • gnucash (accounting)
  • homebank (accounting)
  • gramps (genealogy)

  • <insert scientific tools?>

  • stellarium (planetarium)
  • dia (diagramming)
  • gtg (Getting Things GNOME, work tracker)
  • gnome-do (fast keyboard based access)
  • deja-dup (backup)
  • liferea (rss feed reader)
  • parcellite (clipboard manager)
  • gftp (FTP client)

    • I'd suggest FileZilla instead, it looks better and is more modern. -- qense

  • rednotebook (Desktop Journal)
  • aMule (P2P client based on eDonkey network)

Programming:

  • monodevelop (software development)
  • geany (IDE)
  • eclipse (IDE)
  • anjuta (IDE)
  • nemiver (graphical debugger)
  • glade (Interface designer)

Editors:

  • gimp (bitmap graphics)
  • mypaint (easy painting with lots of brushes)
  • inkscape (vector graphics)
  • blender (3d graphics)
  • imagination (DVD generator as pitivi does not support it)
  • jokosher (multi-track studio)
  • audacity (audio editor)
  • hugin (panorama sticher)
  • EasyTAG (audio files tag editor)
  • scribus (DTP)

Media Centers:

  • moovida (media center)
  • mythtv (Media center/PVR)

Tools:

  • virtualbox? (virtual machine)
  • gaiksaurus (thesaurus)
  • gufw (firewall tool)
  • Bazaar Explorer (gui frontend to bzr)

Games:

  • frozen-bubble (fun game (too big for CD))
  • glchess (chess)
  • extremetuxracer (Tux racer)
  • flightgear (Flight Gear, flight simulator)
  • sauerbraten (FPS, or Nexuiz?)
  • spring-mods-kernelpanic (RTS)
  • uqm (The Ur-Quan masters aka Starcon 2 - ex commercial game)
  • beneath-a-steel-sky (Beneath a Steel Sky, Adventure, ex commercial)
  • flight-of-the-amazon-queen (Flight of the Amazon Queen, Adventure, ex commercial)
  • scorched3d (turn based tank game)
  • freeciv-client-gtk (turn based strategy)
  • torcs (car racing)
  • wesnoth (Battle for Wesnoth, fantasy RTS)
  • pingus (lemmings clone)
  • supertuxkart
  • simutrans (transport simulator)
  • pioneers (settlers of catan clone)
  • fretsonfire (Guitar hero clone)
  • yofrankie

  • <insert games suitable for children>

Mutimedia:

  • miro (media player which includes RSS and podcast download) not a DUPE of totem (On the contrary, that's like saying liferea is a dup of FF.)
  • gPodder (podcast download tool)

Comments:

  • gnucash
    • I would suggest "homebank" instead, it is much, much easier to grasp IMHO. It doesn't require a budget-style balance workflow like accountants are used to. --Jeff

Rejected choices:

  • epiphany-webkit (light weight web browser?) DUPE of Firefox
  • gnumeric (light weight spreadsheet) DUPE of OO.o
  • abiword (lightweight and collaborative document editing) DUPE or OO.o
  • xchat-gnome (IRC) DUPE of empathy
  • pyroom (editor) NOT GUI
  • gwibber (twitter) Already shipping by default in Lucid.
  • PDF Mod (PDF modification) NOT PACKAGED
  • XBox Media Center NOT PACKAGED

CategorySpec

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