iamcowdrunk
April 15th, 2007, 07:59 AM
Just a couple ideas i got not to long ago that I'd like to hear peoples reactions about...
First- The Ipod. I know it already has had linux running on it, but why not a Ubuntu Ipod edition? Probably a 3rd party project that is simple and easily to install and sync with everything you have on your Ubuntu box? I mean everyone has an Ipod. Almost everyone I know has one besides myself and everytime I mention putting linux on it, i get the same response as to switching to linux, "its too complicated". I'm sure it would be even more of an incentive to switch to Ubuntu when a person knows they can do the same with their Ipod/Itunes on windows and sync music, movies, photos, contacts that they can do with Ubuntu. I believe the music part is already covered by amarok and other music players but i have not seen anything that does the same with movies and the rest. In my opinion I think it would be another great reason for people to switch. Just an idea.
Second- Greenphone. Some may have hearrrrd of it? Theirs a new open source cellular phone from Trolltech called the Qtopia Greenphone (http://www.trolltech.com/products/qtopia/greenphone), and pretty much the same as the Ipod. I just think it would be really interesting to have a nice Ubuntu running on that to again sync with all your information on your box.
Third (probably a bit more unlikely) - Do a little partner work with google? I have to say I love google, Google Labs, releasing some open source software, and just their humor in general. I think it could be very beneficial to pair up with some of the google team or something. Possibly collect some money by setting the firefox homepage to the front page of google? Maybe putting some relatively small thing in that benefits google? Hell, I wouldn't at all mind if I saw a big google logo on my desktop background if it would get some money coming into the Ubuntu project.
Just my thoughts for now. Tell me your opinions.
First- The Ipod. I know it already has had linux running on it, but why not a Ubuntu Ipod edition? Probably a 3rd party project that is simple and easily to install and sync with everything you have on your Ubuntu box? I mean everyone has an Ipod. Almost everyone I know has one besides myself and everytime I mention putting linux on it, i get the same response as to switching to linux, "its too complicated". I'm sure it would be even more of an incentive to switch to Ubuntu when a person knows they can do the same with their Ipod/Itunes on windows and sync music, movies, photos, contacts that they can do with Ubuntu. I believe the music part is already covered by amarok and other music players but i have not seen anything that does the same with movies and the rest. In my opinion I think it would be another great reason for people to switch. Just an idea.
Second- Greenphone. Some may have hearrrrd of it? Theirs a new open source cellular phone from Trolltech called the Qtopia Greenphone (http://www.trolltech.com/products/qtopia/greenphone), and pretty much the same as the Ipod. I just think it would be really interesting to have a nice Ubuntu running on that to again sync with all your information on your box.
Third (probably a bit more unlikely) - Do a little partner work with google? I have to say I love google, Google Labs, releasing some open source software, and just their humor in general. I think it could be very beneficial to pair up with some of the google team or something. Possibly collect some money by setting the firefox homepage to the front page of google? Maybe putting some relatively small thing in that benefits google? Hell, I wouldn't at all mind if I saw a big google logo on my desktop background if it would get some money coming into the Ubuntu project.
Just my thoughts for now. Tell me your opinions.