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Ideas for Mandriva Linux 2007
List ideas to build the upcoming Mandriva Linux 2007 distribution. Add your bugzilla# for each idea to be able to discuss it if needed.
[edit] Bugzilla
Please consider using Bugzilla to file your feature requests instead of this page!
The benefits of using Bugzilla instead of this page should be clear:
- Bugzilla is meant to track bugs as well as feature requests
- Discussions on one topic are easily possible and visible in the cooker mailinglist
- It is possible to vote for feature requests
- It is possible to use Bugzilla to determine which features should be implemented for which release and track the status of them
- If you want to see a list of all open feature requests, simply ask Bugzilla
Still, this Wiki page is useful to keep an overview of ideas that have been raised for the next release.
[edit] How to fill a suggestion into Bugzilla
- If you are not yet registered in bugzilla, create an account
- Log in
- Enter a new issue into Bugzilla
- In the distribution list, choose "Mandriva Cooker".
- Select the Mandriva Tool or the package the suggestion/idea is relating to.
- Select the version, the component and the architecture.
- In the Severity field, choose "enhancement".
- Put a clear summary and a description of your suggestion/idea.
- Click on "Commit"
[edit] General
| Suggestion |
Author(s) |
Bugzilla |
Status |
| Handle nicely the case where your root partition is full |
VincentPanel |
 Bug #20666 |
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| UI Review on Mandriva tools |
FredericCrozat |
UI Review |
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| Remove GTK1 and Gnome 1 from main |
CrispinBoylan |
Remove GTK1 |
done |
| A minimum livecd with kernel, basic KDE (kdebase and kdelibs only) , MCC and Xorg. PCLinuxOS 0.93 MiniME do that - 287MB |
AtHome |
Product line |
done |
| Samples folder on desktop a-la Kubuntu, allows new users to get a view of supported file types and also allows to communicate, such as presentation about distro, some kick-start guide, etc. Screenshot |
DoviX |
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| Applications in menus should say what application does in human language since new users are not familiar with Linux applications, a-la Kubuntu Screenshot |
DoviX |
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[edit] Packaging
| Suggestion |
Author(s) |
Bugzilla |
Status |
| Verify that if OpenOffice.org is called by clicking on a file, it does not fail (bug in 2006) |
StephaneT |
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| Kerry Beagle Desktop Search |
AtHome |
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done |
[edit] Installation/DrakX
| Suggestion |
Author(s) |
Bugzilla |
Status |
| Let the boot manager configure and find all of the other systems and add them to the boot menu |
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Bug #16604 |
not done |
| Configure automaticaly (or via sub menu) the "Subpixel smoothing" on LCD displays |
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Bug #20470 |
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| Summary screen : test sound card(s) |
VincentPanel |
Bug #20683 |
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| Summary screen : test network installation and interface(s) |
VincentPanel |
Bug #20684 |
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| Perform some of the steps during package installation |
VincentPanel |
Bug #20685 |
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| Manage profiles flawlessly while updating packages (many programs don't handle this correctly) |
StephaneT |
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no resolution |
| Installation should be didactic while copying files |
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Bug #21075 |
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| Suggestion |
Author(s) |
Bugzilla |
Status |
| Parallel init support |
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Bug #20381 |
done |
| Choose if restart from cdrom/dvd when the install disk is in |
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Bug #20411 |
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| Allow user to test CD and memory, as well as to boot from HD if forgotten in drive, a-la Kubuntu |
DoviX |
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[edit] System
| Suggestion |
Author(s) |
Bugzilla |
Status |
| Separate shorewall logs from /var/log/syslog |
MatthieuDuchemin |
Bug #20409 |
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| Suspend to disk and suspend to memory |
AtHome |
2006 Release Notes |
done |
[edit] File Systems
| Suggestion |
Author(s) |
Bugzilla |
Status |
| NTFS write support : since 2.6.15 is supposed to fully support NTFS rw, incorporate it completely and publicise it |
StephaneT |
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some progress but no real support :-( |
| include Reiser4 |
AtHome |
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[edit] Software
| Suggestion |
Author(s) |
Bugzilla |
Status |
| More wizards user oriented: wizard to automatically update its configuration |
StephaneT |
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not done |
| More wizards user oriented: wizard to automatically report unknown hardware |
StephaneT |
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not done |
| More wizards enterprise-oriented: do some versioning on configuration files (for instance in case of an rpm upgrade, version it instead of only renaming it as .rpmnew |
StephaneT |
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If i followed correctly, partial |
| Automatic bug report implementation in DrakBug (or another way) |
EmmanuelAndry |
Bug #21578 |
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| Add a userfriendly way to selectively indicate what files to backup in drackbackup |
WimCoulier |
Bug #20141 |
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| Konqueror pre-configured to simpler UI like Firefox a-la-Kubuntu Screenshot |
DoviX |
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[edit] Hardware
| Suggestion |
Author(s) |
Bugzilla |
Status |
| Big problem with soundcard driver snd-hda-intel on Asus W6A |
AtHome |
Bug #19962 |
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| Pay attention to USB webcams sound, to avoid sound not working at first boot (at least) |
StephaneT |
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not done (will test it on beta3) |
| Support SD/MMC completely |
StephaneT |
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OK |
| Support noencryption/WEP/WPA for WiFi cards |
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done |
| Add support for Madwifi-ng drivers (for Atheros wireless chipsets) |
FabienGaurand |
Bug #21273 |
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| Improve support of Wacom device by better integration of linuxwacom project software |
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Bug #20928 |
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| HP photosmart, Gimp-Print and The Gimp V2 |
AtHome |
Bug #19071 |
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| Add support for rt61 drivers (for Ralink wireless chipsets) |
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Bug #22063 |
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| Automation of input into Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) |
WimCoulier |
Bug #20177 |
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| More wizards user oriented: wizard to automatically report working configuration (with tweaks while needed : bios version, firmware level, etc) |
StephaneT |
Bug #20177 |
not done |
| Support for the Belgian eID card |
WimCoulier |
Bug #16824 |
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| Support for the Pinnacle AV/DV (and other Pinnacle video capture cards) |
[email protected] |
Bug #16450 |
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[edit] Desktop
| Suggestion |
Author(s) |
Bugzilla |
Status |
Switch KDE and Gnome to Avahi for mDNS/Zeroconf support.
Assigned to : OlivierBlin |
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Bug #19659 |
done |
| Include XFCE at the same level as GNOME or KDE. |
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Bug #16731 |
not done |
| Rename file in konqueror without select extension by default like gnome do |
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Bug #17535 |
not done |
| Display all the partition in kde(media:/)/gnome(computer:/) and call drakdisk when we call partition who isn't configure. (Anyway I believe a better way to show devices should be use - AngeloNaselli) |
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Bug #17540 and Bug #20329 |
won't do |
| Include XGL File Format Specification and more Software |
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done |
| Pre-configured automatic actions e.g. when inserting audio disk a-la-Kubuntu Screenshot |
DoviX |
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done |
[edit] Server
| Suggestion |
Author(s) |
Bugzilla |
Status |
| Include xorg sdk in a separate package |
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Bug #20516 |
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[edit] Network
| Suggestion |
Author(s) |
Bugzilla |
Status |
The Network section of drakconf must be rethink
one gui for ADD/REMOVE/CHANGE network interface and one for alter miscealenous internet setting and set up proxy
by exemple for ADD/REMOV... two panel, one who list the interface with add and remove button, and the other who display the parameter and permit to change(if possible permit when we choose DCHP to switch between automatic or manual for IP and dns one for each, and in more add one page(tab) in for configure the ethx interface with a GUI for ethtool)
Do something for don't call more that one window of the network monitoring when we clic too much in the miniature case |
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in progress |
| Don't start the firewire card as an ethernet one if not asked for (do not configure it at all ?) |
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| add the possibility to connect to a VPN (i.e. OpenVPN) with drakconnect |
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Bug #20945 |
done |
| Add a VPN netapplet |
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Bug #20949 |
done |
| Add a wizard in the MCC to set up an OpenVPN server |
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Bug #20948 |
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| Add a wizard in the MCC to set up the PKI (i.e. with easy-rsa) for the OpenVPN server |
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Bug #20948 |
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| Add a wizard for PAT/NAT configuration |
EmmanuelAndry |
Bug #21108 |
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| Add in drakconnect network interfaces parameters such as MTU, duplex, speed and so on |
EmmanuelAndry |
Bug #20471 |
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| Support for automatic attribution of IPv4LL adresses if no DHCP server was found |
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Bug #28288 |
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[edit] Network Profiles
| Suggestion |
Author(s) |
Bugzilla |
Status |
| Split profiles in 3 : system profile, network profile, service profile |
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Bug #15324 |
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| Have a real wizard and insert it at the right place |
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Bug #19350 |
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| Add shorewall config files to the list of managed config files |
VincentPanel |
Bug #20534 |
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[edit] Packages
| Suggestion |
Author(s) |
Bugzilla |
Status |
| Drop kernel-2.6 provides for kernel and kernel (2.4) to kernel-2.4 since 2.6 is default kernel anyway and is mandatory for many tools) |
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done |
| Include lvm2 on 2007 install CD |
GlenOgilvie |
Bug #24658 |
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| Include VMware Player & VMware Server on 2007 - http://www.vmware.com/download/ |
AtHome |
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[edit] RPMDrake
| Suggestion |
Author(s) |
Bugzilla |
Status |
| Please integrate Smart and RPMDrake, or even replace RPMDrake by Smart and add the needed functionality to Smart. |
FrankKoester |
Bug #19644 |
no plan to do this |
| Add dialog options for defining and editing rsync software sources in the rpmdrake GUI. |
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Bug #19572 |
done |
| Allow CD-ROM drive selection when installing/upgrading RPMs |
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Bug #19892 |
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Use return to line in the display of dependancy, conflicts, etc...
Rework all this old gui who is unclear, heavy and annoying. (install/uninstall/update, too much popup and question for awlays ask the same thing, when we can centralise them in only one question, with if need some cheekbox, but don't stop all the install if some package have problem, install what it can be without dependancy problem in function of what have been initialy sectioned, less time lost). |
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Bug #16079 |
in progress |
| Don't install/uninstall if question's pop up aren't close |
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Bug #16082 |
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| Add a package rpmdrake-rebuild which drags in enough dependencies to rebuild source RPMs, and an option to do so from rpmdrake (both arbitrary RPMs and stuff from URPMI trees) |
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Bug #20349 |
proposed |
| Simpler UI that will be friendly to new users Screenshot |
DoviX |
Bug #23981 |
partial |
[edit] DrakConf/DrakXTools
| Suggestion |
Author(s) |
Bugzilla |
Status |
| Global support for virtual interfaces in DrakXTools : some tools require very few changes to support it |
VincentPanel |
Bug #18844 and Bug #18845 |
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| Mention the corresponding config files that may be changed by each tool |
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Bug #19809 |
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| Adding tool name in mcc |
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Bug #17731 |
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| Classify " service control start/stop " like in the installation |
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Bug #17536 |
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| Centralize the selection of default reader of protocols http:/, ftp:/, etc... who work with gtk, qt application and more(and not only one for one of them). |
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Bug #17539 |
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| Userdrake: provide a clear overview of default group membership when adding new users to various types of computer (i.e. desktop, multimedia, games, server...) at various msec levels |
DickGevers |
Bug #21142 |
postpone |
| Please integrate the network interface wizards into one network interface wizard |
FrankKoester |
Bug #21585 |
done |
| I would like to have a smart button in the software management section of the Mandrake Control Center. Maybe it is possible to add a seperate package like "draksmart.rpm" for this. If you support this, what about an rpmdrake-like integration into the mcc, that when the smart button gets clicked, the smart --gui interface fits like rpmdrake into the Drakconf window? |
FrankKoester |
Bug #21587 |
tried it, does not look good (FrankKoester), edited the SPEC-file for smart menu entry ( Bug #15551), but the idea of a drakxtool to choose the default package manager sounds good (read comment #4 in Bug #20509) |
| Add the possibility to execute PRE/POST commands with DrakBackup (for example: stop mysql before the backup and start it after it's done) |
EmmanuelAndry |
Bug #20358 |
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| Set the console resolution also, when invoking xfdrake |
FundaWang |
Bug #21769 |
not done |
| Create a GUI to succeed drakfloppy making it easy to generate a boot CD for current and other kernels available on the system (drakbootcd ?). |
DickGevers |
Bug #15973 |
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| Better translation of the services (Screen) |
AtHome |
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| Suggestion |
Author(s) |
Bugzilla |
Status |
| Use multiple sources as dowloading targets |
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in progress |
| Manage versions of configuration files as rpmnew.date instead of only .rpmnew (useful for corporte commit/rollback) |
StephaneT |
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not done |
| urpmi should execute ldconfig only once when install/uninstall rpms |
MatthieuDuchemin |
Bug #21746 |
won't be done |
[edit] Internationalization
| Suggestion |
Author(s) |
Bugzilla |
Status |
| Allow the choice of locale from kdm: localedrake should be included in kdm |
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Bug #19989 |
maybe not |
| Use a better process for internationalization: web page for instance ? |
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maybe not |
| Add some automatic verifications on the process (traductions consistencies for instance) |
StephaneT |
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not done, but migration to svn ... |
| Allow more automatic procedure (for the moment, files are sent to maintainers, or directly corrected into the cvs) |
StephaneT |
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migration to svn, more accounts, partly solved |
| Go to subversion (since the rest of cooker is going towards it) |
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done |
[edit] Release Procedure
| Suggestion |
Author(s) |
Bugzilla |
Status |
| Set 'Service Packs' for club members (only ?) that will incorporate all updates (security, bugfixes, ...) that will allow a correction 'on-the-fly' |
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[edit] Mirrors
| Suggestion |
Author(s) |
Bugzilla |
Status |
| Handle nicely the mdk->mdv change, if any one day |
StephaneT |
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done!, mkrel does it. |
[edit] Maintainer status
| Suggestion |
Author(s) |
Bugzilla |
Status |
Describe explicilty how contributers can be involved in the distribution: who can upload, what package and if only patch are allowed.
Have you seen this page: Maintainer Howto? (Dick Gevers) |
StephaneT |
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work in progress wiki reorganisation by the community |
[edit] Documentation
[edit] Security
| Suggestion |
Author(s) |
Bugzilla |
Status |
| More Option to configure Firewall |
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| Wizard Menu to configure Firewall (GUI or CLI) |
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Bug #20666
