Hi, even if I don't have tons of time, I'd like to contribute more to the GNOME project. It's obviously always possible to fix bugs here and there, but I'd like to "specialize" on a particular project, at least for some time being. I know there are understaffed ones, and for sure I'd be interested in knowing which one needs people most -- keeping in mind that I'd require some mentorship if the project is well established and mature, in order to orient myself a little. I've got experience with C++ and Gtk+/Gtkmm, know C (but not the whole GNOME stack well), Ruby and can juggle with various languages a little. Willingness to learn is there, along with some algorithmic knowledge. However, I'd be also interested in hearing of priorities you think GNOME as a *desktop* should have. I mean, what app could be useful in the GNU/Linux free world, and we currently miss. As for my everyday use, I've come to think of some of them: 1. A good movie editor. A lot of people like to film their holidays and do a DVD of it, for example. In Windows, you've that crappy built-in software which is using WMV as a default format. Mac OS X, it comes with iMovie. The Diva Project showed to be promising, but it seems quite dead now. It was written in C#. 2. DVD authoring capabilities for an existing burner software. Someone is speaking of the upcoming K3b to have some features in, can someone confirm? I would like to pick some movies, create chapters and menus, and put the whole on a DVD. In Windows, see for example what Nero does. Btw, would it be better to work on GNOME Baker, Brasero, or do a stand-alone app for this? Are you aware of any free-software project already started on those points? Have you other suggestions? What project would you find more useful? Thanks, -- Matteo Settenvini FSF Associated Member Email : matteo member fsf org -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GCS d--(-) s+:- a-- C++ UL+++ P?>++ L+++>$ E+>+++ W+++ N++ o? w--- O- M++ PS++ PE- Y+>++ PGP+++ t+ 5 X- R tv-- b+++ DI+ D++ G++ e h+ r-- y? ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ -- Matteo Settenvini FSF Associated Member Email : matteo member fsf org -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GCS d--(-) s+:- a-- C++ UL+++ P?>++ L+++>$ E+>+++ W+++ N++ o? w--- O- M++ PS++ PE- Y+>++ PGP+++ t+ 5 X- R tv-- b+++ DI+ D++ G++ e h+ r-- y? ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------
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