Brilliant Brainstorms is a (usually) weekly summary of some of the best/most interesting brainstorms from the Ubuntu Brainstorm site.

One of the exciting features of Ubuntu 9.04 is the new notification system that will provide system-wide alerts to the user in an unobtrusive way.This new system could be used in even more ways, though. For example, the progress of burning a CD, copying files, and anything else could be displayed through the new notification system.

Ubuntu’s quick release cycle helps it to keep on the bleeding edge of things, but it doesn’t necessarily help with keeping bugs under control. This is the job of the LTS release, which is supposed to the the stable, well-supported version. Unfortunately, it is not always so and the LTS is often a bit neglected. It would be great to put more attention towards maintaining the LTS releases as a way of ensuring stability.

What is a new user going to do while they are waiting for Ubuntu to install for the first time? The live CD lets you surf the web or play games and, of course, you can always leave and come back, but why not “entertain” the user with a quick slideshow during the installation that introduces Ubuntu.

With more and more ISPs implementing bandwidth caps and charging extreme amounts of money for every bit after that or just plain threatening to shut you off, it is now important to limit your bandwidth. In addition, if you have a slow internet connection, limiting the bandwidth available to certain applications can vastly improve your experience with other applications. Unfortunately, there are very few good utilities for this, so why not build something into the OS?

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