With Screwdriverclock as the lead on this project, as well as myself working diligently on it, I thought now would be a good time to start some sort of thread about it.

What is it?
The power of Linux is amazing, not only for programming but for gaming and multimedia creation. This project is to bring a customized version of the popular Ubuntu linux distro made exclusively for the ClockCrew. This project will employ the many benifits of a multimedia environment, and the best part is it will be utilized on top of your current system. You will NOT have to delete your current installation of your OS. The point of this is more of can we do it, as well as providing you the members of the ClockCrew a customized area made dedicated for Flash and Multimedia creation.

Why?
Why not?

Who is involved?
Right now here is the team, and what they are doing:

ScrewdriverClock [ Project Lead ]
Currently: Skinning, Theming, Building, Icon Sets, Pre-packing

CranberryClock [ Programming Whore ]
Currently: Reprogramming WineX to support flash tools, Reprogramming skin set to allow preisntalled themes inside Winex, creating tools to update SVN system so it doesnt update over current installtion. Merging needed component packages into the distro.

How to get involved:
Right now its at gound zero for production, learning the basis of customizing the whole thing. We are at the point now where ideas are being sent back and forth to make sure were singing the same symphony. As jobs needed or as they arise we will post here asking for help.

What is needed?
-A complete ClockCrew breakdown, every FLA combined into a single package.
-Custom Music for Logon/Logoff
-Any art you wish to contribute as a background


What we need from all:

If you plan on using this OS or trying it out. It would be great if you could post here stating what you wish to have in the OS. What tools, which programs and what sets will be needed to make sure this is the more complete OS you can have.

Thank you!
CC:OS team.

Projects:
-Custom or Reskinned IM system for clockcrew: 0% planning
-Flash based Menu system? (Windows blinds style): 0% planning

[Development post reserved]

I think it would be cool if we had our own instant messaging client, even if it were just a shell of AIM.

Quote from: LeekClock;1331550I think it would be cool if we had our own instant messaging client, even if it were just a shell of AIM.

A complete IM system built from TOC up or one thats just a reskinned AIM system that still employs aim

Preferably the former (so that people could register their clock names, which are sometimes curiously, and most likely just coincidentally, not available anymore for some clocks), but the latter would also be neat.

The equivalent to the mac f9 key. For anyone who doesn't use macs: makes it so all your currently open windows spread out across the screen so you can see them all at once and everything goes back into place when you click a window (and that window comes to the front).

Also the f11 key which pushes everything off the screen and allows you to see the desktop and interact until you press the key again bring back all your windows.

Quote from: CubeMelonClock;1331560The equivalent to the mac f9 key. For anyone who doesn't use macs: makes it so all your currently open windows spread out across the screen so you can see them all at once and everything goes back into place when you click a window (and that window comes to the front).

Also the f11 key which pushes everything off the screen and allows you to see the desktop and interact until you press the key again bring back all your windows.

Sounds like a job for Compiz Fusion.

Also, I think pre-installed CC themed wallpapers is a good way to get many people involved in helping.

edit -- nvm, cranberry already mentioned this

Quote from: CubeMelonClock;1331562Also, I think pre-installed CC themed wallpapers is a good way to get many people involved in helping.

yeah thats what im looking for. If people click my sig, there is a group board made for this.

Starting up a Clock Crew Instant Messenger that isn't AIM... even if we just set up a Jabber server on clockcrew.cc, I get the feeling nobody would use it. People get used to whatever they've been using, and even if they try to make the switch, they may do so only to find that they're one of only a handful of people who bothered, thereby decreasing the utility of the auxiliary IM service in the first place.

That, and even the pool of potential CCIM users would be limited to those who regularly used the Linux distro, if there was no compatible client for other platforms.

Quote from: VCRClock;1331565Starting up a Clock Crew Instant Messenger that isn't AIM... even if we just set up a Jabber server on clockcrew.cc, I get the feeling nobody would use it. People get used to whatever they've been using, and even if they try to make the switch, they may do so only to find that they're one of only a handful of people who bothered, thereby decreasing the utility of the auxiliary IM service in the first place.

That, and even the pool of potential CCIM users would be limited to those who regularly used the Linux distro, if there was no compatible client for other platforms.

If there are any exclusive programs, I'm going to see to it that resources are put to creating an alternative for the people who dont use the distribution, but it won't be the top priority.

There are only like 2 people I talk to on AIM who aren't clocks

I might be getting a bit crazy with this, but here goes..

A "drawer" that can be pulled out (maybe by hitting a fkey or something) that you can drag images in and out of to and from various applications.

For instance, you are doing a project that involves flower images. You go online searching for flowers and you find ones that you like and place them in the drawer. Later on, you have all your flower images in your drawer and you go into photoshop and you can pick and choose what you want to use from it.

Edit -- also, the ability to empty draws, have multiple drawers, and save drawers, etc

I just use my desktop for that, cubemellon

Quote from: LeekClock;1331569I just use my desktop for that, cubemellon

well with this, you won't have to!

i would use a CCIM program yep

Quote from: CubeMelonClock;1331572well with this, you won't have to!

yeah that's what they said about these newfangled FOLDERS that you can put things into

ridiculous

Quote from: FILECABINETCLOCK~;1331573yeah that's what they said about these newfangled FOLDERS that you can put things into

ridiculous

Alright you guys -- I will build my own drawer system! And none of you can use it!

so there

Quote from: CubeMelonClock;1331568I might be getting a bit crazy with this, but here goes..

A "drawer" that can be pulled out (maybe by hitting a fkey or something) that you can drag images in and out of to and from various applications.

For instance, you are doing a project that involves flower images. You go online searching for flowers and you find ones that you like and place them in the drawer. Later on, you have all your flower images in your drawer and you go into photoshop and you can pick and choose what you want to use from it.

Edit -- also, the ability to empty draws, have multiple drawers, and save drawers, etc

I actually got an idea from this.. maybe utilizing the built in P2P system in Ubuntu I can whip up a Post board, where members could post an image and it would be on the postboard forever.

Yes, you see, that is why there is no such thing as a bad idea -- it gives others something to bounce off of! I'll bet you feel pretty silly now Leek and Filecabinet :/