GUI for sound configuration
The sound internals of the ubuntu system is presently very complex and contains multiple components such as alsa and esd, depending on applications used also arts and jack. This is more or less to complex for the end user, and takes courage and time to attempt to configure if it does not operate as one might wish, especially if you have more than one sound device (which is not too uncommon).
A GUI to give on overview over how the sound system works, with application interfaces, alsa internals, io-ports and such to visualize the system and make it configurable by the user itself. You could then remap things, in a fairly easy way, to avoid the cluttered mixer and apply only the everyday functions one might want. This would also help users with complex soundcards, with remapable output and such, and might give an opportonity for loading preconfigurations for standard machines (like laptops). Contribution and understanding of the sound system for intermediate users would increase, and we might even have a working ekiga one day.
I see this as a somewhat critical step towards usability of the ubuntu system.
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