Enhancements for Ubuntu to "Business Ready" out of the box

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Collection of specs/ideas needed for business users. Some ideas requested on ubuntuforums.org . Some of this things will obviously be upstream. Consequently, this is intended to be more of a checklist/compilation of relevant specs/enhancements. Feel free to add.

1. encryption option in installer. Given at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=413382 . GUI simplification of setting using an encrypted filesystem would be advantageous for laptop/small business/business users, whether during or post install.
similar specs:
https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/easy-encryption
https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/encryption-by-default
https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/hardened-secured-anonymised-system
https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/transparent-home-encryption

2. Minimal install setup metapackage: While most businesses will most likely create their own implementation for themselves, it seems logical to provide a place to start that leaves out many features businesses to not need or want (such as gnome games, possibly GAIM, etc., which are in the default ubuntu metapackage. If not a minimal metapackage, then a business metapackage. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=411664

3. Probably x related, rather than ubuntu related. Might change with xorg 7.3 or whatever. But businesses need an easy way to connect projectors to their laptops that works. Simply and easily. Can't imagine businesses using a linux notebook much without this capability.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=429503

Keep in mind that though some of these options are configurable with some knowledge, if a reviewer/evaluator/CIO, etc sees that these abilities are available out of the box easily, it will do that much more to cast ubuntu as a usable, viable, alternative to windows in a business environment. I'm certain that there are more things business users want, so please add.

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