12 Default Ubuntu Phone Apps to be ‘Community Crted’

12 Default Ubuntu Phone Apps to be ‘Community Crted’Canonical are to seek community involvement in the design and development of 12 core apps for the Ubuntu Phone.

Ubuntu Phone Twitter App DesignThis initiative, they say, will give the wider community ‘a fantastic opportunity to crte software that could run on millions of handsets.’
But news of the project doesn’t come as a surprise.
At January’s product launch for the Ubuntu Phone, Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth spoke of his desire to engage the community in shaping its future.
With Canonical having been criticised in the past for an alleged ”closed doors” approach to development, a “skunkworks” programme was announced late last yr.
This initiative aims to bring outside help in shaping otherwise ‘secret until rdy’ projects.
The Apps
So far, as part of this specific project, 12 appliions are currently being sought. These will ship as default apps in the Ubuntu Phone.
They include 8 “traditional” apps:File ManagerCalendarClock/AlarmWtherTerminalCalculatorE-Mail ClientDocument Viewer
And 4 “social” apps:YouTubeTwitterFacebookRSS RderThese will sit alongside an as-yet unspecified of other core apps (likely to Notes, Gallery, Music, Software Center, etc)
Designers Wanted
ch of the 12 appliions listed above has a wiki page that details the purpose of the appliion; provide ‘user stories’ to define the requirements; and link to relevant design ids submitted.
Interested designers then request access to the Ubuntu MyBalsamiq mock-up site. Here existing designs can be viewed and commented on, or new designs added.
One important thing to note is that only wire-frame mock-ups are being sought, not final visual designs. This is because the “visual” element is provided by the SDK.
These designs will be used as “food for thought” when the appliions come to be made into rl working appliions.
In summary:
Pick an appliionRd the brief on the WikiRd the Design GuidelinesApply to join the collaborative mock-up boardSelect a design and suggest improvements orAdd your new design