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Announcing Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: The Lucid Lynx
Tue, 2009-09-22 18:58 — jorge
With Ubuntu 9.10 Alpha 6 now out the door and momentum building
towards a rocking Karmic Koala release, it is time to name and share
the direction and focus for the next step in the Ubuntu evolution that
follows Karmic.
Mark Shuttleworth, the founder of the Ubuntu project has announced the
next version of Ubuntu:
Two years ago we announced the second LTS release, and what we
hoped would become a standard practice of making LTS releases on a
predictable two-year schedule, overlayed on our existing six-month
schedule of desktop and server releases.
We are now giving a name to the next Ubuntu LTS: The Lucid Lynx.
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS will ship in April 2010 and is the culmination of
significant work in Ubuntu, in Debian and across the free software
ecosystem. LTS releases are maintained for five years on the server
and three years on the desktop, so they are designed for those who are
making larger deployments or who otherwise prefer to have a common
platform for an extended period.
Lucid will continue our tradition of focusing an LTS on a quality,
stable and consistent experience and will require a number of
adjustments to the usual plan. Those are documented at
http://wiki.ubuntu.com/LucidLynxSchedule, the Lucid Lynx release
schedule. In summary, we will be more conservative in the new code we
bring into Ubuntu during the development cycle, and we will run a
longer test period. Our focus will be stabilisation and bug-fixing
across the platform with additional refinements in quality in key
areas such as user interface improvements, boot experience, browsing
and installing the incredible catalogue of software available for
Ubuntu, and continuing our tradition of best-of-breed hardware
support. We will maintain the health and security of our lynx with
point releases.
The Lynx is a predator that depends on very considered tactical
positioning for success. It’s a small cat, which fits nicely with the
lean nature of Ubuntu on both the desktop and the server. It’s stylish
and sleek, the bow-tie-adorned James Bond of the feline set, so you
can bet we’ll make sure it’s dressed for the occasion. The lynx likes
to keep things in perspective, sticking to high ground. So do we. And
it’s the national animal of Macedonia, a country that has deployed
tens of thousands of Ubuntu desktops in schools.
Speed is an essential ingredient in the attack of a lynx, and
speed remains our goal. We have improved the boot time in each of the
releases during this era of Ubuntu, and expect to complete some of the
major improvements required for 10 second booting with Lucid. Fully
harnessing Upstart, in collaboration with Debian, will get us even
closer to the goal.
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS will be a round dozen Ubuntu releases. 12 great
cycles, from a great community that continues to devote itself to the
goal of bringing the best stable free software to an audience of
people who don’t think of themselves as computer specialists – and
shouldn’t have to, either. It’s a wonderful privilege to be part of
making it happen. That should put a tuft on your ears.
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