Ubuntu Jaunty Jackalope announced for 2009/04
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Mark Shuttleworth, CEO of Canonical, the company behind ubuntu linux has announced plans for Jaunty Jackalope for April of 2009.
Ubuntu is targeting a web services enabled desktop for Jaunty Jackalope. My guess is folks may see Google Chrome as the default browser on Jaunty.
Another goal is the the blurring of web services and desktop applications. “Is it a deer? Is it a bunny? Or is it a weblication - a desktop application that seamlessly integrates the web!” This hare has legs - and horns - and we’ll be exploring it in much more detail for Jaunty. We have already laid some foundations for weblications in the online services discussions that took place in Prague, but since we fully expect those services to ship in 9.04 the discussion will be that much more intense in Mountain View.
Ubuntu is also planning to introduce boot time improvements with Jaunty.
We want Ubuntu to boot as fast as possible - both in the standard case, and especially when it is being tailored to a specific device. The Jackalope is known for being so fast that it’s extremely hard to catch, and breeds only when lightning flashes. Let’s see if we can make booting or resuming Ubuntu blindingly quick.
The team plans to meet in Mountain View on 8th - 12th December to finalize Jaunty plans. More information on the Jaunty developers and planning summit can be found here.
