Mandriva Linux 2009 comes a step closer to reality today with the unveiling of the release schedule and the technical specifications.The schedule includes two alphas, two betas, and two release candidates, prior to the final release in early October 2008. The first alpha release is scheduled for June 25th - just a week away. The technical specifications are based on input from both the community and Mandriva staff, with each item assigned to a specific maintainer and given a priority level. Some of the more significant items include:
- Improved boot time
- Optional automatic removal of 'orphans' (no longer required packages) in the package management tools
- The use of the increasingly popular and fast-maturing PackageKit and PolicyKit technologies
- Improvements to the Mandriva Windows migration and parental control tools
- A live distribution upgrade mode for MandrivaUpdate
- A new design for the installer
- Migration to KDE 4, OpenOffice.org 3, and Firefox 3
Development planning:The following editions are planned for each pre-release:
- Free : x86-32 and x86-64 DVDs, x86-32 CD, dual x86-32 / x86-64 Mini CD - 100% free / open source software
- One : KDE and GNOME x86-32 CDs, including proprietary drivers
Roadmap :-
- Mandriva Linux 2009 Alpha 1 : 2008/06/25
- Mandriva Linux 2009 Alpha 2 : 2008/07/10
- Mandriva Linux 2009 Beta 1 : 2008/07/29
- Mandriva Linux 2009 Beta 2 : 2008/08/19
- Mandriva Linux 2009 RC 1 : 2008/09/03
- Mandriva Linux 2009 RC 2 : 2008/09/23
- Mandriva Linux 2009 Official Internal Release : 2008/10/02
- Mandriva Linux 2009 Official Public Release : 2008/10/09
Ideas for Mandriva 2009.0 : Ideas for Mandriva Linux 2009 - Mandriva Community Wiki
Development Wiki : 2009.0 Development - Mandriva Community Wiki
