It's Intrepid Ibex. At least this time there won't be any foul jokes based on the name (isn't that right Melissa Draper?).
With Hardy now past feature-freeze it's time to start to plan
features that are being lined up for inclusion after Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
is released in April.
And so I'd like to introduce you to the Intrepid Ibex, the release
which is planned for October 2008, and which is likely to have the
version number 8.10.
During the 8.10 cycle we will be venturing into interesting new
territory, and we'll need the rugged adventurousness of a mountain
goat to navigate tricky terrain. Our desktop offering will once
again be a focal point as we re-engineer the user interaction model
so that Ubuntu works as well on a high-end workstation as it does on
a feisty little subnotebook. We'll also be reaching new peaks of
performance - aiming to make the mobile desktop as productive as
possible.
You can read the rest of the announcement at
the Ubuntu Mailing List
Comments
I saw the release announcement too, and I thought, Wow. I am very excited that they are going to do some more innovation. I can see the way they are handling the way Hardy is being released, seeing that it is Long Term Support (LTS). I really like the non-LTS releases because that is where they truly innovate and set the path for other Linux distributions to follow. I can't wait for October. And it's only February.... :)
One thing though, what kind of things are they trying to plan for their 8.10 release... Hmm... I'll just have to wait a few months to find out! :)
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