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Mark Shuttleworth names next Ubuntu release, lays out future plans

If Ocelot. It is the name of the next release of Ubuntu, which was announced earlier this week by Ubuntu chief Mark Shuttleworth.

Name is reserved for Ubuntu 11.10 release scheduled to debut in October 2011 and follows the long tradition of giving Ubuntu releases names based on animals. In this case, the Ocelot, a leopard-like cat. If the name refers to dreams, of course, imply intentions for the next release of Ubuntu.

In this case, says Shuttleworth, the name nicely summarizes intentions 11.10 transition as "part daydream, part discipline."

With Ubuntu Natty narwhal to be released in April 2011, says Shuttleworth, now is the time to look forward to his successor. New versions of Ubuntu is released every six months in April and October.

"We must use to keep the pace of innovation on all fronts record-Natty," he said. "Our desks have come together beautifully and in the next edition of we must complete the cycle in order to make it available to all users." Ocelot release will deliver with both interface OpenGL device as a 2D version of the desktop for older machines or people with lower specifications.

Natty narwhal release is scheduled to deliver with the new device interface as the default for the first time. Device is built on the Ubuntus original netbook interface design and replaces Gnome by default. Ocelot in October will probably extend the capabilities of OpenGL interface and device while still catering for older machines with 2D desktop.

A large addition in Ubuntu Ocelot will be inclusion of Qt, the interface framework, which was, until recently, will be promoted by Nokia. Qt is already in widespread use elsewhere in the open source world, especially in the mobile world, but not until now been included in Ubuntu. Qt is a cross-platform framework for developing interfaces and adds new opportunities for developers who want to work with Ubuntu and also opens the potential for KDE applications should work in Ubuntu.

Looking ahead

Although Ubuntu Ocelot is only scheduled for release in October, Shuttleworth and his team are looking further forward than. He said that April 2012 is scheduled as a long-term release so that the developers must begin to make decisions about what is most suitable for this release. Default Ubuntu releases are supported for 18 months, while long term releases are supported for three years on the desktop and five years on servers.

Shuttleworth said that in the cloud arena, in particular, the development team will look to reduce the number of services that are supported. "We have to tighten up and make some firm decisions on platforms, we can support 12.04 LTS," he said.

Although Shuttleworth and his team already gearing for the Ocelot development cycle they have a greater things ahead of them next month-Natty narwhal publishing, particularly Nattys new desktop interface which is certain to stir up much debate.

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