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Natty Release Cycle (Edubuntu 11.04)

Release Schedule

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NattyReleaseSchedule

• 2010-10-29: UDS
• 2010-12-02: Alpha 1
• 2011-02-03: Alpha 2
• 2011-02-24: Feature Freeze
• 2011-03-03: Alpha 3
• 2011-03-10: Edubuntu Bug Day
• 2011-03-24: Beta Freeze, UI/Artwork Freeze
• 2011-03-31: Beta 1
• 2011-04-07: Docstring Freeze
• 2011-04-14: Final Freeze, Beta2
• 2011-04-21: Release Candidate
• 2011-04-28: Release

Blueprints

• https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/other-n-edubuntu-installer-improvements

• https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/packageselection-edubuntu-n-seed-review

• https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/ubuntutheproject-edubuntu-n-community

Ubuntu-wide summaries of UDS Natty sessions are available at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UDSProceedings/N/

Tasks and todo items

Key:

[ ] Todo
[i] In Progress
[x] Completed/Wontfix/Closed
[d] Deferred

For Alpha 1

[x] PO export for slideshow Dyllan McCall (LP: #674185)
[x] Call for feedback on seed changes
[x] Edubuntu Council Re-elections
[x] Edubuntu contact form for general queries, include email address on page
[x] Add twidenash widget to community page
[x] Move Slideshow to common ubiquity slideshow branch
[x] Seed changes to include new packages
[x] Edubuntu Marketplace Launch
[x] Icons on community page that links directly to communication services (implemented with sidebar quick-links)
[x] Create ACL's on Website for blog, etc contributors
[x] File bug and try to reduce the dependency list for KDE
[x] Get rid of qt-assistant documentation icon in Edubuntu menus
[x] Replace vym with freemind
[x] Alpha 1 Release announcement, release notes

For Alpha 2

[x] Remove italc link from LiveCD
[x] Evaluate Sugar for inclusion as alternate desktop sugar-session-0.90
[x] LTSP: copy resolv.conf and sources.list to chroot before building image
[x] Help schooltool guys get zope dependencies in archive
[x] Alpha 2 Release announcement, release notes

For Alpha 3

[x] [needs-packaging] Konstructor - http://konstruktor.influx.kr/</s> Depends on LDraw, which contains non-free parts (canceled due to licensing issues)
[x] [needs-packaging] LibreCad
[x] [seeds] Add LibreCad to seeds
[x] Review initial seed changes completed during Alpha 1 stage
[x] New Ubiquity Slideshow
[x] Task step for optional software
[x] Ubiquity GUI/blacklists, Casper rm's, etc for Sabayon, Nanny, etc
[x] Move unity from depends to required in ubuntu-desktop (LP: #683833)
[x] New Edubuntu Wallpaper
[x] Alpha 3 Release announcement, release notes

For Beta

[x] Edubuntu Bug Day
[x] Additional language support page in Ubiquity
[d] Website page: difference between ubuntu and edubuntu?
[ ] Beta Release announcement, release notes

For Release Candidate

[ ] Release Canidate announcement, release notes
[d] Website Stories, create templates/examples/etc      
    - Stories are user stories from schools/communities/etc
    - Case studies must go on ubuntu.com/education as per discussions with Canonical

For Release

[ ] Edubuntu 11.04 Release Notes / Release Announcement
[ ] Edubuntu 11.04 Installation Guide

Oreinic (Natty+1)

[d] [needs-packaging] http://sourceforge.net/projects/openteacher/
[d] Integrate seeded package list with Software Center for comments and ratings
[d] Reduce installer time by fixing package removal issues, get debug trace for bug report (LP: #335596, #)
[d] Revisit qimo integration
[d] Work on a wizard to be started on the Live and on WebLive (python/glade/webkit)
[d] [needs-packaging] acire (LP: #614045)
[d] [needs-packaging] python snippets (LP: #614060)

Maverick Release Cycle (Edubuntu 10.10)

Blueprints

• https://blueprints.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/community-maverick-edubuntu-community

• https://blueprints.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/foundations-maverick-edubuntu-ubiquity

• https://blueprints.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/community-maverick-edubuntu-packages

Future Plans and Long-term Goals

Make Edubuntu as user friendly and useful as possible!