Founder of the largest open source OS, Linux, Mark Shuttleworth, recently announced about the latest version of Ubuntu 9.10 (namely Karmic Koala). There are number of changes we could see in Ubuntu 9.10 with some features like work on the netbook version of Ubuntu, the cloud capabilities to Ubuntu’s server edition and start up performance boost on the desktop.
According to Ubuntu's schedule, we are about to see next major release of the Ubuntu 9.04 codenamed as Jaunty Jackalope this April and Karmic Koala will follow suit in October.
Cloud computing capabilities in Ubuntu 9.10 makes full use of the resume and suspend feature in servers to effectively conserve resources in times of no load and able to get back to work when it needs to. Ubuntu 9.10 will also feature support for Amazon’s EC2 APIs. So, by using Eucalyptus project you can host cloud based applications in your own data center.
Ubuntu 9.10 also brings number of GUI improvements in its desktop environment which comprises a graphical boot screen, splash screen and new login, as well as brand new theme.
As I'm writing this post, there is no screenshots or further details available, but eventually more information will be revealed especially in the upcoming Ubuntu Developer Summit (UDS) in Barcelona, Spain in May.
[tags]linux, cloud applications, Karmic Koala, Ubuntu 9.10, Eucalyptus project, Ubuntu 9.04, Jaunty Jackalope[/tags]
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