"First impressions count. We're eagerly following the
development of kernel mode setting, which promises a smooth and
flicker-free startup. We'll consider options like Red Hat's
Plymouth, for graphical boot on all the cards that support it. We
made a splash years ago with Usplash, but it's time to move to
something newer and shinier. So the good news is, boot will be
beautiful. The bad news is, you won't have long to appreciate it!
It only takes 35 days to make a whole Koala, so we think it should
be possible to bring up a stylish desktop much faster. The goal for
Jaunty on a netbook is 25 seconds, so let's see how much faster we
can get you all the way to a Koala desktop. We're also hoping to
deliver a new login experience that complements the graphical boot,
and works well for small groups as well as very large
installations.
"For those of you who can relate to Mini Me, or already have a
Dell Mini, the Ubuntu Netbook Edition will be updated to include
all the latest technology from Moblin, and tuned to work even
better on screens that are vertically challenged. With millions of
Linux netbooks out there, we have been learning and adapting
usability to make the Koala cuddlier than ever. We also want to
ensure that the Netbook Remix installs easily and works brilliantly
on all the latest netbook hardware, so consider this a call for
testing Ubuntu 9.04 if you're the proud owner of one of these
dainty items."
