El proyecto Fedora está comenzando a recopilar ideas para la próxima v5.0 de Fedora Core. Aunque la lista no está para nada completa, ya se pueden leer algunas sugerencias por demás interesantes: * Reducir la distribución a 1 o 2 CDs. * Crear una versión LiveCD y/o LiveDVD. * Incluir BitTorrent. * Mejor integración con Xen. * Sistemas de archivos encriptados.
Y la lista sigue: * Que el instalador Anaconda pueda usar repositorios de paquetes Yum. * Una mejor herramienta de configuración de firewalls. * Eliminar el viejo X Font Server. * Mejor integración con el proyecto Fedora Legacy. * Mejor integración de paquetes de módulos independientes con el paquete del Kernel.
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FC5Future
Proposed Development Areas for Fedora Core 5 and Fedora Project
This page lists suggestions for the Fedora Project (Fedora Core and otherwise) over the next release of Fedora Core. This is not a final list and it is subject to change.
Another good place to get ideas is the wiki:Wishlist.
Trim down core
Packages that provide duplicate functionality in Fedora Core, or that aren't essential to a basic operating system, should move to Extras.
Several ideas exist around this:
Main distro down to 1 or 2 discs - its growing too much
Main distro down to 1 disk + 1 disk gnome, 1 kde, one java, 1 other stuff
All stuff for personal install and the support for the six main languages (en,de,fr,es,??) on the first two CDs. Big stuff like openoffice-lang-support for uncommon langages only in extras?
GUI Package manager and Updater
GUI package manager (replacing system-config-packages) that avoids the synaptic like long list of packages with a better task oriented system that shares the code with Anaconda installer and use Pup Updater for package updating as well as a means to replacing the current applet.
Developers: Paul Nasrat, Jeremy Katz
Due date: Pup is in the development tree (rawhide), Package manager in planning stages. Package manager may trail anaconda changes (since many of the same dependencies exist)
Create Live-CD/DVD
Some people are working on it already. Should also be usable as rescue media.
Developer(s): ??
Due date: ?? (soon)
Use early log-in and get rid of rhgb
Some people are working on it already. See Bug 151952
Maybe we could also use this to have a graphical shutdown? Maybe in a way so you can also cancel the shutdown easily?
Developer(s): ??
Due date: ?? (soon)
Sound-Server
From the whishlist: Better sound server replacement - no arts, or esd, something else. Alan Cox had some ideas about synchronization that he considered essential for a new sound server. Have to dig in the archives to find what he thought of these choices specifically.
mether> I think polypaudio for network stuff and dmix locally is the idea here
Developer(s): ??
Due date: ??
Better firewall configuration tool
A default firewall application other than system-config-securitylevel for desktop users
Developer(s): ??
Due date: ??
home user backup in FC5
Backup tool available in menu (allowing incremental backups, {ex,in}clusion of specific files, exclude sizes bigger than X Mbyte, target to external disks/netwrok) -- anyone knows such a tool? mether > Amanda already exists for administrators along with rsync and even tar and cp
Developer(s): ??
Due date: ??
Remove X Font server
Tell everyone old X Font server won't be shipped in FC5 so we can get rid of it.
Developer(s): Mike Harris
Due date: ??
Plan summary from existing Fedora Projects
A summary of the current plans and development direction from each of the projects listed on the Fedora website is needed. This will help developers understand where contributions can be made, etc.
Developer(s): Fedora project leaders
Due date: ?? (soon)
Link
Free Java related enhancements
The proposal is to integrate gcjwebplugin (Java applets will work out of the box) , Azureus (Bittorrent client) and RSSOwl (RSS feed aggregator), GCC 4.1 (for better Java funtionality)
Developer(s): Anthony Green, Fedora Java developement team
Due date: ?? (soon)
Link Developers: what about JXplorer?
Bittorrent in Core?
Bittorrent is an important protocol - important enough that we distribute Fedora with it. It does not duplicate anything else in core.
The proposal is that there is a needs for both command line and GUI Bittorrent apps in Core - whether it's Azureus or not is the question. Bittorrent itself has a GTK2 GUI that works fine on FC4.
Package groups for Extras
Developer(s): SethVidal
Due date: ??
Link
Better synchronization of independently packaged modules with main kernel package
Using dkms for the Core kernel module packages would help with some of the synchronization issues that were seen during FC-4 development. It would also help fill the gap between a kernel release and Extras module package updates being pushed out.
Developer(s): ??
Due date: ??
Note: DKMS exists in Fedora Extras repository. Current discussion indicates that developers consider DKMS is not considered a favorable solution for various reasons Link
Proposed solution is better use of build triggers in build system.
Link
Repository aware installer
Making anaconda have the ability to use yum repositories during install time would be very beneficial for a number of reasons. See wiki:Self:AnacondaWorkItems#yumdepsolve
Developer(s): Paul Nasrat
Due date: ??
Link
Virtualisation: Xen
More integration of Xen, allowing installation of virtual hosts and have all the OS functionality work under Xen
Developer(s): Rik Van Riel (kernel), Jeremy Katz (Installer)
Due date: soon
Link
Directory Server/LDAP admin tools
Now that Red Hat has released Directory Server, it would be quite nice to have some administration tools for it and LDAP in general.
Developer(s): Chris Blizzard and the DS team
Due date: ??
JXplorer is maintained, and apparently has a good reputation. Could it be built with GCJ?
Note: Might be useful to try compiling it with Rawhide and send the output and questions to Fedora Java development list - Rahul
Link
Advanced Init system
Moving to a more advanced Init system using dependencies, etc. Along with 9 month cycle, could also be good time to stop using legacy directories in /etc/rc.d (leave their contents alone, just don't use them).
Developer(s): ??
Due date: ??
Note: This might affect LSB - Rahul
Link Notes
Boot and Shutdown speed improvements
Developer(s): ??
Due date: ??
Link
Redundant library reduction
Some applications link to multiple libraries providing similar functionality. Reduction of such situations should help in various ways.
Developer(s): ??
Due date: ??
Link
More Exec Shield features
Enhancing ExecShield should provide for a more robust and stable Core overall.
Developer(s): ??
Due date: ??
Link
CD image generating tool
A tool to create CD images from a list of wanted packages would be very nice. The tool would need to generate directory images with all the desired packages, plus their dependencies.
Developer(s): ??
Due date: ??
Link
Better Fedora Legacy integration
Due to the release goals for Fedora, distribution releases become "unsupported" rather quickly as a new releases comes out. Ownership of these releases is transfered to the Fedora Legacy project. The integration between Core, Extras, and Legacy needs to improve in order to make the project successful.
Developer(s): ??
Due date: ??
Note: It would be good to clarify whether Fedora Legacy is officially part of Fedora project and if not add a disclaimer/prompt before transitition/disable it by default otherwise. - Rahul
IIIMF/Input Method Changes
"Some design and implementation of i18n input stuff that we need in FC5." (Talk to Warren for more details.)
Developer: Warren Togami
Laptop suspend support
Get laptop suspend working.
Encrypted Filesystems
Encrypted swap: Bugzilla 127378
Encrypted root filesystem: Bugzilla 124789
Removable encrypted devices: Project
Various projects to add encrypted filesystem functionality.
Developer(s): Mike Petullo
Due date: ??
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