2012.1 Desktop draft: your feedback is needed

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Hello again,
here is very important theme for most of ROSA users -- draft of features and software versions planned for 2012.1.

Arch
i586
x86_64

Release
Free - only FOSS components
EE - FOSS + non-free + restricted components

Basesystem
Kernel - 3.4.X
Systemd 183 + udev (internal implementation)
dracut 0.18
services - minimization of sysvinit
GCC 4.7.x
Pulseaudio 2.x
Prelink enabling
Grub2
rpm-5.4.x

System service
CUPS 1.5.x
Samba 4.0.x
NFS
Chrony (replace ntp) (akdengi - I have initial implimentation)

Network
NetworkManager 0.9.4
KnetworkManager 0.9.0.2
VPNPPTP 0.3.6

Drivers
Latest stable versions ( Free and non-free )

Framework
gtk2+ = 2.24.x
gtk3+ = 3.4.x
QT 4.8.x

Desktop
KDE4 4.9.x
KDE 4.9.0 is to be released on 25th of July; frozen RC should be available on June 26th (schedule)
Akonadi/Nepomuk diagnostics
Shorten KDE login time ( from KDM login screen to desktop )

Installation
Improving installer start ( possible chainload to grub2 to improve hardware support (UEFI )).
VNC install
Network install ( PXE )
Raid devices support
Better file system support
LVM support

ROSA/Mandriva system components
drakx-net (Mageia/Mandriva sync with ROSA patch)
drakxtools (Mageia/Mandriva sync with ROSA patch)
Follow this Drakxtools_Future_Directions: http://wiki.rosalab.ru/en/index.php/Dra ... Directions

Software
See List_of_end-user_applications_that_are_supported_by_ROSA: http://wiki.rosalab.ru/en/index.php/Lis ... ed_by_ROSA

SystemD enhancement
http://svnweb.mageia.org/soft/cpufreq/

General improvements
Speed up system start

Repository improvement
cleaned main
rebuilt and fresh contrib
Possible improvement of restricted with some cool restricted apps.

wiki link: http://wiki.rosalab.ru/en/index.php/ROS ... ktop_Draft

NOTE: our developers are HIGHLY INTERESTED in users' feedback regarding this desktop draft. This is your chance to ask for software, features etc. , so this is an opportunity not to be missed
But: the main place for feedback and discussion is rosa-users mailing list, not the forums. So, to subscribe, please follow this link:
http://lists.rosalab.ru/mailman/listinfo/rosa-users