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====== Cucumber Linux 2.0 Roadmap ======

===== Task Status Key =====
For simplicity and cleanliness sake, please use the following abbreviations for the status of tasks:
  * NS = Not Started
  * HW = Help Wanted
  * WIP = Work in Progress
  * DONE = Done/Completed

If the status is 'HW', that means we are seeking developers to help with it. If you would like to help with a task that is not listed as HW (Help Wanted) or already has a developer assigned, please contact that developer directly (see https://cucumberlinux.com/developers.php for developer contact info). Otherwise, please contact Scott (scott@cucumberlinux.com).

====== Release Timeline ======

This is a rough, working release timeline. It will be update become more detailed as the 2.0 development/release cycle progresses.
  * June 2018
    * Active development begins
    * cucumber-2.0 branched off of cucumber-1.1.
  * January 2019
    * Cucumber Linux 2.0 released.
  * November 29, 2021
    * Cucumber Linux 2.0 End of Full Support.
  * March 1, 2022
    * Cucumber Linux 2.0 End of Life. 

====== Major Changes ======

===== Packages to Add and Remove in 2.0 =====

==== New Packages to Build and Add ====

^ Package        ^ Package Group               ^ Packager           ^ Status  ^ Details            ^
| LibreSSL       | net-base/libressl           | Scott Court        | DONE   | We will be replacing OpenSSL with LibreSSL in Cucumber Linux 2.0 due to LibreSSL's superior security. |
| Meson          | dev-general/meson           | Scott Court        | NS, HW  | This was added in LFS 8.1 and some packages have hinted that they will be transitioning to the ninja/meson build system. Xorg will be switching to ninja/meson in the next release, so this will be necessary to build future X servers. |
| Ninja          | dev-general/ninja           | Scott Court        | NS, HW  | This was added in LFS 8.1 and some packages have hinted that they will be transitioning to the ninja/meson build system. Xorg will be switching to ninja/meson in the next release, so this will be necessary to build future X servers. |
| i3             | x-general/i3                | Maarten Hendrickx  | NS      | Why not? Everyone loves i3! |
| OpenBox        | x-general/openbox           | Scott Court        | NS, HW  | This will complete our goal of adding three window managers: one that can completely stand alone well (WindowMaker), one basic windowing manager (OpenBox) and one tiling manager (i3). |
| Neovim         | base/neovim                 | Scott Court        | DONE   | We will be replacing Vim with Neovim in Cucumber Linux 2.0 since Neovim is more functional, modern and secure than Vim (and Neovim still maintains backwards compatibility with Vim). |
| qt5            | x-general/qt5               | Scott Court        | NS, HW  | More and more stuff is coming to depend on qt5 specifically, so we'll add it to satisfy those packages. |
| rustc          | dev-general/rustc           | Scott Court        | DONE   | Firefox 60 ESR requires a Rust compiler to build. |
==== New Features to Add to Existing Packages ====

^ Package        ^ Package Group               ^ Developer           ^ Status  ^ Details            ^
| GCC            | dev-base/gcc                | None                | HW      | Enable Go support  |
| LLVM           | dev-general/llvm            | None                | WIP     | Enable the Clang & Clang++ front ends |

==== Packages to Import from the Extra or Testing groups ====

These packages have already been built (or will have already been built) by the time we start building 2.0; however, they are not included in a base or general package group and are therefore not included on the installer and are not installed by default. This is a list of packages that will be moved into a mainline base or general group come Cucumber Linux 2.0.

^ Package        ^ New Package Group           ^ Old Package Group           ^
| Pale Moon      | xapps-general/palemoon      | xapps-extra/palemoon        |
| Dovecot        | net-general/dovecot         | net-extra/dovecot           |
| OpenSMTPD      | net-general/opensmtpd       | net-extra/opensmtpd         |
| VSFTPD         | net-general/vsftpd          | net-extra/vsftpd            |
| mailx          | net-general/mailx           | net-extra/mailx             |
| libasr         | lib-general/libasr          | lib-extra/libasr            |
| libevent       | lib-general/libevent        | lib-extra/libevent          |


==== Packages to Remove ====

^ Package        ^ Package Group               ^ Rationale                               ^
| OpenSSL        | net-base/openssl            | We will be replacing OpenSSL with LibreSSL. |
| Vim            | base/vim                    | We will be replacing Vim with Neovim. |
| Python 2       | lang-base/python2           | Python 2 will cease being supported at the end of 2019. |

===== Core Package Updates =====

^ Package                 ^ Old Version (1.1)  ^ New Version (2.0)  ^
| **Kernel** |||
| base/linux              | 4.9                | 4.14               |
| kernel/linux-source     | 4.9                | 4.14               |
| **Toolchain** |||
| base/glibc              | 2.23               | 2.27               |
| dev-base/binutils       | 2.26               | 2.30               |
| dev-base/gcc            | 5.3.0              | 7.3.0              |
| **Daemons** |||
| net-general/dovecot     | 2.2                | 2.3                |
| net-general/mariadb     | 10.1               | 10.3               |
| net-general/rsync       | 3.1.2              | 3.1.3              |
| **Scripting Language Interpreters** |||
| lang-base/perl          | 5.26               | 5.28               |
| lang-general/php        | 7.2                | 7.3                |
| lang-base/python3       | 3.6                | 3.7                |
| **Libraries** |||
| base/ncurses            | 6.0                | 6.1                |
| base/readline           | 6.3                | 7.0                |
| net-base/libressl       | N/A                | 2.7.3              |
| **Utilities** |||
| base/coreutils          | 8.25               | 8.29               |
| net-base/gnupg          | 2.1                | 2.2                |

The rationale for these decisions is explained at [[https://cucumberlinux.com/~scott/release_proposals/|https://cucumberlinux.com/~scott/release_proposals/]].

The full list of core packages can be found at the [[devdocs:core_packages|Core Packages page]].

====== Minor Changes/To Do List ======

===== How to Read These Tables =====

Here is a brief guide on how to read the tables below:

  * #: A unique number to identify the task. Please increment this for each new task you add.
  * Description: A description of what needs to be done.
  * Status: The current status of this task. Please use the codes from [[devdocs:2_0_roadmap#task_status_key|Task Status Key]]
  * Developer(s): the developer(s) that have been assigned to this task.


===== Miscellaneous To Do List =====

This is the to do list for miscellaneous development tasks for Cucumber Linux 2.0. For the general Cucumber Linux to do list, see the [[devdocs:todo|To Do Page]].

^   # ^ Status    ^ Developer(s)                 ^ Description ^
|   1 | NS, HW    | Scott Court                  | Add multilingual support to the installer. |
|   2 | NS, HW    | Scott Court                  | Neaten up the installer and move configuration tasks into setup scripts. |
|   3 | NS        | Maarten Hendrickx            | Translate the installer into French. |
|   4 | NS        | Maarten Hendrickx            | Translate the installer into Dutch. |
|   5 | NS        | Scott Court                  | Add optional dependency resolution to Pickle. |
|   6 | NS        | Scott Court                  | Maybe add some way to do automatic updates? |
|   7 | NS        | Scott Court                  | Rewrite Pickle. |
|   8 | NS, HW    | Scott Court                  | Add file checksum and post installation package integrity verification to the package management system . |
|   9 | NS, HW    | Scott Court                  | Add support for doinstonly.sh and doupgradeonly.sh to pkgtools. Also make installpkg/upgradepkg run the setup.* scripts. |
|  10 | DONE      | Scott Court                  | Make a 4.14 kernel configuration and update the kernel to 4.14. |
|  11 | DONE      | Maarten Hendrickx            | Update the toolchain and test it. |
|  12 | DONE      | Maarten Hendrickx            | Make an automated system for building the Linux from Scratch chapter 5 environment. |
|  13 | WIP       | Everyone                     | Convert the Cucumber 1.x buildscript to Cucumber 2.x buildinfo files. See assignments/progress [[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wz0QenLKYio_4zqJZsloEqlsXk5LfBrb34N6jiZ60eQ/edit#gid=0|here]]. |
|  14 | WIP       | Everyone                     | Update packages to new versions. See assignments/progress [[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wz0QenLKYio_4zqJZsloEqlsXk5LfBrb34N6jiZ60eQ/edit#gid=0|here]]. |
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