Mark Shuttleworth explained in his blog today about his vision for “the perfect 10″ while revealing the codename for Ubuntu 10.10 due out in October: Maverick Meerkat. He goes on further to lay out a preliminary roadmap for future development after Lucid Lynx is finished by focusing on a “Light” theme to embrace our more mobile computing lifestyles. Some specific points of interest are:

  • A revamp of the Ubuntu Netbook Edition user interface.
  • Focusing on hybrid could computing with Ubuntu Server.
  • Integrating the social networks within the Ubuntu Desktop and making it easier to sync and shared our contact lists.

Ubuntu has made a habit of using the interim releases between LTS editions as testbeds for branching out in new directions. With the first release of Gnome 3.0 due out this year, Maverick Meerkat looks to be no exception.

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