“Oneiric Ocelot” is the code name for Ubuntu 11.10 . The first beta project of Ubuntu 11,10 was released you can download from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/ .
Ubuntu 11.10 will make a new revolution , Until now I discovered only NINE features u can increase..
1- Unity :
Ubuntu 11.10 offers more polished rendition of the UI changes to the Unity desktop’s “Dash” interface . The key Dash changes include new windows controls and transparency effects, and the swapping out of the “Places” concept with more search-savvy “Scopes and Lenses.”
2- Ubuntu Software Center :
The other major change in Oneiric Ocelot’s beta release is the new Ubuntu Software Center . I Consider it one of Ubuntu’s “killer features,” the Ubuntu Software Center is also slated to get a number of enhancements, including improved integration with Unity and a simplified user interface.
3- chrominum or firefox !?
Firefox 7.0 Firefox 7.0 is standard issue
4- Alt + Tab :
Other interface changes include a redesigned Alt+Tab switching interface (see image below). In addition, better performance is promised for the launchers and panel, thanks to a port to GTK 3 and a GTK 3-based indicator stack, says the Ubuntu project.
5- Evolution — or Thunderbird !?
Thunderbird 7.0 email client, now established for the first time as the default, says the project.
6- python :
a new package for python (Python 3.2, GCC 4.6.1, CUPS 1.5.0, and Shotwell 0.11) .
7- LibreOffice :
Ubuntu adds LibreOffice 3.4.2 ,But it will move to the new 3.4.3 version in october (from ubuntu wiki) .
8- Déjà Dup Backup Tool :
Déjà Dup is a simple backup tool. It hides the complexity of backing up the Right Way (encrypted, off-site, and regular) and uses duplicity as the backend .
9- GNOME 3 :
The Ubuntu 11.10 beta offers GNOME 3.1.5 as an alternative to the Unity desktop .
Good article indeed, but I have one small comment,
You are mixing Gnome 3 with Gnome Shell, they are different.
First, I’d like to say that Ubuntu 11.10 has Gnome 3 by default !!, not as a replacement for Unity
actually Unity is built over Gnome, just like Gnome shell, you can have Gnome 3 without the shell interface if you want.
What happened in Ubuntu 11.04 is that Unity was built over Gnome 2, So if you wanted to Gnome shell, you has to install Gnome 3 then install the shell.
The new in the beta version is that Unity is now built on top of Gnome 3 instead, this means if you want to install Gnome SHELL, you only have to install the shell, you already have Gnome 3