14 DAY TRIAL // Evolve OS recently changed its name to Solus and the developers are now trying to put some order into the normal chaos that surrounds most of the distros. They intend to have a precise schedule and to work on several important features.
Now that the switch has been made from Evolve OS to Solus, the community is looking with even more interest. Solus OS was a rather famous distro, made by the same lead developer, and a lot of people love it. They were disappointed to see it go away, but now it's sort of returned, and the developers want to make everything by the book, which means that they need some ground rules.
Interestingly enough, the team behind the new Solus went beyond just setting up some release dates and intermediary milestones; they also managed to get a schedule for some of the features they intend to add. This is all well and nice, but development never quite works out this way, and there are always problems.
Solus wants a precise schedule like Ubuntu
The only other major distribution that follows a draconic schedule is Ubuntu. The developers set a launch date early in the cycle, and they never miss it (almost never). This is possible because it's a very large team, and they do most of the work in time. It also means that some problems will escape the devel cycle, and they will be present in the stable edition. It's a compromise that can't be avoided.
The other solution is to have a schedule of "when it's done," which usually means the developers take their time to fix what they can find. The end result can be a much more stable distribution, but it can also annoy users.
As it stands right now, Solus will have an annual release and the distribution will be supported for two years. There won't be any LTS edition, and the final release should happen on July 16.