Roadmap
Last updated: 2026-07-01 | Maintainer: tuna-os (hanthor)
Mission
Bring a modern, cloud-native experience to the Enterprise Linux Desktop. tunaOS provides OCI-based, image-mode Fedora/AlmaLinux desktops with out-of-the-box developer tooling, GPU support, and immutable infrastructure patterns.
Current Status (July 2026)
Active Variants
| Variant | Base | Desktops | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellowfin | AlmaLinux Kitten 10 | GNOME, KDE, COSMIC, Niri, XFCE | Stable |
| Albacore | AlmaLinux 10 | GNOME, KDE, COSMIC, Niri, XFCE | Stable |
| Skipjack | CentOS Stream 10 | GNOME, KDE, COSMIC, Niri, XFCE | Beta |
| Bonito / Bonito Rawhide | Fedora 44 / Rawhide | GNOME, KDE, COSMIC, Niri | Beta |
| Sailfin | openSUSE Tumbleweed (rolling) | GNOME, KDE, Niri, XFCE | Beta |
| Guppy | Gentoo Linux (source-based) | GNOME, KDE, Niri, XFCE | Beta |
| Grouper | Ubuntu 26.04 | GNOME, KDE, Niri, XFCE | Beta (RFC 010) |
| Marlin | Arch Linux (rolling), CachyOS overlay | GNOME, KDE, COSMIC, Niri, XFCE | Beta |
| Flounder / Flounder Sid | Debian 13 Trixie / Sid | GNOME, KDE, COSMIC, Niri, XFCE | Beta |
Build Health
CI pipeline builds are green on amd64, amd64-v2, and arm64 for core variants.
⚠️ ACTIVE INCIDENT: ISO downloads broken (#543, #561). Zero downloadable releases since June 8, 2026 (23 days). Only GNOME tags exist. KDE, COSMIC, Niri, XFCE have installer repos but no release tags.
Community
- 47 stars, 2 forks
- CONTRIBUTING.md, SECURITY.md, CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md published (June 2026)
- Discussions enabled
- Multi-agent development active (architect, guide, sec-check, quality, CI, outreach)
- 34+ community outreach issues filed
Q2 2026 (April–June) — "Stabilize" ✅ COMPLETE
Theme: Fix CI, land strategic documentation, ship Redfin alpha.
Result: 11/12 goals completed. ISO publishing regressed (#543). Redfin alpha carried to Q3.
| Goal | Status | Issue |
|---|---|---|
| CI build reliability ≥80% | ✅ Done | #226, #314, #448 |
| ISO E2E tests passing | ✅ Done | #227 (ISOs building) |
| ISO publishing restored | ✅ Done | #229 (⚠️ regressed: see #543) |
| CONTRIBUTING.md published | ✅ Done | #268 (PR #319) |
| SECURITY.md published | ✅ Done | #269 (PR #319) |
| CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md published | ✅ Done | #270 (PR #319) |
| ROADMAP.md published | ✅ Done | #267 |
| Redfin (RHEL 10) alpha | 🟡 Carried to Q3 | — |
| Security hardcoded creds removed | ✅ Done | #318, #359 |
| SELinux enforcing | ✅ Done | #318, #322 |
| ublue-os/packages COPR eliminated | ✅ Done | #436 |
| projectbluefin/actions adopted | ✅ Done | #440–441 |
| arm64 builds passing | ✅ Done | #448 |
Q3 2026 (July–September) — "Expand" 🔴 BLOCKED
Theme: Expand variant coverage, harden architecture, grow community.
⚠️ Q3 blocked by: ISO downloads broken (#543, #561), only GNOME shipping, Q3 milestone empty (#562), outreach outpacing product (#563).
| Goal | Owner | Tracking | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fix ISO downloads | ci-maintainer | #543, #561 | 🔴 BLOCKER |
| Bonito (Fedora 44) GA | ci-maintainer | — | ⬜ Not started |
| Ship KDE, COSMIC, Niri, XFCE variants | ci-maintainer | #562 | ⬜ Not started |
| Containerfile deduplication | architect | #305 | 🟡 In progress |
| Hardcoded registry → configurable | architect | #304 | 🟡 In progress |
| Justfile modular decomposition | architect | #308 | 🟡 In progress |
| Migration guide (Silverblue/Kinoite/UB) | guide | #273 | ⬜ Not started |
| mdBook → tunaos.org centralized | guide | — | ✅ Done |
| Semantic versioning adoption | strategist | #274 | ⬜ Not started |
| External contributor onboarding | guide | — | ⬜ Not started |
| Weekly boot report as build gate | ci-maintainer | #285 | 🟡 In progress |
| Outreach sequencing | strategist | #563 | 🔴 Gap |
| Populate Q3 milestone | strategist | #562 | 🔴 Gap |
Q4 2026 (October–December) — "Mature"
Theme: Enterprise readiness, community governance, ecosystem integration.
| Goal | Owner | Dependencies |
|---|---|---|
| Tacklebox decoupling | architect | #306 |
| Upstream snapshot automation | ci-maintainer | #307 |
| Branch protection + required CI | strategist | CI health |
| Supply chain hardening | sec-check | #212, #301 |
| Release automation | ci-maintainer | CI health, semver |
| Community governance model | strategist | — |
| Package signing / SBOM | sec-check | Supply chain |
Technical Debt Backlog
Items requiring architectural investment before they become blockers:
| Item | Issue | Priority | Effort |
|---|---|---|---|
| Containerfile deduplication | #305 | P1 | L |
| Hardcoded container registries | #304 | P1 | M |
| Generated workflow cleanup | #311 | P2 | S |
| Scanner debt (#299–#302) | various | P3 | S |
| scripts/ vs build_scripts/ consolidation | #310 | P3 | M |
How to Contribute
See CONTRIBUTING.md for development setup, build instructions, and PR process.
Priorities listed above — pick an issue labeled good first issue or comment on a goal you'd like to own.
Roadmap Governance
This roadmap is maintained by the strategist agent. Updates published after major milestones or quarterly. Propose changes via PR to this file with issue reference.
See SECURITY.md for vulnerability reporting.
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