We, the Automatix Team, are currently making several changes for Gutsy. I have already mentioned the technical changes, but I am also going to mention the non-technical ones as well. Our main goal for Gutsy is to improve our collaboration efforts between us, the Ubuntu devs, and the community. The way we are doing that is changing Automatix's purpose. Automatix was originally designed to be an installation script that would help get a user's Ubuntu install up and running. We believe that it is pointless to make it an alternative to methods already in Ubuntu. So starting with Gutsy, Automatix will now be used to fill in the holes in which Ubuntu cannot fill. We will work with the Ubuntu devs to get things that are in Automatix into Ubuntu, and as they get moved into Ubuntu they will be removed from Automatix. As things are removed from Automatix more will be added to Automatix, and eventually Ubuntu. This cycle will continue until users have decided that there is no longer a need for Automatix. A launchpad spec has been created for this plan which can be found here: https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubu...-collaboration