1.5.x - development 

+ nice overall install progress with ETA
+ --from option for the other installing commands (up/patch/dup/inr/verify)
+ add help texts for all prompts

1.4.x - maintenance for openSUSE 11.3
1.3.x - maintenance for SLE11-SP1 and openSUSE 11.2
1.2.x - development releases
1.0.x - maintenance for SLE11 and openSUSE 11.1


NOT SCHEDULED
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+ - we want it
? - idea

General

+ improved install summary, extended info available via prompt options
  + show changelog for selected packages or the whole update
  + show graphical (schubi's widget) or ascii dependency tree of the packages
    in the summary
  + explain why a package has been selected for installation/removal
  + explain why a package cannot be updated (the "updates will NOT be
    installed" section)
+ options to install/remove packages recommended/suggested packages
? Add 'renamed/obsolete' section to install summary (bnc #548017)
? xml input (feed an xml with operation specification to zypper)
? move -vv output to zypper.log, leave only normal and verbose output levels?
  -vv e.g. displays full urls of downloaded files

Packages

? list packages newly added to repos since last update (might be easy once we
  have package history)

Patterns

+ implement pattern removal