An idea of the timescale involved can be seen in the Gantt Chart below.
Please note that the dates involved are only approximate for the tasks that have been listed. Also much of the research will be ongoing during the project. There is no way of giving an exact time for each of the stages.
Also, even though the task ``Familiarisation with Linux'' is listed as starting in June, it had started unofficially well before that time. This task entails familiarisation with Linux with the project in mind.