Two things: I) What is Mythbuntu? II) What about Gobuntu? Or is that not released as beta? <div>2008/3/20, Steve Langasek <<a href="mailto:steve.langasek@canonical.com">steve.langasek@canonical.com</a>>:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Hi folks, Please find below the draft announcement for the 8.04 beta. Comments, fixes, and suggestions are all welcome. Kubuntu highlights are still missing from this draft, and the mirror list will be refreshed before the announcement is sent. The canonical location of this draft as we incorporate fixes is on the wiki at <<a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardyHeron/BetaAnnouncement">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardyHeron/BetaAnnouncement</a>>. Thanks, -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. Ubuntu Developer <a href="http://www.debian.org/">http://www.debian.org/</a> <a href="mailto:slangasek@ubuntu.com">slangasek@ubuntu.com</a> <a href="mailto:vorlon@debian.org">vorlon@debian.org</a> The Ubuntu team is proud to announce the beta release of Ubuntu 8.04 LTS and the Ubuntu 8.04 family of variants: Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Gobuntu, UbuntuStudio, and Mythbuntu. Codenamed "Hardy Heron", 8.04 continues Ubuntu's proud tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. Ubuntu 8.04 LTS on the desktop features incremental improvements to familiar applications, with an emphasis on stability for this second Ubuntu long-term support release, and is easier than ever to try out with the new Wubi installer. Ubuntu 8.04 LTS server follows in the footsteps of Ubuntu 7.10 with even more virtualization support and security enhancements - enabling AppArmor for more applications by default, improving protection of kernel memory against attacks, and supporting KVM and iSCSI technologies out of the box. Desktop highlights ------------------ Improved application selection: the GNOME desktop sports a number of improvements to the default applications, including more featureful clients for BitTorrent and VNC, as well as an advanced UI for mastering CDs and DVDs. File browsing: an enhanced filesystem layer brings greater performance and flexibility to Nautilus, the GNOME file browser. Pluggable audio and video output: the PulseAudio sound server is integrated in the GNOME desktop for more flexible sound output, and a new Screen Resolution utility allows easier configuration of multiple video displays. Wubi installer: a new Windows-based installer option makes it easier than ever to try out Ubuntu, letting users install a full desktop on Windows systems without needing to partition their hard drive. Please see <a href="http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/hardybeta">http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/hardybeta</a> for details. Server highlights ----------------- AppArmor profiles: a greater number of server applications are now protected by default with AppArmor, a kernel technology that limits the resources an application is allowed to access, providing added protection against undiscovered security vulnerabilities. Memory protection: additional protection now prevents direct access to system memory through /dev/mem and /dev/kmem, and the lower 64K of system memory is nolonger addressable by default, changes which help to defend against malicious code. Many applications are also now built as Position Independent Executables, making it harder for application security vulnerabilities to be exploited. Virtualization and iSCSI: mounting iSCSI targets is now supported from Ubuntu, and virt-manager has been integrated, allowing for easier management of virtual machines. Edubuntu highlights ------------------- Add-on configuration: Edubuntu is now provided as an add-on to Ubuntu instead of as a separate stand-alone flavor, permitting even greater reuse of Ubuntu technologies. Kubuntu highlights ------------------ As well as the above desktop highlights, the following new features are specific to KDE users: <currently awaiting input from Kubuntu developers> Please see <a href="https://wiki.kubuntu.org/HardyHeron/Beta/Kubuntu">https://wiki.kubuntu.org/HardyHeron/Beta/Kubuntu</a> for details. Other ----- * On the Desktop: KDE 3.5.9, GNOME 2.22, OpenOffice.org 2.4.0rc2, <a href="http://X.org">X.org</a> 7.3 * On the Server: Apache 2.2, PostgreSQL 8.3, PHP 5.2.4, LTSP 5.0 * "Under the hood": GCC 4.2.3, glibc 2.7, Linux 2.6.24, Python 2.5 The full release notes can be found at <a href="http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/hardybeta">http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/hardybeta</a> About Ubuntu ------------ Ubuntu is a full-featured Linux distribution for desktops, laptops, and servers, with a fast and easy install and regular releases. A tightly-integrated selection of excellent applications is included, and an incredible variety of add-on software is just a few clicks away. Professional technical support is available from Canonical Limited and hundreds of other companies around the world. For more information about support, visit <a href="http://www.ubuntu.com/support">http://www.ubuntu.com/support</a> To Get Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Beta --------------------------- Download Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Beta here (choose the mirror closest to you): Europe: <a href="http://se.releases.ubuntu.com/8.04">http://se.releases.ubuntu.com/8.04</a> (Sweden) <a href="http://nl.releases.ubuntu.com/8.04">http://nl.releases.ubuntu.com/8.04</a> (The Netherlands) <a href="http://ftp.snt.utwente.nl/pub/linux/ubuntu-releases/8.04">http://ftp.snt.utwente.nl/pub/linux/ubuntu-releases/8.04</a> (The Netherlands) <a href="http://ie.releases.ubuntu.com/8.04">http://ie.releases.ubuntu.com/8.04</a> (Ireland) <a href="http://it.releases.ubuntu.com/8.04">http://it.releases.ubuntu.com/8.04</a> (Italy) <a href="http://gb.releases.ubuntu.com/8.04">http://gb.releases.ubuntu.com/8.04</a> (Great Britain) <a href="http://de.releases.ubuntu.com/8.04">http://de.releases.ubuntu.com/8.04</a> (Germany) <a href="http://fr.releases.ubuntu.com/8.04">http://fr.releases.ubuntu.com/8.04</a> (France) Asia: <a href="http://tw.releases.ubuntu.com/8.04">http://tw.releases.ubuntu.com/8.04</a> (Taiwan) Africa: <a href="http://za.releases.ubuntu.com/8.04">http://za.releases.ubuntu.com/8.04</a> (South Africa) North America: <a href="http://ca.releases.ubuntu.com/8.04">http://ca.releases.ubuntu.com/8.04</a> (Canada) <a href="http://us.releases.ubuntu.com/8.04">http://us.releases.ubuntu.com/8.04</a> (United States) Rest of the world: <a href="http://releases.ubuntu.com/8.04">http://releases.ubuntu.com/8.04</a> (Great Britain) Please download using Bittorrent if possible. To upgrade to Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Beta from Ubuntu 7.10 or Ubuntu 6.06 LTS, follow these instructions: <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HardyUpgrades">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HardyUpgrades</a> The final version of Ubuntu 8.04 is expected to be released in April 2008. Feedback and Helping -------------------- If you would like to help shape Ubuntu, take a look at the list of ways you can participate at <a href="http://www.ubuntu.com/community/participate/">http://www.ubuntu.com/community/participate/</a> Your comments, bug reports, patches and suggestions will help turn this Beta into the best release of Ubuntu ever. Please report bugs through the Launchpad bug tracker: <a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/hardy/+bugs">https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/hardy/+bugs</a> If you have a question, or if you think you may have found a bug but are not sure, first try asking on the #ubuntu IRC channel on FreeNode, on the Ubuntu Users mailing list, or on the Ubuntu forums: <a href="http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users">http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a> <a href="http://www.ubuntuforums.org/">http://www.ubuntuforums.org/</a> More Information ---------------- You can find out more about Ubuntu and about this preview release on our website, IRC channel and wiki. If you are new to Ubuntu, please visit: <a href="http://www.ubuntu.com/">http://www.ubuntu.com/</a> To sign up for future Ubuntu announcements, please subscribe to Ubuntu's very low volume announcement list at: <a href="http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-announce">http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-announce</a> -- ubuntu-doc mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-doc@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-doc@lists.ubuntu.com</a> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-doc">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-doc</a> </blockquote></div>