Ubuntu 9.04 released (URGENT)

[Charlie Kravetz]

On Thu, 23 Apr 2009 08:22:07 -0500
Jim Campbell <jwcampbell at ubuntu.com> wrote:

> Hi All,
> 
> The Xubuntu page is coming up with a 404 error. :(
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Ubuntu Announcements <noreply at ubuntu.com>
> Date: Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 7:53 AM
> Subject: Ubuntu 9.04 released
> To: ubuntu-announce at lists.ubuntu.com
> 
> 
> The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce Ubuntu 9.04 Desktop and Server
> editions and Ubuntu Netbook Remix, continuing Ubuntu's tradition of
> integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a
> high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution.
> 
> Read more about the features of Ubuntu 9.04 in the following press
> releases:
> 
>  Desktop edition    http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntu-9.04-desktop
>  Server edition     http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntu-9.04-server
>  Netbook Remix      http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntu-9.04-unr
> 
> Ubuntu 9.04 will be supported for 18 months on both desktops and
> servers. Users requiring a longer support lifetime may choose to
> continue using Ubuntu 8.04 LTS rather than upgrading to or installing
> 9.04.
> 
> Ubuntu 9.04 is also the basis for new 9.04 releases of Kubuntu,
> Xubuntu, Edubuntu, UbuntuStudio, and Mythbuntu:
> 
>        Kubuntu      http://kubuntu.org/news/9.04-release
>        Xubuntu      http://xubuntu.org/news/9.04-release
>       Edubuntu      http://edubuntu.org/news/9.04-release
>      Mythbuntu      http://mythbuntu.org/9.04/release
>  Ubuntu Studio      http://ubuntustudio.org/downloads
> 
> To Get Ubuntu 9.04
> ------------------
> 
> To download Ubuntu 9.04, or obtain CDs, visit:
> 
>  http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu
> 
> Users of Ubuntu 8.10 will be offered an automatic upgrade to 9.04 via
> Update Manager.  For further information about upgrading, see:
> 
>  http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/upgrading
> 
> As always, upgrades to the latest version of Ubuntu are entirely free
> of charge.
> 
> We recommend that all users read the release notes, which document
> caveats and workarounds for known issues.  They are available at:
> 
>  http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/904
> 
> Find out what's new in this release with a graphical overview:
> 
>  http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/904overview
> 
> If you have a question, or if you think you may have found a bug but
> aren't sure, try asking on the #ubuntu IRC channel, on the Ubuntu
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> 
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> 
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> 
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> 
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> 
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> 
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> 
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That is the only page I can get! Ubuntu 9.04 release notes took 5
minutes to load, and I can't get to the downloads at all yet.

I suspect it may be a timeout error instead of 404, the sites are just
really busy.

-- 
Charlie Kravetz 
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