“Brasero will replace Serpentine as the CD-writing utility in
the upcoming April release of Ubuntu 8.10 (code-named Hardy Heron).
Brasero extends the functionality of Serpentine to include data CD
and DVD projects, file integrity checking, and multisession
support.“Why replace Serpentine, a dead simple solution for burning
audio CDs? It features tight integration into the GNOME Desktop
Environment, with support for Rhythmbox playlists and drag and drop
file management from Nautilus, as well as the ability to extract
audio from video files…”