“The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the beta release of
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Long-Term Support) on desktop and server.
Codenamed ‘Hardy Heron,’ 8.04 LTS 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 Desktop Edition 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…”