Hardy Heron reaches beta
With the beta release of “Hardy Heron” last week, Ubuntu has finally regained its top spot in DistroWatch’s Page Hit Ranking statistics for the default six-month view. This beta is looking pretty good; although there are few breathtaking features, it feels reasonably stable and the remaining month is not expected to result in any new additions, other than bug squashing and minor polishing. It seems the focus of this release was on adding enterprise and server features, rather than new conveniences for the desktop users. After all, the server edition of “Hardy Heron” will be supported with security and bug-fix updates until April 2014, so it’s only natural that much of the work should go into preparing the release for long-term, trouble-free operation as a file or web server. Other than that, Ubuntu 8.04 should be a worthy upgrade for all current Ubuntu users. Will it be good enough to convince businesses and enterprises that it is time switch to Linux on their desktops? For this we’ll have to wait and see…”
Ubuntu 8.04 comes with updated applications and artwork, but no major new desktop features
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Source: Distrowatch
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