Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (long-term support) launched on April 24th for desktops and servers. There is something for everyone in this version, but the LTS release will have particular appeal to enterprises. As one corporate user said to me, "I have been waiting for the release of Ubuntu 8.04, because I am using Ubuntu 6.06 on my company laptop and we have to install exclusively long term support releases." The LTS release assures a reliable upgrade paths twice a year with security updates maintained for a full five years.

Who built all this great software? Planning Ubuntu 8.04

Soon after the launch of Ubuntu 7.10, in October 2007, developers met at the Ubuntu Developer Summit (UDS) in Cambridge, Massachusetts to plan the next release. The UDS is held after each major release, moving from geography to geography in order to spend time with developers from all over the world.

Photographs were posted on a wall behind the registration desk. By the end of the first day, many UDS attendees could match online names to real-world faces, perhaps for the first time.

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