Fwd: Announcing the Ubuntu 5.04 Preview

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From: Matt Zimmerman <mdz-GeWIH/[email protected]>
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 05:07:56 -0800
Subject: Announcing the Ubuntu 5.04 Preview
To: [email protected]

The Ubuntu Team is proud to announce the preview of their second release:
Ubuntu 5.04-preview - codenamed "Hoary Hedgehog" (*). The preview release
includes both install CDs and bootable Live CDs for three architectures.

There are CD images of the preview release in both Install and Live CD fo=
rmat
for Intel/x86, PowerPC and AMD64 here:

  http://releases.ubuntu.com/hoary/=20

Ubuntu is a Linux distribution for the desktop or the server that include=
s all
of Debian as well as most of the packages of apt-get.org , and more, with=
 a fast
and easy install, regular releases (every six months), a tight selection =
of
excellent packages installed by default, a commitment to security updates=
 for
18 months after release and professional technical support from many comp=
anies
for every release.

To see it all, you'll need to try the CD, but the highlights include:

 * GNOME 2.10 -- Very fresh... Released yesterday!
 * X.org 6.8.2
 * Kickstart compatibility for automatic installations
 * Several new desktop package-management tools to make it even
   easier to stay up to date
 * An ultra-fast boot process, with optimized init process and
   special optimizations for the hotplug system
 * Improved hardware support on a range of platforms -- laptops in
   particular gain improved suspend/hibernation support and processor
   frequency scaling
 * Unified and improved hardware detection between the install and
   live CDs, which gives us live CDs on powerpc and amd64 too
 * A range of improvements related to internationalization,
   translations, and different keyboard layouts, including a
   new smart keyboard selector that guesses your keyboard based
   on keypresses
 * A load of new Ubuntu-specific documentation, thanks to the
   hard work of our community documentation team
 * Instant messaging, desktop publishing, office productivity,
   with vorbis playback and Python 2.4 ready out of the box
 * Enhancements to the hardware abstraction layer to provide you with
   BIOS, CPU, memory and LSB data (infrastructure for the upcoming
   hardware database)
 * Enhanced proactive security due to privilege minimization of many
   processes which previously ran as root. This work reduces the impact
   of many potential security vulnerabilities.
 * The very best of the 100% FREE / LIBRE application software world.
 * Much, much more!

You can find out more about Ubuntu and about this preview release on our
website, IRC channel and wiki. If you're new to Ubuntu, please visit:

  http://www.ubuntu.com/=20

The final version of Ubuntu 5.04 is expected to be released in early Apri=
l. At
that time, we will be mailing shrinkwrapped CDs free of charge to anyone =
who
signs up for one. To receive a complimentary copy of the Hoary Hedgehog C=
D --
or a handful to give to your friends, your school or LUG, place your requ=
est at
the URL below. If you requested CDs before, you'll need to log in and upd=
ate
your order:

  http://shipit.ubuntu.com/=20

The community behind Ubuntu has continued to grow since our last release.=
 There
are many ways to track Ubuntu development and to participate in mailing l=
ists,
forums, and in focused teams. Teams include new Local Community Teams tha=
t help
coordinate Ubuntu advocacy and support for users in communities around th=
e
world. Visit our community page for more information:

  http://www.ubuntu.com/community/=20

To sign up for future Ubuntu announcements, you may subscribe to Ubuntu's=
 very
low volume announcement list at:

  http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-announce=20

This list is archived at http://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce=
/ and
receives on average less than 5 messages per month.

 (*) Hoary, adj., So old as to inspire veneration; ancient. In case you
     were wondering.

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