On Thursday, a large spike in bandwidth usage at some download sites will likely mark the release of Ubuntu 9.04. I’ve been using the beta of 9.04 in a Vm for a while, now, and since it’s offered notsomuch advantage over 8.10, I think twc central will pass for now. My last upgrade, from 8.04 to 8.10 was not a nightmare upgrade, but it did break a few media features, require reinstallation of THE SAME video drivers I had been using and several other lil gripes. So, with no really big gains, super-duper changes, in the OS and every reason to expect the usual breakage of features on upgrade, as well as the likely slow download because of eager beavers wanting their upgrade NOW, twc central will stick with Ubuntu 8.10 for now.
"In a democracy (‘rule by mob’), those who refuse to learn from history will be the majority and will dictate that everyone else suffer for their ignorance."