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Today(in fact late in night for me), Ub8.10 has come out. it’s really exciting for us. I’m downloading for it,but…but the speed is so…so…low that I can’t stand it…
Pre-orders are available through ShipIt, a wonderful service which allows you request completely free CDs, which usually arrive in one month.

The softwares included in Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex are smart and steady.

Intrepid comes with pretty much bleeding-edge packages: GNOME 2.24.1, OpenOffice 2.4.1 (OpenOffice 3.0 is now available, but it is not included in 8.10), Firefox 3.0.3 and GIMP 2.6.1. Although Firefox 3.1 Beta 1 is out, 3.0.3 is the version which ships with Intrepid, and I guess it’s a smart choice considering there was enough time to test this release.

Music player: Rhythmbox 0.11.6  Cool GUI,but it can’t support Chinese well.with the mp3′s IDs,there’re always codes that we can’t understand.

Movie player: Totem 2.24.2 I don’t like this,why? Because it don’t support the rmvb&rm formats without the codes.I often use mplayer instead of it.

Office suite: OpenOffice.org 2.4.1  So steady, but less functions than the 3.0 version. Then steady is more important for one operate system, in my opinion.

Web browser: Firefox 3.0.3  Comments as the Office suite’s reason。

File manager: Nautilus 2.24.1 Nothing to say. It’s better for gnome.

CD/DVD burner: Brasero 0.8.2 Good software in linux for burning.

Terminal application: GNOME Terminal Nothing to say. It’s better for gnome.

Text editor: Gedit 2.24.0 Nothing to say. It’s better for gnome.

IM and IRC client: Pidgin 2.5.2 Nothing to say. It’s better for gnome.

Image editor: GIMP 2.6.1 Nothing to say. It’s better for gnome.

The latest Ubuntu release brings the best of open source together on a platform that with 18 months free updates. With hundreds of improvements and the addition of full 3G support, more and more users are assessing why Ubuntu wins more and more converts with every release. This tour will help you discover this for your self.
Productivity tools: Ubuntu supports all of your favourite web-based mail programs like Yahoo(TM) or Gmail (TM). But for the office, Evolution provides all the calendering, contacts and full function office email you need. Pidgin IM also puts you in instant touch with colleagues and integrates with your personal IM services simply and easily.
Browsing: Includes Mozilla’s Firefox 3 as the default browser. Faster, safer and themed browsing for users.
Photos: Upload from your camera or phone to F-Spot and manage, tag, share and sort your photos and upload easily to you favourite social networking sites.
Music and video: Plug in your PSP, iPod, MP3 player; share playlists with your friends; buy in the creative commons online music stores, stream more live radio and content from the BBC and plug in more devices with UPnP.
Office applications: Word processing, spreadsheets and presentations can all be delivered through Open Office. And, they completely integrate with the proprietary office applications out there. The big difference is that they are free.
Accessibility: At the core of the Ubuntu philosophy is the belief that computing is for everyone and access should be free and complete whatever your economic or physical circumstances. Ubuntu is one of the most accessible desktop operating systems around.

* Features
* Productivity tools
* Web browsing
* Photos
* Music and video
* Office tools
* Accessibility

Here is download page, though I advise to use P2P to get it and wait for the DVD version.

BTW,my blog update to 2.6.3

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