After much anticipation, the latest Long Term Service (LTS) release of Ubuntu was announced this afternoon:
As with each new release, this once again is seeking to be the biggest yet – and if IRC is any indicator that certainly will be the case: the #ubuntu channel on freenode soared to over 2100 users at the peak, the previous record was 1865, and #ubuntu-release-party went over 1500, it’s previous record being 1177. Three cheers for the IRC Ops team for handling the influx with such tact and grace, it’s not an easy job!
And of course congratulations to everyone who made the release itself possible! Well done folks!!!
…but there is no rest for the awesome. Next weekend many community members and developers alike are off to Brussels for the Ubuntu Developer Summit – Maverick Meerkat, where we all get to put our heads together for the 10.10 release later this year.