One of the great services that Canonical offers with Ubuntu is shipping free installation disks to anyone who requests them. With 8.04 “Hardy Heron” going into final release, they have started accepting pre-orders for CD’s at Shipit. If it’s difficult for you to do large downloads, or you’re just someone who would appreciate a shiny pressed CD of Ubuntu, head over and put in your request!

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