Although it’s still a little ways from release, I decided to give Ubuntu 9.04 a spin. Right now, development is “somewhere” between Beta and RC status, and things seem to be going quite well. More here

I’d also like to mention boot speed – I’m not sure what has been done “under the hood” but 9.04 boots *very* quicky. Also, I’m very impressed so far w/ overall desktop speed and responsiveness.

I believe 9.04 will shape up to be a “killer release”, and should be well received by all Ubuntu users.