I’ve always been interested in ubuntu for the fact that in my opinion they have the capabilities to become a real Windows Desktop replacement. But on the other hand I’ve always been strugling to get everything working as it should. Video drivers and Wireless drivers always were a problem. This “new” alpha release is a huge step forward. Without any problems my wireless card got recognized and the correct video drivers were loaded. I connected to the internet within a few seconds, which took me half a day with 8.0.4. I know it’s far from being a release candidate but so far 8.10 is worth looking into.