Is it out yet

It’s quite easy to see when Ubuntu 9.04 has been released. See what happened last time in the #ubuntu-release-party IRC channel on the Freenode network.

Wait for an announcement something like this:-

14:09 <@slangasek> the Ibex you've all been waiting for has capered its way over the gate - Ubuntu 8.10 is now out

Then observe the utter pandemonium ensue, thus:-

14:09 <@Hobbsee> \o/
14:09 <@Hobbsee> slangasek: /topic  too?
14:09 <@popey> \o/
14:09 <@thoreauputic> \o/
14:09 < noodlesgc> i dont believe you
14:09 < Helvasca> LjL: very nice
14:09 < Shishire> YAY!
14:09 < Napster> GOD
14:09  * Hobbsee waits for teh flood
14:09 < bazhang> YER!!!
14:09 < maswan> \o/
14:09 <@wgrant> Thanks slangasek and release team!
14:09 < ImpatientKDE> YAY
14:09 < mayeco> ahhhhhhh!
14:09 < PovAdct_w> W00000000
14:09  * Ergo^ peees its pants
14:09 < Odd-rationale> Yeah!!!
14:09 < smakked_> lol
14:09 < djhash> AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHA
14:09 < Myoukochou> Gentlemen... start your torrents!
14:09 < beniwtv> wooot!
14:09 < unr3a1> Hobbsee:  dont have to ban people no more
14:09 < ramblex> yey
14:09 < Adriaan> YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY
14:09 < netsui_idle> This isn't real!
14:09 < Spads> http://rasher.dk/r/Ubuntu-8.10
14:09 < selinuxium> thoreauputic: Long time no see!
14:09 < Ergo^> YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!
14:09 < jacopo> WHOOOOOOOO
14:09 < TroyMcClure> woot
14:09 < Adriaan> XD!!
14:09 < beniwtv>  :D
14:09 < unr3a1> lol
14:09 < henkjan> woie!
14:09 < grizzancs> *drums*
14:09 < netsui_idle> AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
14:09 < netsui_idle> AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
14:09 < ramblex> woooooooooooooooooooooooooot
14:09 < mayeco> peeeeeee
14:09 < ubb> what
14:09 < Shishire> oh yeah
14:10  * asac_the_2nd dancing
14:10 <@slangasek> we now return you to your regularly scheduled channel flooding
14:10 < djhash> HAHAHAHAHAHAAHALAOOA
14:10 < macbeth4077> congratulations!
14:10 < mayeco> adasd
14:10 < blueeyesmike> !!!
14:10 < unr3a1> YEAAAAAA
14:10 < NauarchLysander> It's coming!!!!!!!!!
14:10 < mayeco> adsadasd
14:10 <@Hobbsee> unr3a1: yay! i can go to bed!
14:10 < mayeco> sadasdsad
14:10 < Rhengal> yey
14:10 < Handcrafted> Is it out?
14:10 < MCS> woohoo
14:10 < smakked_> it was out abotu 30 minutes ago
14:10 < bigjocker> NIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
14:10 < jacopo> WHOOOOOOOO
14:10 < emmajane> Myoukochou: and ladies....
14:10 < ramblex> dance dance
14:10 < jacopo> WHOOOOOOOO
14:10 < zash> yartay!
14:10 < Evil_DuDe> WOHOOO
14:10 < jacopo> WHOOOOOOOO
14:10 < netsui_idle> OMG OMGOMGOMGOMGOMG
14:10 < momal> ITS NOT OUT BHAWHAWHAW
14:10 < grizzancs> loool
14:10 < ImpatientKDE> i love how this was announced here before the main wepage!
14:10 < Napster> lol
14:10 < Pretto> finally
14:10 < mayeco> weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
14:10 < unr3a1> lol
14:10 <@thoreauputic> selinuxium: hello there 
14:10 < ramblex> lol
14:10 < jrib> \o/
14:10 < CrazyKlompjes> WOOOHHOOO!!
14:10 < thiebaude> yea!!!
14:10 <@wgrant> slangasek: Gee, thanks.
14:10 < Napster> hahahh
14:10 < Handcrafted> guess so
14:10 < tacone> 
14:10 < ramblex> oh noes
14:10 < NauarchLysander> WOW
14:10 < ubb> LOL
14:10 < Ergo^> CHANGE THE FREAKING BANNNER!!!!
14:10 < greencookie> Hello!!
14:10 < jacopo> LOLLL
14:10 < blueeyesmike> wasn't it out like 5 minutes ago?
14:10 < Handcrafted> yay
14:10 < noodlesgc> noway!!!!!!!!!!!!

etc for the next few minutes.

To confirm, you can always look for the announcement.

See also http://popey.com/Things_Not_To_Say