It’s true, you can now download Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron for the Desktop and Server. This release is LTS or Long Term Support. Please use Torrents for downloading, because the servers and mirrors are being slammed today. Thanks!
You can find the torrent links in the FTP listings of the various mirrors, for example:
http://ubuntu.osuosl.org/releases/hardy/
Then just download the links that say *.iso.torrent
Best Torrent Program for Windows: uTorrent