miCRoSCoPiC^eaRthLinG
Feb 20 2005, 05:56 PM
Hi guys, I searched about this particular Linux Distro after I read about it in a post by MajesticTreeFrog at AstaHost.Com ( http://www.astahost.com/I-Support-Microsof...getnewpost.html ) - and I found out that they still have that offer OPEN. They're giving away free CDs for Intel, PowerPC and AMD64 Platform.. They even ship as many copies as you want FREE OF COST INCLUDING SHIPPING CHARGES. This is your golden chance lol... HURRY HURRY.. GRAB YOUR COPY OF LINUX.. @ http://shipit.ubuntulinux.org/ Do it today and spread the word around.. Linux is the OS of the day, year, the epoch...  QUOTE Ubuntu CD Distribution Database
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Furor
Feb 20 2005, 06:05 PM
Sure must be loaded with visitors. I can't seem to access the site!  By the way, are there any places where they're not shipping? I mean, there always are exceptions you know!
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miCRoSCoPiC^eaRthLinG
Feb 20 2005, 06:42 PM
QUOTE(Furor @ Feb 21 2005, 01:05 AM) Sure must be loaded with visitors. I can't seem to access the site! By the way, are there any places where they're not shipping? I mean, there always are exceptions you know! I'd thought so too - that there would be shipping restrictions and they'd post only within US or something similar - but I was quite surprised to find that they're doing it worldwide.. and not just that - you're NOT LIMITED to ordering just one CD... you can order as many as you want of each of the three types (x86, PowerPC & AMD64)... I wonder how they're handling all that shipping.. but I'll just wait patiently and wait for my order to turn up  Lets see if it really goes through.. Best of luck with your ordering.. You'll get through sooner or later.. I got in at the first try... The page has just the bare minimum info. needed so load time is extremely low.. Cheers
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canute24
Feb 20 2005, 06:51 PM
Wow this is really cool. But why are they doing that. I hope they dont ask me to pay for it later. Did anyone receive these CD's. Instead of giving one they are sending 10 CD's by default. And also asking to share it with friends. Why would anyone in the world do that? Anyone knows? It costs a decent amount as far as my knowledge goes. I saw it in a mag. I wish Longhorn would also be disrtibuted like this.
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miCRoSCoPiC^eaRthLinG
Feb 20 2005, 07:01 PM
QUOTE(canute24 @ Feb 21 2005, 01:51 AM) Wow this is really cool. But why are they doing that. I hope they dont ask me to pay for it later. Did anyone receive these CD's. Instead of giving one they are sending 10 CD's by default. And also asking to share it with friends. Why would anyone in the world do that? Anyone knows? It costs a decent amount as far as my knowledge goes. I saw it in a mag. I wish Longhorn would also be disrtibuted like this. Yaah I wonder why they're doing it too - i.e. whats the desperation..lol.. besides that 10 CD fact struck me really odd too.. wtf ?? i'd expected it to be limited to max 2-3 cds, whereas your mailing count starts straight at 10 cds !!! whoaaa... anyways, as I said, I'll quitely wait for my cd's to turn up - and see whether they really DO... I ordered a couple for the x86 and amd64.. lets see how long it takes.
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No_One
Feb 20 2005, 09:50 PM
QUOTE QUOTE(canute24 @ Feb 21 2005, 01:51 AM) Wow this is really cool. But why are they doing that. I hope they dont ask me to pay for it later. Did anyone receive these CD's. Instead of giving one they are sending 10 CD's by default. And also asking to share it with friends. Why would anyone in the world do that? Anyone knows? It costs a decent amount as far as my knowledge goes. I saw it in a mag. I wish Longhorn would also be disrtibuted like this. Yaah I wonder why they're doing it too - i.e. whats the desperation..lol.. besides that 10 CD fact struck me really odd too.. wtf ?? i'd expected it to be limited to max 2-3 cds, whereas your mailing count starts straight at 10 cds !!! whoaaa... anyways, as I said, I'll quitely wait for my cd's to turn up - and see whether they really DO... I ordered a couple for the x86 and amd64.. lets see how long it takes. This wierd... I mean who sends you 10 disks for free? I mean think about the shipping! This will cost them a fortune. I mean there service is not supported with ads and we don't have to do anything. It's totally free! I wonder if the distro is loaded with adware... That won't be cool. Has anyone gotten there's yet? The first time I tried linux I started with Linspire (i was young and stupid back then ) and you know what happened after that.
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cse-icons
Feb 21 2005, 05:37 AM
Hi, I have ordered a few but still wonder how are they supporting this initiatvie and whats in it for them...??? Moreover its not like they are doing it in a particular country but it is worldwide......... there wud be huge shipping costs... I went thru their website but nowhere have the mentioned as to why wud they do that.... If anyone receives their cds dont forget to post it here so at least we will know that it is not a hoax...  meanwhile i m waiting for my cd pack to arrive.... Cheers
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miCRoSCoPiC^eaRthLinG
Feb 21 2005, 05:46 AM
Yaah.. same here as all of you.. I'm really doubtful about the whole thing till I receive my pack. All those question keep feeling my mind too - I can't figure out why would they do it worldwide and that too in whatever figure you want... I mean wtf ? What if I used some spammer bot to generate a huge range of spurious postal addresses in different countries ... lol..the company would just go broke and vanish just because of the fact they couldn't handle their postal charges ??? How would that sound .. lol !!
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xboxrulz
Feb 21 2005, 09:57 PM
I think the motivation here is to remove people off the evil monopoly and go for the "bright" side. xboxrulz
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canute24
Feb 24 2005, 05:02 AM
QUOTE(No_One @ Feb 21 2005, 03:20 AM) This wierd... I mean who sends you 10 disks for free? I mean think about the shipping! This will cost them a fortune. I mean there service is not supported with ads and we don't have to do anything. It's totally free! I wonder if the distro is loaded with adware... That won't be cool. Has anyone gotten there's yet? The first time I tried linux I started with Linspire (i was young and stupid back then ) and you know what happened after that. No, I don't know what happened after that. What happened. Linspire had problems with windows earlier when their product name was Lindows. I don't know what happened after that.  Please tell me.
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tinoymalayil
Apr 25 2009, 01:26 AM
I heard about different Linux Versions..ubuntu,Opensuse,Fedora,Mandriva,Slackware,Knoppix,Debian etc.. I have experiance with Opensuse 11,Fedora 9,Mandriva and Especially Ubuntu 8 In my opinion Opensuse 11 is better than all other.. Ubuntu 8.04 CD is available as free.Sp please search in Google.You must register to get free CD by post. Opensuse 11.1(newest version) is freely downloadable from website opensuse.org Fedora is also freely available to download..
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miladinoski
Apr 17 2009, 09:51 AM
QUOTE (jlhaslip @ Apr 17 2009, 12:06 AM)  Might want to wait for a week or two until the new version is available. I have heard that April 23rd (or was it April 26th?) is the release date for Ubuntu 9.04 (9 being the year and 04 being April).
Looking forward to the new version. I'll likely download an upgrade from 8.10 off the net and order the CD as a backup version. Exactly the thing I do every upgrade. You can preorder a CD of 9.04 from several days ago, I ordered one yesterday! They usually arrive 3-4 weeks after the order, in this case after Jaunty gets out  I just pre-order the CD via ShipIt and upgrade via the upgrade manager, a process that took long when I had a slower connection and upgraded from 7.10 to 8.04. Pity, that my CD-rom isn't working for several months now, if it was I'd do a clean install because of the whole **** installed and not touched for 1 year and several months (only 1.5 GB currently free on my HD), I'm planning on buying an external USB CD-rom drive, but I'm not sure if it'll work on Ubuntu with just plugging it in. Any recommendation for an external CD tray?
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rpgsearcherz
Apr 16 2009, 11:32 PM
Keep in mind that the CD's are given out on a need basis... They don't have unlimited funds so they can only give out X cd's(dvd's) a month... They're really for those who can not download the image files due to the size. Of course you're free to do as you wish, but as a courtesy it would be better if people who can download the images did so instead of taking away from those who can't.
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jlhaslip
Apr 16 2009, 11:06 PM
QUOTE (sweet_tchxprt @ Apr 16 2009, 02:59 PM) you can order for a free ubuntu cd and they will send it to you for free............
its 100% TRUE
i have tried and i got the cd in 5 weeks and also in safe courier
i will tell every one should ask for one......
all the best Might want to wait for a week or two until the new version is available. I have heard that April 23rd (or was it April 26th?) is the release date for Ubuntu 9.04 (9 being the year and 04 being April). Looking forward to the new version. I'll likely download an upgrade from 8.10 off the net and order the CD as a backup version.
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aloKNsh
Apr 16 2009, 08:59 PM
you can order for a free ubuntu cd and they will send it to you for free............ its 100% TRUE i have tried and i got the cd in 5 weeks and also in safe courier i will tell every one should ask for one...... all the best
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