miCRoSCoPiC^eaRthLinG 0 Report post Posted February 20, 2005 Hi guys, I searched about this particular Linux Distro after I read about it in a post by MajesticTreeFrog ( http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ ) - 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://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ Do it today and spread the word around.. Linux is the OS of the day, year, the epoch... Ubuntu CD Distribution Database Request an Ubuntu CD! The Ubuntu team will send you Ubuntu CDs at no charge, for you to install and share. We will cover the cost of shipping the CDs to you as well. If you would like to receive Ubuntu CDs, please create a new account and tell us where to send the CDs and how many CDs You would like to receive. We promise that we will never send spam to your email address, and never sell or give away your information. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qwijibow 0 Report post Posted February 20, 2005 WOW !!!ive ordered mine...one x86 cdrom, and 1 AMD-64 cdrom.This is the difference between the greatest OS in the world.. and the rest.they will send you a free OS, for free.and i thought giving away free downloads was great. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miCRoSCoPiC^eaRthLinG 0 Report post Posted February 20, 2005 haha.. yeaah qwiji.. completely agree with you again.. What I'm going to say is so goddamned cliche - but I'll still go ahead and say it - "East Or West, Linux is the BEST".. lol.. (sic.) .. anyways.. have you ever given QNX a try ? That's a damned good system too and the GUI (named Photon) is Ultra Smooth and fast. Only problem they don't have their drivers organized properly.. you'll have to look around all over the net.. Grab another of the free downloads at http://www.qnx.org/content/qnx/en.html . The .iso distro - runs directly off the CD (like Knoppix LiveCD or Lindows) except that this OS has been around much longer than those two. As also you can make a native installation from the same CD onto your HDD... The shell is pretty similar to bash - though with very little pre-configuration. They also had another ditro with a trmendously scaled down version of the same OS (surprisingly including the GUI) - that could run off a couple of 1.44meg floppies. I found the repository yesterday (something like openqnx.org) - but lost the link again. However, try googling for "smallest os with gui" and you'll get to the site - or else check the shoutbox for the link. It should be there somewhere in yesterdays shouts... All the best Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harriko 0 Report post Posted February 20, 2005 cool a free lunix distro that somes through the post! one thing to ask is that isit only available to those that live in the US or isit worldwide i live in the united kingdom and wondered if it is possible.i just read the post by MajesticTreeFrog that is user friendly for new lunix users. i havent used lunix before and always wanted to try it. maybe this distro will work for me? i will never know till i try. well thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tattoopunk 0 Report post Posted February 20, 2005 Just Requested 10 of each disk to pass around, from what I've seen it's great, unfortunatly the copy I already have is a litte messed up, something about my timer and it runs slow, I figure it was probally the an error when I installed, but not sure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qwijibow 0 Report post Posted February 20, 2005 the dropdown box for address has United Kingdom listed.. and it accespted my UK address fine. so i would assume so. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arunkumarhg 0 Report post Posted February 21, 2005 Hi m^e,Thanks,Thanks,Thanks,......... for letting us about the Free CD's(including Shipping)OPen Source Movement Long Live.CheersArunkumar.H.G Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JustinSquare 0 Report post Posted February 22, 2005 For some apparent reason, i don't trust it. Sure i mean it's linux, but how real could a free cd be............ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
musichere 0 Report post Posted February 23, 2005 For some apparent reason, i don't trust it. Sure i mean it's linux, but how real could a free cd be............ <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That's unfair becuase if you think about it, since they recieve lots of donations, and CDs cost about ÂŁ1 shipped, it's actually not much money. If you don't believe it's any good just download the ISO and have a try, or even better, order the CD from their official website. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tattoopunk 0 Report post Posted February 23, 2005 It's good, but the trial I got from Linux User and Developer (UK) was messed up so my kernal had an error with the IO-APIC and the timer. So it was really slow, the official distro isn't supposed to have any issues, plus there is one for the AMD64 architecure! (that might be what my problem was, i used the reg.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qwijibow 0 Report post Posted February 24, 2005 The x86_64 architechture is fully compatable with the x86 opetating systems.if anything, 32bit is still considered more stable, 64bit is fairly new.Has anyone recieved there cd's yet ?how long did it take ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qwijibow 0 Report post Posted February 24, 2005 maybe this thead pust ubunto over the edge... lolThere are limited number of Ubuntu 4.10 "Warty Warthog" CDs available. We expect to run out of these CDs late February or early March. We will update this website as soon as we have run out.All orders placed that we are unable to fulfill with Ubuntu 4.10 CDs will be filled with Ubuntu 5.04 "Hoary Hedgehog" CDs. We expect to begin shipping these in early to middle April. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to read the FAQ and contact us. i wonder if my order will get shipped...if i knew the next version was to be released in april i would have waited untill then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miCRoSCoPiC^eaRthLinG 0 Report post Posted February 24, 2005 Goddamnit qwiji couldn't you have informed a little earlier..lol.. now I'm hoping that my shipment gets detained somehow and I get the next version shipped.. Keeping my fingers crossed...lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tattoopunk 0 Report post Posted February 24, 2005 Come on hegehog! I wouldn't mind waiting a few months for the newest version. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
musichere 0 Report post Posted February 24, 2005 Can someone summarise the main advantages of Ubuntu ahead of Debian (which seems similar)?Thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
