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free delivery of linux O.S. by post at home

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shindesushilkumar Original post #1
Oct 2, 2006 at 3:54 PM
Hi friends,
I always reqest Ubuntu linux CDs at my home by post at free of cost.
Is there any linux O.S. website where i can register and reqest for CDs for free of cost by post instead of downloading it?
gary4gar
Oct 2, 2006 at 6:17 PM
no, atleast u need to pay for the cost of cd's
JGuru
JGuru #3
Oct 2, 2006 at 8:38 PM
@Shinde, You must understand that it costs millions of dollars to send CD/DVDs free
of cost to people around the world!! Canonical (Ubuntu's sponsor)should be praised for it's
efforts. @Gary, what about shipping charges? He needs to pay them both.
gary4gar
Oct 3, 2006 at 12:19 AM
^^^
well cd's can be taken from ppl in his city only like LUG's so no shipping charges
JGuru
JGuru #5
Oct 3, 2006 at 12:22 AM
@Gary, OK, that will work. That's also a good idea!!
nitish_mythology
Oct 3, 2006 at 4:27 PM
There is a site offering free shipping of cds..
There was a post concerning.
HERE IS THE SITE---
*free.thelinuxstore.ca/index.php

FORUM THREAD-----
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=31916
gary4gar
Oct 3, 2006 at 8:41 PM
^^^^^
thats not working!!
nobody got there cd's till now however it has been 2 months since oders
JGuru
JGuru #8
Oct 4, 2006 at 11:43 AM
@Gary, one of my friends ordered a Mandriva 2006 DVD from *free.thelinuxstore.ca/index.php
He received a mail saying DVD will be shipped in 1 month!!
After 2 weeks he received another mail that they don't have enough money to fulfil
the request, & he can donate some money (in $ US) with link provided for donation!!!
Looks like those guys don't have enough financial resources.
gary4gar
Oct 4, 2006 at 12:22 PM
^^^^
me too ordered suse linux about 2 months back but still no avail:(
nitish_mythology
Oct 4, 2006 at 3:30 PM
I too ordered Mandravia but never received it!
As couriers and mails sometimes get lost in my city....

I thought tht the same had happened with me.
Disappointed................................

Well,
LUgs can certainly help!
GNUrag
GNUrag #11
Oct 4, 2006 at 3:51 PM
Why doesnt anyone want to pay for good software?
nitish_mythology
Oct 4, 2006 at 4:28 PM
Its not tht GNUrag....
Linux has got an image tht its free!!
If u can hope to gt something free of cost then its human nature to gt attracted to it!
GNUrag
GNUrag #13
Oct 4, 2006 at 6:45 PM
Yes Nitish, but that's essentially wrong notion. Developing software costs huge $$$$ no matter if it is FOSS or some proprietary software.

people should atleast consider voluntarily donating some amount to vendor/developer
blackpearl
Oct 4, 2006 at 9:10 PM
They are facing financial problems. I received a mail saying that they are facing shortage of funds and gave me alternate options to get the distros, i.e. either pay or download. They said that if I choose neither then they will try to send me the CDs, or I could cancel the requests. I cancelled it to free then from some troubles.
drsethi
drsethi #15
Oct 4, 2006 at 9:31 PM
What is the need of all this trouble. All important Linux Distros are available in computer magazines like Linuxforu, Pcworld, Chip and Digit. Just go to websites of these magazines and find your favourite Linux and then purchase @100/- or less.
mediator
mediator #16
Oct 4, 2006 at 9:40 PM
^^drsethi...can u plz tell me the price of "linuxforu" magazine?
drsethi
drsethi #17
Oct 4, 2006 at 9:56 PM
mediator said:
^^drsethi...can u plz tell me the price of "linuxforu" magazine?
Newsstand price 100/-
Subscription 1 year 725/-
aryayush
aryayush #18
Oct 4, 2006 at 10:07 PM
shindesushilkumar said:
Hi friends,
I always reqest Ubuntu linux CDs at my home by post at free of cost.
Is there any linux O.S. website where i can register and reqest for CDs for free of cost by post instead of downloading it?
You can get Ubuntu, Kubuntu and Edubuntu delivered straight to your home by registering at the following sites:
Ubuntu: *shipit.ubuntu.com/
Kubuntu: *shipit.kubuntu.org/
Edubunu: *shipit.edubuntu.org/
Note that it might take about two months for the CD(s) to reach you. They are sent from The Netherlands.
I had registered on their site and forgotten about it. After about two months, I received a neat package on my address with the CDs for Ubuntu and Kubuntu.
Hope you are lucky! :)