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Canonical Halts Ubuntu CD Free-for-all
Barence writes to tell us that Canonical plans on limiting the number of "free Ubuntu CDs" that people can mooch from the company. The growing popularity of Ubuntu has seen a dramatic increase in the number of CDs being shipped via the free "ShipIt" scheme. The only people able to take advantage of this program now will be the usual community teams, contributors, and first-time Ubuntu users. "'While these CDs are often referred to as 'free CDs,' they are of course not free of cost to Canonical. We want to continue this programme, but Ubuntu’s growth means that some changes are necessary. Therefore we are adjusting how we handle CD requests to try to find the right balance between availability of CDs and the continued viability of the ShipIt program,' [Canonical's chief operating officer Jane Silber] adds. Extra CD copies of Ubuntu will still be available for purchase through the Canonical store, although they need to be bought in bulk. Five copies of the open-source operating system will cost £5 exc VAT and shipping."
I just used the torrents. This way I get a disk in under two hours and shared the bandwidth.
Don't let the RIAA hear about this. They'll sue you from orbit, and let God sort it out.
You should try UnixWare, imo it's a lot better than Fedora. And it's backed by SCO, which is a lot larger and older than Red Hat. :p
Any fool can talk, but it takes a wise man to listen.
You damn pirates think you get can everything for free, even things that are free to begin with!
Nah - it just becomes a hackintosh+.
Keep the free cdrom thing, add some flyers for Open Source companies or others who would pay for the advertising.(Windows emulators?) Then Sell an upgraded USB drive that looks like a Penquin for 5$ plus 10 dollars shipping and handling. Offer a support contract accessible from a shortcut on the desktop, and Bing! you have a profit from the loss! No one will want the free cdrom if they could have a penquin USB drive! Bait and Switch!
I'm new to F/OSS. Could someone please distinguish "free as in beer" and "free as in beer coaster" for me?
Sure. First AOL stops sending me free CD's, now I can't order them from Canonical! My CD burner has been flawless for years... What the hell am I supposed to use for coasters?
You have the right to remain sentient. If you give up the right to remain sentient, you will be elected to public office
1998 called, they want their software distribution method back.
If the only way you can accept an assertion is by faith, then you are conceding that it can't be taken on its own merits
The ISO's don't come with stickers. I need my Ubuntu stickers, dammit!
PERL:
All of the power of Voodoo with most of the understandibility!
So that's why they always say "free, as in beer" ...
Shows what little you know about software piracy. It's the BSA that sues you for downloading Linux torrents. Well, I suppose those conga drums when you log in could be considered a recorded performance.
What, the merit-badge guys? I'm not buying it.
This is about Ubuntu, it's Linux for Humans which often includes morons.
What kind of paradise do you live in which only 'often' includes morons? And where the hell do I apply for a visa?
Hint: neither are in the US.
To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it