bobdude Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 Ok I was browsing the internet last night and saw something for free ubuntu cd's from shipit. ubuntu.com . now is this a free cd company or is it a scam> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2687 Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 It's a free copy of Ubuntu linux. No scam. No evil plot to take over the world/steal your kidney/kidnap your pet turtle/etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phend-one Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 They're free and they'll ship you however many you want. A local store here ordered 20 copies of each of the three versions (PC, Mac, 64bit). I got shipped 5 of each free. It's legit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buttus Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 they even come in a cool cardboard double sleeve, one install, and one live CD... very nice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdude Posted March 9, 2006 Author Share Posted March 9, 2006 thanks i requested the 30 pc 10 64 bit and 5 mac cd's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enrickey Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 I ordered a bunch, but all my x86 copies were defective :(. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdude Posted March 9, 2006 Author Share Posted March 9, 2006 ok do you have to sign up for anything are there any strings attached or anything???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morebaker Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 They just want a confirmed email adress thats it and no spam. Mine took about six weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dropscience Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 mine took about 6 weeks i got 10 cd's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easternBrain Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 @bobdude - mine took about six weeks too and its no scam.. all you need to do is sign-up and select the number of CDs you want then fill in you address and thats it. Six-seven weeks at the most and you'll have the CDs you ordered. @enricky - what error do you get mate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillz Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 I don't know how they can afford to send so many for free... but they do. I ordered 500 of them, and got them about two months later in August 2005. I've given away 300 already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoneAvail Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 Really, does anyone know they get the money or afford all the CDs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toastyone Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 Mine took so long I had actually forgot about them :p but they did come and they were free ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch00 Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 XDViPeR *cough* Mark Shuttleworth *cough* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enrickey Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 I don't know how they can afford to send so many for free... but they do. I ordered 500 of them, and got them about two months later in August 2005. I've given away 300 already. A CD costs at most 10 cents to make, probably even less. It costs them more to ship it, so they rather you order 500 than 1. what error do you get mate? I forget the error, it was a while back, but the CDs were obviously defective just by looking at them. You can see an odd patern on the disc, probably meaning that there was a problem while pressing them. Every single x86 disc that I received had the same pattern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillz Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 A CD costs at most 10 cents to make, probably even less. It costs them more to ship it, so they rather you order 500 than 1. I forget the error, it was a while back, but the CDs were obviously defective just by looking at them. You can see an odd patern on the disc, probably meaning that there was a problem while pressing them. Every single x86 disc that I received had the same pattern. Call me stupid, but why would they rather you order a huge amount than just 1-2 CDs? Assuming they cost $0.10 per CD, that's still $50 to make 500 CDs. How much does it cost to ship? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leesmithg Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 Ok I was browsing the internet last night and saw something for free ubuntu cd's from shipit. ubuntu.com . now is this a free cd company or is it a scam> Not a scam, I got quite a lot of v5.04 when they offered them before. Took about 8 weeks to arrive though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderbird_117 Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 I dont think it should be here. Read This :- https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=159533 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-hurley18 Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 (edited) Yeah trust me they are free :shiftyninja: but you have to wait like a month for them to arrive Edited March 9, 2006 by )(RockerBoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroChaos Veteran Posted March 9, 2006 Veteran Share Posted March 9, 2006 moved here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madd_matt Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 They're made and shipped for as cheap as possible. The money comes from the ubuntu company. How they make money i'm not sure. Donations to some amount, and they probably do other stuff too. I never bothered to order CDs, since I've just burned my own. I feel bad costing them more money that I have to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdude Posted March 10, 2006 Author Share Posted March 10, 2006 well i think i ordered tghe 20pc standard pack samw here i just need some linuk and want to get it wel i wil report back here when they arrive thanks alll for your support and replies in this thread.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iKap Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 not really worth it unless you have no other way of getting ubuntu.... your better off downloading the ISO and burning it yourself (if you can that is)... sum of the CDs end up not working, and takes a good 2 months for them to get shipped. and i mean a GOOD 1 1/2 month to 2 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phixion Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 Why not just download it? its barely 700mb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiagosilva29 Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 Why not just download it? its barely 700mb not really worth it unless you have no other way of getting ubuntu... Answered. Now add the fact that I'm an Ubuntu translator, and it's really nice to translate something that you can interact with. Plus, having 1Live and 1Install CD added to my translating salary ($0 or €0) is quite nifty, don't you agree? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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