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Canonical to limit free Ubuntu CD distribution program
by Brad Linder Oct 26th 2009 at 5:00PM
But the thing about free CDs is that somebody has to pay for them. And in this case, it's Canonical that's footing the bill. And the more people request the free CDs, the higher that bill gets. So Canonical has decided to place a few limits on the ShipIt program for distributing those CDs.
The discs will still be made available to Local Community team members and Ubuntu contributors. And new Ubuntu users will be able to request a CD. But you need to create an account and sign in to request that CD. In other words, Canonical will be tracking you and will only send you a free CD the first time you ask for one. After that, you'll be expected to either upgrade to the next version of Ubuntu by downloading software updates or by purchasing a disc from the Ubuntu Store.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
mcmike567 said 8:04PM on 10-26-2009
It has always been this way, nothing new. My first Ubuntu disc was 7.10 and I had to create an account to order.
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Jon said 8:04PM on 10-26-2009
That's only fair. I'm still impressed that they've managed to keep sending all those CDs without taking any fee for it.
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Patrick Gordon said 8:04PM on 10-26-2009
It's better than anything windows/apple have ever done for their users.
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Gav said 7:24PM on 10-26-2009
In my opinion they should never have given them away in the first place, or at the very least only given one away. The money would be better spent on development.
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Luddy said 10:02PM on 10-26-2009
It was always my opinion they should've sent only 1 disc away. The last time I ordered I got either five or ten cds. There's only so many hobbyist out there that don't already know how to download an ISO and can burn it to a cd.
motang said 8:59AM on 10-27-2009
I was amazed they did this in the first place, it was like AOL only up on request as with AOL it wasn't requested. I see this a good sign that Canonical is limiting the free CDs, because that means Ubuntu is getting popular.
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Brian said 9:43AM on 10-27-2009
If you can't download an ISO and burn it to disc, you shouldn't be installing any form of Linux. Call the kids.
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