Lindows Developer Edition $60 for free from Google! (today only?)

[andrew70677]

i dont usually post, but this seemed pretty kick ass, i think:...download the iso for free, or get the retail box for $10. seems to be today (sunday) only.

I dont even know if lindows sucks or not, haha, but let me know what you guys think of this...
http://info.lindows.com/GoogleDay/

hurry people...no credit cards, no bull, just click through the stuff and you can download it, including lindowslive!, lindows os, lindowsos developer edition, and a spanish version of lindows....

[stealthspy]

Wow, cool! Thanks a lot! :)

[Crazy Horse]

Yep - good find Andrew. Got my copy. :gj

[SamJam]

Yep - good find Andrew. Got my copy. :gj

I agree! Thanks again andrew!

I'm 269 in their queue line, but seems to be going down pretty fast. Either way, it's free and worth the wait. :heart

Sam

[Lehk]

5\/\/337, you are officially 31337 now lol that is actually pretty cool....

Lindows.com File Download System
Waiting for your download to start.
You are number 216 in line
This window will refresh periodically to show you your new position in line.
* Our servers are under extreme load. As such, if you encounter a problem while attempting to download then please try again in a few hours. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you.

[RJ5500]

Oh boy, I'm #293 in line.

I'm glad I'm on cable and can afford to wait in long lines.

This reminds me of an Overnet or WinMX queue, but it cycles through a lot faster.

[RJ5500]

Sweet, in the time to post my last reply the queue went down by 10.

I should be downloading in no time.

Now if only Microsoft would have such a "free" day.

:angel

[SexKrazedMonkey]

it said u d/l a single iso file but u actually d/l all individual files.

5 hours and 43 min left before d/l is done

[RJ5500]

it said u d/l a single iso file but u actually d/l all individual files.

5 hours and 43 min left before d/l is done

Wow, those Lindows servers must be getting slammed.

It must be some pretty big files.

Bring'em On! (only 159 people left before me) :shoot

[shawners]

must be alot of crazies on the net tonight =0)jk, lets put them on shareaza and distribute it along.

[RJ5500]

I think it's already on shareaza

:devil

[RJ5500]

Finally, the download started. About 550 megabytes in one file.

You don't have to download them all (I don't need a Spanish version).

The FTP servers is only doing about 81k/sec. It should be done in a couple of hours.

I haven't tried Lindows since version 3.0. Let's see if 4.5 can beat Xandros 2.0 (I doubt it).

[Crazy Horse]

11:30 here, 260 downloads ahead of me, and 2 hours later at 120KB/sec I got it. Whew!

[RJ5500]

Well, the offer's as good as gone now. I'm glad I got in when I did.

:hole

[baghdad_steve15]

I got it just in time before it expired.
213 in front of me, its gonna be a long night. Getting my Red Bull , Mountain Dew, and Coffee mix.

[RJ5500]

I got it just in time before it expired.
213 in front of me, its gonna be a long night. Getting my Red Bull , Mountain Dew, and Coffee mix.

Yeah, it should take some time. Once the page appeared with the links, I chose the FTP link and stuffed it into Getright.

I sure can't complain about 82kbps.

I used to be on dial-up. It would have taken days at around ~3kbps :bling

[baghdad_steve15]

Im on DSL, Lindows is based on Debian which is my favourite distro. I can't wait to try it. 14 in front of me now!!!!

This was a very smart thing for Lindows to do. Alot of people dont like it simply because they have to pay for it, but if people try it and like it, they might start spreading the word and attracting costumers.

Quick thought:
Since we got a full price rebate doesn't it count as if we had purchased it, which should mean we also get support? The "all-nighter" has kicked in which makes me think stuff like this.

Update (1AM PST, 02/02/04 [weird 02 + 02 = 04]):
Now downloading at 161KBPS...

[baghdad_steve15]

Screen shot from developer version, which states that it includes e-support. If we got a $59.99 rebate, that rebate must cover support.

[Star Guitar]

They're still gonna make money hand-over-foot from people who subscribe to that "click-n-run" service, so I would classify this as brilliant marketing.

Also, those servers mus be spillin' them files, because I logged back on this morning and I'm only 56 in lline.

A question. Do I have to be here to initiate the download, or will it begin automatically (And I'll just have to give it a location)? I might be in class when my place comes up.

Ooh...55....(^_^)

[Crazy Horse]

A question. Do I have to be here to initiate the download, or will it begin automatically (And I'll just have to give it a location)? I might be in class when my place comes up.

Ooh...55....(^_^)

It will start automatically

[Lehk]

Haven't the guys at Lindows ever heard of bittorrent? this is the kind of thing that BT truely kicks ass at, hundreds of people DLing the same huge file, as long as they protect access to the tracker it wouldn't be much of a risk in terms of additional copies getting out

[mr.jip]

so is this lindows recommended as an OS?

[RJ5500]

so is this lindows recommended as an OS?

If you want to try an easy to use Linux client, then yes.

[Skeptikal]

Anyone willing to lend me a copy (for backup purposes :green6 ) of this 4.5 version ? and Xandros 2... ? PM or mail... thanks.

[RJ5500]

Anyone willing to lend me a copy (for backup purposes :green6 ) of this 4.5 version ? and Xandros 2... ? PM or mail... thanks.

Sure, no problem. Everyone needs a backup
:cross

[Skeptikal]

Sure, no problem. Everyone needs a backup
:cross

Thanks a lot RJ... today... you're the one ! :P
Bouncing frogs for you

:fire :fire :fire

[whome]

Fuck I missed it:(

[SexKrazedMonkey]

how do u use getright/net leech to d/l the files in the ftp?? i can't connect to the ftp thru net leech

[ducttapeBigSexy]

Aw... I missed my copy...

Oh well, at least Lindows is legally distributing LindowsLive via p2p - check it out: http://info.lindows.com/lindowslive/p2p.html

[LordNIkon]

Fuck I missed it:(

Me Too, I always miss out on shit Like this. :(

[Skeptikal]

Me Too, I always miss out on shit Like this. :(

Not big deal... yep, it's cool alternative OS... but Xandros v.2 is much better... Lindows could NOT even detect my sound board (nVidia - nForce)... Even Mandrake and slackware DO detect it...

if you want/need something "Lindows-like" and free (and much better, I think...) you should try out Lycoris Desktop/LX (www.lycoris.com)... and download it going to (www.lycoris.com/download)... I really like it... but Xandros is still my best bet.

[crackerjacker]

well i missed out on it too
*i havent run a dual os since 99 though*
if others do like it eventually i would like to try it :)

[Kevin33134]

What makes Lindows so much more special than Debian Linux 3.0r2 using KDE 3.1.4 that I am using?

[Skeptikal]

What makes Lindows so much more special than Debian Linux 3.0r2 using KDE 3.1.4 that I am using?

Lindows is made for newbies... it's dumb-proof... anyone can have it running with less than 10 clicks (really)...

To be able to run Debian you need to be more tech-savy... and not everyone has enough linux and computer knowledge to install it...

Anyway, Xandros and lycoris are almost as easy as lindows but have better compatibility.

[RJ5500]

Not big deal... yep, it's cool alternative OS... but Xandros v.2 is much better... Lindows could NOT even detect my sound board (nVidia - nForce)... Even Mandrake and slackware DO detect it...

if you want/need something "Lindows-like" and free (and much better, I think...) you should try out Lycoris Desktop/LX (www.lycoris.com)... and download it going to (www.lycoris.com/download)... I really like it... but Xandros is still my best bet.

I used Lycoris Desktop/LX back when it was free. Now, they've essentially gone the way of Lindows and Xandros. The OS from Lycoris is still a free download, but the DEVtools CD (which is essentially required to do anything with Lycoris is pay only).

It's like getting a free car without an engine.

[Skeptikal]

I used Lycoris Desktop/LX back when it was free. Now, they've essentially gone the way of Lindows and Xandros. The OS from Lycoris is still a free download, but the DEVtools CD (which is essentially required to do anything with Lycoris is pay only).

It's like getting a free car without an engine.

Ohh... I didn't know that... thanks for the advice... (I still have the first version of lycoris (named Redmon Linux) installed on a P-II system and it works flawlessly, much better than Lindows... I havent downloaded the new versions since I can freely "live-update" my "old" lycoris OS)

Thanks again, RJ

[Undying Wizard NHD]

ok if you missed it , or dont wanna wait in line heres a link : )








had to zip it

[Undying Wizard NHD]

so is the link working for other people ?

[aboi]

yes its working
thank you

[phalkon30]

Last time I used Lindows (3.2 I think), it was nothing to brag about.

First install, it fucked up my windows partition (even though they were on separate partitions). Had to format to get either to work, otherwise it would spew an endless stream of "LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL"

Second install, only OS on the drive, it loaded. It was slow, and crashed every few minutes.

Third install, same as the second. Very slow, unresponsive most of the time, and just overall it sucked. I wasn't too impressed.

[Aaron73153]

Its working, running about 150 k/s now.

[MoonMan]

ok if you missed it , or dont wanna wait in line heres a link : )








had to zip it

Thank you!

[RJ5500]

Last time I used Lindows (3.2 I think), it was nothing to brag about.

First install, it fucked up my windows partition (even though they were on separate partitions). Had to format to get either to work, otherwise it would spew an endless stream of "LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL"

Second install, only OS on the drive, it loaded. It was slow, and crashed every few minutes.

Third install, same as the second. Very slow, unresponsive most of the time, and just overall it sucked. I wasn't too impressed.

I think it's the Xandros powering Lindows that's the problem. Xandros completely fucked up my whole 80 gig hard drive, though I only installed it on one 20 gig partition.

Every time I run a program like partitionmagic, it complains of some sort of "bad disk geometry" or some crap like that. I know I'll eventually have to wipe it clean and reformat.

I'm glad I have enough CD-Rs on hand to backup all of my mp3s on my other partitions. I'd hate to loose those.

[que-em]

NEWBIE ALERT:

I'm using Mandrake. Is that a good distro to start off with or Lindows? Also what file system do you recommend: ReiserFS, Ext3fs, UFS, or XFS?

[CCSDUDE]

NEWBIE ALERT:

I'm using Mandrake. Is that a good distro to start off with or Lindows? Also what file system do you recommend: ReiserFS, Ext3fs, UFS, or XFS?

Search Google for "Knoppix"

It's basically a bootable version of Linux with gobs of apps already installed. You can't logon root and be able to change time settings or fuck with the OS in any really big way (deleting shit in the ramdrive it makes/ect), but you can install it via a command line upon bootup. I forget it at the moment so just google that info as well.

You can also try "Phat Linux" which is basically Linux made to be installed and run on Fat32 (maybe NTFS now?).

Don't install any new OS on a drive in which you have high priority data that's not backed up! Even the experts can make a mistake...