On 14/05/13 13:20, Russell Coker wrote:
On Tue, 14 May 2013, Craig Sanders <cas@taz.net.au> wrote:
On Thu, May 09, 2013 at 09:55:58AM +1000, zlinw@mcmedia.com.au wrote:
I am looking for a set (3 dvd's) of Debian 7.0.0 AMD64 iso images, I wonder if someone with plenty of data gigabytes spare could get this for me please.
this question comes up every so often (about every time there's a new debian or your-favourite-distro-here release).
FYI, there are several online shops that sell debian CDs and DVDs quite cheaply, not much more than the cost of blank DVDs....and certainly a lot cheaper than the hours that someone else would spend downloading and burning DVD images and taking them to the post-office.
probably cheaper than the cost of blank DVDs, posting them to someone, and then paying for return postage once they've been burnt.
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shipping to Australia seems to be another $9.56 USD (3-DVD set) or $11.18 USD (10-DVD set with manual) for USPS First-Class Mail International.
Another option would be to visit a LUV meeting for the purpose of getting data. I'm sure that there are lots of people who wouldn't want to do the whole download/burn/post thing who would be happy to bring the images to a meeting and copy them on to a laptop or USB stick.
As an aside, one thing I've considered doing is putting an old PC with a Wifi access point somewhere in the CBD with copies of various Linux distributions, TED talks, and random things I think are worth sharing. There's an office in Little Collins St where I might be able to do such things. If I can arrange hosting is there someone who can donate a Wifi access point to the project?
It sounds like quite a nice idea, except.. who do you think would use it? I dare say anyone who wants those things (TED talks, Linux distros) and lives in Melbourne would already have internet access themselves. Whereas someone who wants those things but lives outside Melbourne probably wouldn't travel to the city just to sit on the pavement for hours copying files until their battery goes flat. If Lindsay or someone was going to make the long trip to the CBD, they could ask if they can meet up with someone at lunch to pick up files on a USB key. Or, you could just NOT rent the office and run the PC, and take the money you save and use it to post free USB keys out to anyone who asks. I dare say the hundreds of dollars saved in electricity costs alone would cover media and postage costs for 100% of requests per year. Of course I could have misunderstood the purpose. Were you thinking you would pick up random passers by who saw a wifi network pop up called "Free Linux Distros" on their phone, and they thought "why yes, I'll download the entire Ubuntu LTS repository onto my Nokia while I wait for this nightbus!" (Because the average interval between trams isn't long enough to grab that much data) Don't let me stop you though, but I'm not really sure it's worth your time? T