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. doing favours for people is great, but it seems a bit unreasonable to me to ask someone else to spend hours downloading and burning DVDs or filling up a USB drive when it's actually cheaper and less hassle to just order the DVDs from a vendor. Debian has a Vendor list at: http://www.debian.org/CD/vendors/ The only Australian vendor on the list doesn't seem active any more, so i'd suggest using one of the US vendors - most will ship to AU and offer several payment methods. for example, this one: http://www.shoplinuxonline.com/Debian-Special-Category_c_104.html this vendor sells a full set of 10 DVDs containing Wheezy for $16.95 USD or $24.95 with an "installation and configuration manual" (no idea what that is, for the extra $8 it's probably just a bunch of printed and stapled pages) They have Wheezy 3-DVD sets for $7.95 USD. they also sell other distros, and live DVDs and USB sticks and other stuff. 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. i'd guess delivery time to be a few days...certainly under 2 weeks at the very most. seems like a good deal to me. i would expect similar prices from other vendors. NOTE: i have no idea whether this particular vendor is reliable or not. i've never dealt with them. i just clicked their link randomly from the debian.org vendor list above. shop around and remember that 'caveat emptor' is an acceptable or even admirable business ethic in america....but at these prices, you're not risking very much. craig -- craig sanders <cas@taz.net.au>