TalkingSoft.com Forums: Linspire 5.0 Linux OS for free? - TalkingSoft.com Forums

go to linspire.com and add linspire five-0 to your shopping cart. now apply the coupon code linspire4RA which lowers the price to $0. then just choose a download option and start downloading!
More details here: -http://microskomp.com/?p=7


Let us know if you can get it

It says this:

Coupon Linspire4RA expired on Apr 24, 2005 08:38 AM PST and is no longer valid

Yeah, unfortunally is too late. Sorry, i didn't know...

It's ok, would have been great, just a bit late

You still can get it!
-https://forum.linspire.com/forum/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=289977&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1

Download BitTorrent and use this link:
-http://tracker.linspire.com/torrents/linspire_live_5.0.69.torrent

That one is the CD bootable version ... still good but cant install it just run it off CD.

You know Mandrake/Mandriva is a pretty good one too, and it is free unless you want extra programs, which you can get other ways:

http://www1.mandrivalinux.com/en-us/

Guess depends if you want to install the "real thing" on hard drive or run emulation off the CD.

Most distros have downloadable images available for free (2-3 cds). Just get it from their ftp sites. Mandrake, Suse, RedHat, whatever etc. I would have given my username/pw for my LInSPIRE account, but won't make a difference since it's the same BOOT CD (that Euromix gave you).

Cheers

LycorisWelcome is the discout code. Go to Linspire.com to get it for free!

1.) Add Linspire Five-0 ,or try others if you want, to your shopping cart.
2.) On that page, simply click the Apply Coupon button.
3.) When asked, enter the following coupon code: LycorisWelcome
4.) Then click the Update button. This will apply a $49.95 discount.
5.) Then click the Update button.
6.) Next, simply check out!
7.) Once you’ve completed checking out, go to the "My Products" page in "My.Linspire" to download the .ISO file.
8.) Burn your Linspire installation CDs and enjoy.

And here is the torrent download:
http://tracker.linspire.com/torrents/linspire_5.0.59.torrent

topic merged

Coupon LycorisWelcome is only valid between the hours of 7:30 AM and 1:00 PM.

.... just so you know

Funny, since when do computers have hour limits?

Not sure, I found it kinda strange too ... but the torrent you can get anytime

Ahh .. yes almost forgot ... Linspire is .... how should I say ... not worth downloading. Ok, to be fair here is overview:

Pros:
- Can read NTFS volumes (some Linux distros can't ... i.e. Fedora Core etc.)
- Can acess Window$ partitions (some Linux distros can't ... i.e. Fedora Core etc.)
Note: both of the above are irrelevant if you are not dual-booting. (I'm not dual-booting anymore ... Window$ will never see my laptop ever again)

Cons:
- Tech support is there but useless ... they do not know what they are doing
- Software is outdated
- Boot loader is outdated
- Boot process takes forever (some Linux distros boot very fast i.e. Fedora Core etc.)
- Difficult to install software (errors and other difficulties while installing)
- Outdated device drivers (my modem would not work with Linspire ... it does work with Fedora Core)
- Confusing (Window$-like) interface (unlike some other distros ... Fedora for one)
- Programs tend to run slower than on other distros (like Fedora)

Ok .... I'm currently running Fedora Core 4, and it is way better than Linspire. I've tried SUSE ... it failed to install ... would not recognize my hard-drive. Tried Mandriva (Mandrake) ... similar to Linspire .. but slightly better (bit faster, easier installs)... far less software than say Fedora Core, though. So, I would rate the 3 OS's that actually worked (excluding SUSE, since it failed):

Fedora Core 4 > Mandriva 10.1 > Linspire 5.0

I have heard SUSE has more software ... so it might not be that bad as long as it works.