"Dead again"Free Linux Collection From Novell

[chiragp]

Received a mail saying it will shipped latest by Monday Aug 16. YaY.

 

[Mawashi]

Originally posted by: cmv

Originally posted by: weepul

Originally posted by: Mawashi
Can someone confirm if it's a trial version that will expire or not...

i dont believe suse has a trial version. u can d/l the exact same software online. it's just that suse doesnt make it easy for one to install cause they dont provide cd images.

//krunk (^_^x)

You can download the GPL programs but some of the non-GPL stuff you can't get without a CD/DVD.

Got it, thanks for the clarification!

 

[So]

Hahah... I got the following e-mail yesterday:

Your Novell Linux Technical Resource Kit will ship at the latest by
Monday, August 16, 2004 via US Mail. Please allow up to 7-10 days for
delivery in the United States.

As mentioned in a previous e-mail to you, we delayed shipping the kit
because of a greater than anticipated response rate, and the fact that
it contained the previously unannounced SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
(SLES) 9 product. Announced at the LinuxWorld Expo last week in San
Francisco, we are excited to be able to provide you with this first
enterprise server product to include the new 2.6 Linux kernel.

Although we began fulfilling the pending kit orders as soon as SLES 9
was announced last week, it has taken us some time to fulfill the tens
of thousands of orders that we received. We appreciate your patience,
and are confident you will find this updated Novell Linux Resource Kit a
comprehensive tool for evaluating the Linux offerings from Novell.

Sincerely,
Scott Carlson
Novell Customer Communities

I was pretty steamed, because I had ordered this back on 7/6 and I am leaving for college next saturday, meaning I probably wouldn't get it :|


I woke up this morning, and went downstairs. The mail was sitting on the kitchen table, and on the top of the pile was the Linux Technical Resource Kit

I am Happy, but really confused by the e-mail. Whatever. Glad I finally got it. :beer: Keep hoping people.

 

[fastman]

Got mine yesterday.

 

[cyrax78]

got mine a couple days ago too. I never recieved any of the e-mails and had given up hope on it. Currently running the 64-bit version on my box, but this will be good for converting some friends to linux.

 

[Mal007colm]

From there Website it looks like the eval is a 30 day evaluation here

 

[Aravot]

Got mine today

 

[zaph]

Originally posted by: Mal007colm
From there Website it looks like the eval is a 30 day evaluation here

If you read the link you posted, it looks like they offer "free installation assistance and upgrade protection for 30 days"

Nowhere on that page does it say that your Enterprise Server software is time-limited.
Also, please view the many, many other comments in the thread saying that the software is NOT limited and IS the full version(s).

That is the beauty of Open Source, the software is free to use for those who wish to download it.
The vast majority of open source companies make thier money off support contracts and training, not off of software licenses.

BTW, still no linux lovin' in my mailbox yet.

 

[huesmann]

got mine last week.

 

[Zepper]

Still nothing here...
.bh.

 

[roqueweb]

Limited time offer...
"Available While Supplies Last!"

http://www.novell.com/community/linux/order_limited.php

Good luck

 

[BuckNaked]

Got mine on Saturday...

 

[cmv]

Got mine. Anyone install on AMD 64? I put in the 9.1 Professional DVD and it said "cool computer but installing 32 bit OS on 64 bit system"... Hrm... 9.1 Pro. is supposed to have AMD 64 support ;(.

 

[zaph]

There are amd64 9.1pro .iso's out there if you look.
I got tired of waiting, fired up bit torrent , and had the dvd .iso in a few hours.

 

[ir0nw0lf]

Originally posted by: cmv
Hrm... 9.1 Pro. is supposed to have AMD 64 support ;(.

Not exactly 100% true. This collection has a 32-bit only DVD of 9.1 Pro on it. I got mine over a month ago and was hoping it had the 64-bit version. I ended up going to BestBuy and buying the 9.1 Pro retail package, used a 10% off on it. Yeah, could have snatched it on bittorrent, but I wanted a good original set.

 

[deldd]

I edited the title and put the new link, for those that may have not gotten in on the deal before.

Good Luck

 

[Chebago]

cool, thanks deldd, missed it last time but was able to jump on it now, thanks again.

 

[mbackof]

Thanks for the update on this. I tried to get in the first time. There was no e-mail response either. Hopefully I will get lucky this time.

 

[Winchester]

Same here, plus I moved in the mean time so I signed up again with my new address.

 

[Aztech]

Links are dead

 

[deldd]

Bottom link still works for me.

 

[carpenter]

Thanks OP, missed it the first time around. Bottom link worked.

 

[waitman]

Got mine today, but no time to play

 

[cliftonite]

I just signed up, hope I get it.

 

[FunkierThanU]

Ta-ra-ra boom-dee-ay!
Did you get yours today?
I got mine yesterday,
that's why I walk this way!

(nods to George Carlin)

I was hoping there was going to be a 64 bit version too, bummed to hear it isn't in the mix. Guess I'll start up the BitTorrent too. Weird too, when you click on the 9.1 Professional link on the order form, it takes you to the description which includes the following:

" Ready for 64
SUSE LINUX 9.1 Professional offers more power for users of 64-bit CPUs. It is the first operating system to support Intel's® Extended Memory 64 Technology and AMD's Athlon(tm) 64 processors for workstations. When we say "support", we mean it: almost all of our software has been ported for the 64-bit architecture and is able to exploit the performance potential of the new chips. "


That being the case, why wouldn't the 64 bit stuff be in there somewhere? I don't take that to mean, yeah our 32 bit stuff works on 64.