Download Atom without invitepastebin.com 13 pointsCless12 years ago7 commentsSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−JamyDev12yWell, even the zip was easily distributable. I don't think they really put much effort in licensing. I guess they make it semi-invite only to get some more hype? Or maybe just to limit the amount of testers..−dribnet12yNice idea, but for me this 5 line mac-specific shell script had two errors. Did anyone actually try this?Here's a version that worked for me #!/bin/sh cd ~ curl -L --insecure https://www.atom.io/api/updates/download -A "Atom/0.1 CFNetwork/1.5" > Atom.zip unzip Atom.zip mv Atom.app /Applications/ rm -rf Atom.zip−xtracto12yI am getting only {"message":"Not Found"} ... guess it doesn't anymore.−hsx12yThat's probably not something you should have on HN.. I mean, sure, submitting it isn't wrong but distributing IP, not so good.−w0rm12yAny instructions for linux?−profil12yFrom the faq: "What platforms does Atom run on?At the moment Atom only runs on OS X (10.8 or later). Windows and Linux releases are on the roadmap."https://atom.io/faq−JamyDev12yWell there's no Linux version out yet, so probably not ;)
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Well, even the zip was easily distributable. I don't think they really put much effort in licensing. I guess they make it semi-invite only to get some more hype? Or maybe just to limit the amount of testers..
Nice idea, but for me this 5 line mac-specific shell script had two errors. Did anyone actually try this?
Here's a version that worked for me
I am getting only {"message":"Not Found"} ... guess it doesn't anymore.
That's probably not something you should have on HN.. I mean, sure, submitting it isn't wrong but distributing IP, not so good.
Any instructions for linux?
From the faq: "What platforms does Atom run on?
At the moment Atom only runs on OS X (10.8 or later). Windows and Linux releases are on the roadmap."
https://atom.io/faq
Well there's no Linux version out yet, so probably not ;)