Update: Adobe’s site is getting hammered by all the attention this is getting and is often down, check back and refresh their download page from time to time and you should get through ok. Unfortunately that means OS X Lion and Mountain Lion users aren’t so lucky to get CS2 for free. Adobe is more specific is suggesting they only work for later versions of 10.2 to 10.4 but they will run in any version of OS X with Rosetta installed.
Note this only works for older versions of Mac OS X that have Rosetta PPC support, meaning OS X 10.6.8 or earlier.
If you have an older Mac you’re in luck, because the entire Adobe Creative Suite 2 is available for free, including Acrobat, GoLive, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Premier. Photoshop CS2 software brings a new level of power, precision and control to the digital photography experience and to the overall creative process. Instead, you should probably just get the best PS alternative around, Pixelmator, or download Gimp for free which is pretty capable too.
(Special serial numbers are provided on the page for each product download.) What is true is that Adobe is terminating the activation servers for CS2 and that for existing licensed users of CS2 who need to reinstall their software, copies of CS2 that don’t require activation but do require valid serial numbers are available. You have heard wrong! Adobe is absolutely not providing free copies of CS2! Download free trials and updates for Adobe products including Creative Cloud, Photoshop CC, InDesign CC, Illustrator CC, Acrobat Pro DC, and many more. On behalf of Adobe Systems Incorporated …