Re: [Trisquel-users] PRISM break with Trisquel and Free Software
Your text sounds very good, but to be honest, it sounds awkward when posted on facebook. Facebook is, in my opinion, almost as bad as proprietary software. It's designed to do harm to the users and it's bad for society. You can read http://stallman.org/facebook.html for further reasons. I think if one participates in facebook, though not frequently uses it, he keeps this unjust system alive and growing. Quitting is the only way possible. I quitted myself years ago, some friends were keeping this in mind and quitting a bit later. For myself, social networks aren't conveniant, but for other people they are; the best choice is to join an ethical alternative, no matter how unpopular at the moment.
[Trisquel-users] Adskipping
Hi, I'm looking for a adskipping software/algorithm. Not for television, but for radio. Either I take audio by Internet or by tuner FM, but at the finish, I would to push up an audio without ads - replaced by Music or nothing, don't care. I don't listen radio because of ads. Thanks. Libere, Pascal Diogo Antunes. -- "L'une des évidences morales les plus élémentaires est le principe d'universalité: nous devons nous appliquer les mêmes critères qu'aux autres, voire de plus exigeants."- Noam Chomsky. pgpvULvhKnQaX.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [Trisquel-users] I hear the term "free software" less and less these days
I know, it's my own post you linked to ;) Unfortunately, lightspark makes more important sites stop working
Re: [Trisquel-users] PRISM break with Trisquel and Free Software
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 Brilliantly put! Copied this to my Facebook and Diaspora pages - hope you don't mind. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.17 (GNU/Linux) iF4EAREIAAYFAlG+xn8ACgkQgijxUCZnvltdOwD/ctsVl2uJB21lwqdPN3ntDnFA 4h0mjuI753E7iVn+FwgBALLNwCasTPsGslE2EDa5Hhp8TsQp/i5NB+sBJfJNdiXe =w4DO -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: [Trisquel-users] Easy way to playback YouTube and some other sites using quvi
You can also use quvi directly with any player of your choosing, e.g. to use SMPlayer: quvi --exec "smplayer %u" "URL"
[Trisquel-users] My Motherboard is not listed in Coreboot's compatibility list
Hey everyone, can anybody inform me on what I shall do when my motherboard is not listed in the coreboot list ? I am willing to develop a solution, will I have to do reverse engineering ?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Libre laptop in Europe
So I've found a local guy who is selling his ASUS X101CH, a netbook with the A-Platinum Trisquel compatibility according to h-node. Reasonable price, a bit stronger Intel Atom than on mine 1015PN, I was even willing to have that weak Intel GMA without 3D support on Trisquel(according to h-node). Then I see some review on YouTube - this laptop has a standard of 1 GB RAM and I thought I would replace it with my 2 GB from the 1015PN. However, in that review I discovered that you cannot replace your RAM on X101CH like you can on 1015PN. I was the closest to a fine Trisquel-friendly laptop (maybe the small 10" could be better than too large 15.6" for the start), but still, there has to be SOMETHING on that machine to discourage me. This machine even has the good matte display...
Re: [Trisquel-users] PRISM break with Trisquel and Free Software
I didn't know about Diaspora* before I saw this page. It's really neat. I ended up making an account at ilikefreedom.org (as opposed to joindiaspora.com, because that "pod" uses scripts stored on cloudfront.net (Amazon CloudFront), which I know nothing about and don't want to whitelist).
Re: [Trisquel-users] Boot Trisquel on computers without PAE
I installed Taranis (if that is Trisquel 4.0) to test that out, but I don't know how to upgrade to Trisquel 6.0. How is that done?
Re: [Trisquel-users] My Motherboard is not listed in Coreboot's compatibility list
What is the model of your board?
Re: [Trisquel-users] My Motherboard is not listed in Coreboot's compatibility list
It's an Alienware 04VWF2 and the bios version is A11.
Re: [Trisquel-users] My Motherboard is not listed in Coreboot's compatibility list
I'm not sure this is the proper place to ask this; you may do better at coreboot's website (note: the ''c'' is not capitalized).
Re: [Trisquel-users] [Bulk] No ip address at booting
I don't know if the line arrangement matters but my "/etc/network/interfaces" looks like auto lo iface lo inet loopback auto eth0 iface eth0 inet dhcp and I think the command "macchanger -p eth0" resets to original as it says that in the man page.
[Trisquel-users] Re : Boot Trisquel on computers without PAE
The so-called "Update Manager" should inform you of a new Trisquel 6.0 version and propose you to upgrade by clicking on a button. To force it, you can execute this command: $ sudo update-manager --dist-upgrade To do the upgrade from within a terminal, execute this command: $ sudo do-release-upgrade
Re: [Trisquel-users] Libre laptop in Europe
Maybe this memory issue could be resolved by putting an SD card inside? Does something like ReadyBoost work on Trisquel? Will it wear out the SD card quickly? Which features will exactly be limited by the lack of 3D acceleration? Sorry, if it is a n00b question, but I need to be sure. Movies won't be affected? If I don't plan to play any 3D games and do any 3D drawing etc., everything else will be OK?
[Trisquel-users] Trisquel 6.0 review in DistroWatch Weekly
Jesse Smith wrote a review of Trisquel 6.0 in today's DistroWatch Weekly. It starts with these two sentences: I think most of us can agree open source provides an attractive approach to software development. Letting developers share code, letting security auditors examine application code and letting users see and modify the code behind the software they use has a wide range of benefits. It goes on like that: the term "open source" is used 13 times in the review! I gently wrote the following in the comment section: The Trisquel project is about "free software" (focus on the freedoms every user deserves) and not about "open source" (secondary practical advantages). You will not find any mention of "open source" on Trisquel's website. If you actually find one, it will certainly be to point out that "open source" misses the point: https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html Jesse's reply was: Free software is open source software, though open source software is not always free software. Free software is a sub-set of open source. In the case of Trisquel the two terms can be used interchangeably because the license is technically both. I am aware of the philosophical differences, but in this case they do not apply. That is why I answered: The philosophical differences *do* apply. Strongly. The "open source" term was coined to *not* talk about freedoms, whereas the free software movement is all about freedom. Please, read https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html It would be nice to have Jesse respect the values we and the Trisquel project stand for. That is why I think it would be nice if some of you would add up comments to this DistroWatch Weekly issue.
[Trisquel-users] Re : Trisquel 6.0 review in DistroWatch Weekly
I forgot to mention the second part of my reply: Pretending that Trisquel is open source is disrespecting the project. Just try to tell quidam (Trisquel's project leader) that he is developing an "open source" distribution and see his reaction: https://trisquel.info/contact It would actually be very nice if quidam in person would write to Jesse: jessefrgsmith-at-yahoo-dot-ca
Re: [Trisquel-users] PRISM break with Trisquel and Free Software
Look at the absurdities! "*This website uses the Free Software Foundation’s definition of free software." yeah, right... "GNU/Linux Free, open source operating system." ( https://gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html ) "Debian Popular ethical GNU/Linux distribution." No, the ethical ones are above. And are the only Operating Systems you can really trust in terms of security/privacy/anonymity.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel 6.0 review in DistroWatch Weekly
It feels really good to know that there are people who can't stand such articles, too. I argued some month ago with an author who insisted on the term "linux" for the operating system. Couldn't convince him to use gnu/linux and it really got on my nerves.
Re: [Trisquel-users] PRISM break with Trisquel and Free Software
Hi, i only browse the internet with JS disabled: 1) Do i still need NoScript? (apparently yes: Java, WebGL, etc) 2) Because of JS disabled i end up viewing a lot of pages in No Style mode. The problem is that when i open a link in a new tab it goes back to Basic Page Style. I want it to happen only when i select it again. I searched about:config and the web but i couldn't find the solution Thanks
Re: [Trisquel-users] [Bulk] No ip address at booting
On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:29:06 +0530 Sachin Dey wrote: > I don't know if the line arrangement matters but my > "/etc/network/interfaces" looks like > > > auto lo > iface lo inet loopback > > auto eth0 > iface eth0 inet dhcp > > > and I think the command "macchanger -p eth0" resets to original as it > says that in the man page. > Yes, one of my problem was the Internet router thought another computer on lan was my computer. But it's not. Why? Same mac address. How? I don't know. That the trouble. So I added on '/etc/network/interfaces' the setting of the mac address by original (what wasn't), and ifdown/ifup eth0 on the rc.local script. -- "Quand on est jeune, il ne faut pas hésiter à philosopher, et quand on est vieux, il ne faut pas se lasser de philosopher. Il n’est jamais ni trop tôt, ni trop tard pour prendre soin de son âme."- Epicure. pgp7FTlRXuD4o.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [Trisquel-users] PRISM break with Trisquel and Free Software
You are mistaken. Debian does not include any non-free software. Only way to get non-free software (including firmware) with Debian is to write "non-free" into sources.list (apt configuration file). If you do that, you are well aware of the fact that non-free software is what you want.
Re: [Trisquel-users] PRISM break with Trisquel and Free Software
No, you're the one mistaken. https://gnu.org/distros/common-distros.html Debian GNU/Linux Debian's Social Contract states the goal of making Debian entirely free software, and Debian conscientiously keeps nonfree software out of the official Debian system. However, Debian also provides a repository of nonfree software. According to the project, this software is “not part of the Debian system,” but the repository is hosted on many of the project's main servers, and people can readily learn about these nonfree packages by browsing Debian's online package database. There is also a “contrib” repository; its packages are free, but some of them exist to load separately distributed proprietary programs. This too is not thoroughly separated from the main Debian distribution. Previous releases of Debian included nonfree blobs with Linux, the kernel. With the release of Debian 6.0 (“squeeze”) in February 2011, these blobs have been moved out of the main distribution to separate packages in the nonfree repository. However, the problem partly remains: the installer in some cases recommends these nonfree firmware files for the peripherals on the machine.
Re: [Trisquel-users] PRISM break with Trisquel and Free Software
We all know this text, but nevertheless, Debian can be used 100% in freedom and so in an ethical way. It might not be appropriate for people who don't know much about free software and might add the proprietary repos; that's the reason why the fsf doesn't endorse it. But an OS which can be used 100% in freedom can be called "ethical" without any problems.
[Trisquel-users] RMS Tells it like it is about Ubuntu
RMS in flying form. He's explained some complex ideas very simply here (HTML5): http://youtu.be/DXnfa0H30L4
Re: [Trisquel-users] Lost Bios
Worst case scenanio and it is the BIOS, you might be able to flash it anyway.
Re: [Trisquel-users] PRISM break with Trisquel and Free Software
Yup. To let *anyone's* list decide for you what is ethical (or not) is to make the same mistake that fundamentalist religionists make all the time--to take a text as gospel and turn off your brain. The FSF's strict standards are a good thing. I support them, and they have a use. But that use is not to be the sole arbiter of what is Ethical and what is not.
Re: [Trisquel-users] PRISM break with Trisquel and Free Software
There is a moral absolute for free software, just like everything else. I just don't think I've figured it out yet. kernelKurtz said: "But that use is not to be the sole arbiter of what is Ethical and what is not." I agree
Re: [Trisquel-users] PRISM break with Trisquel and Free Software
I just watched the Stallman vid on Ubuntu spyware that someone linked again in another thread. He says, roughly, that most distributions contain some ethical flaws. A much more precise and accurate thing than saying "Not On The List = Unethical".
Re: [Trisquel-users] PRISM break with Trisquel and Free Software
I agree.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel 6.0 review in DistroWatch Weekly
Thanks Magic Banana, I too also commented on Mr. Smith's apparent confusion between free vs open source software and Trisquel. Regards
Re: [Trisquel-users] Libre laptop in Europe
You probably won't be able to play high definition videos on an Intel atom system. I would also say 1GB of ram is inadequate to run even Trisquel 6 LTS at this point. You can probably get away with 2GB though. 3D acceleration is going to impact you more down the line. Trisquel does not need 3d accelerated card right now. However if it moves to a desktop environment that depends on 3d acceleration your system won't work any more. "3d acceleration" is used elsewhere like with video playback too. It's not as big of an issue so long as your CPU is capable of doing the decoding. That is an issue with an Intel atom like you are describing though. The other place 3d acceleration is used is games. Though even with 3d acceleration support your gaming options are going to be on the limited side.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Penguin GNU / Linux Laptop /w 1920x1080 Matte Screen Now Shipping
I believe it should work. It's dependent on the ath9k driver: http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/ath9k I did hear there were some problems with it although they may have been worked out by now.
Re: [Trisquel-users] RMS Tells it like it is about Ubuntu
This is a pretty good video. Probably one of the best.
Re: [Trisquel-users] RMS Tells it like it is about Ubuntu
Stallman is very good speaker. Me and others non-English speakers can learn English and Spanish with him. :-) Is very easy to understand.
Re: [Trisquel-users] PRISM break with Trisquel and Free Software
haha, thanks man
Re: [Trisquel-users] Wesnoth on A13-OLinuXino
How much does the A13-OLinuXino cost, if it has been released yet?
Re: [Trisquel-users] PRISM break with Trisquel and Free Software
Thanks quantumgravity. I will think carefully about your post.
Re: [Trisquel-users] PRISM break with Trisquel and Free Software
Thanks Lloyd I don't mind at all
Re: [Trisquel-users] Wesnoth on A13-OLinuXino
This board is problematic still. From the FSF site: "The AllWinner A1x platforms come in many boards such as the A13-OLinuXino, Cubieboard, Gooseberry and Hackberry. The free startup software does not handle the internal memory; therefore these machines have to be booted from an SD card every time. In addition, the GPU and the video decoding hardware are unusable in the free world, so these jobs must be done on the CPU. The Cubieboard, Gooseberry and some versions of the A13-OLinuXino contain a WiFi chip that doesn't work without nonfree software. See the documentation of your board for information about using these USB devices with it. People are working on free software support for the internal memory and the Mali GPU. Please contribute to these projects! The free software for Mali is Lima."
Re: [Trisquel-users] Penguin GNU / Linux Laptop /w 1920x1080 Matte Screen Now Shipping
(Continuing discussion from comment #67) And that takes care of the Wi-Fi card problem, as that card is an option on the Gazelle Professional. Having drawn up a comparison of the two models, I have found that a price of $374 extra for King Penguin I will be receiving: 0.5 pounds less weight 0.24 inches less thickness Tux on the super key A marginally better processor (or is it? They're so similar I can't decide) One extra USB 2.0 port A donation to Trisquel An easily contactable, friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable founder and CEO :) (Having taken a really good look into SSD drives I've decided I want nothing to do with them until the technology to make them survive as long as HDDs exists.) Meanwhile, the Gazelle Professional offers a numerical keypad, a wider left shift key (a personal preference), and a Kensington lock. Assuming your HDDs are 7200 RPM, all other specifications are identical. The sole remaining issue is the pre-installation of Ubuntu, which I have written System76 to sort out and can sort out myself anyway if necessary. Have I missed anything about either laptop? As much as I'd like to do business with a company that genuinely cares about my freedom, I don't feel that the above features warrant $374.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel 6.0 review in DistroWatch Weekly
The most common term for this type of software is Open Source since it is the most popular term for FLOSS (Free/Libre/Open Source Software) and the term Free Software is confusing to average joe. The uninitiated associates it with the price definition and not freedom. The Open Source definition is more straight forward as it clearly states open source code. If the license is "open source" under a GPL, Apache, MIT, or the BSD licenses, then it is free software as well. The freedoms you gain are the same regardless if you use one of the terms. I will be honest though... if you are trying to gain SEO for your project or you are describing your software to another developer (like a Windows or OSX one), they are more likely to know what open source is than free software. They may think its freeware.
Re: [Trisquel-users] [Bulk] No ip address at booting
On Tuesday 18 June 2013 12:37 AM, Pascal Diogo Antunes wrote: > Yes, one of my problem was the Internet router thought another > computer on lan was my computer. But it's not. Why? Same mac address. > How? I don't know. That the trouble. So I added on > '/etc/network/interfaces' the setting of the mac address by original > (what wasn't), and ifdown/ifup eth0 on the rc.local script. I don't think you need to add ifup eth0 or ifdown eth0 on the rc.local! I think running command "man interfaces" will help you
Re: [Trisquel-users] Penguin GNU / Linux Laptop /w 1920x1080 Matte Screen Now Shipping
There is a significant difference in the two models your comparing. That said we are probably coming out with a new model shortly that would compare more closely with the one from System76 your describing.
