Re: [Trisquel-users] hw/swcursor on eee pc x101ch
pre tags code tags The identifier can be anything unique. Yeah, no nvidia in sight, perhaps it was a leftover from where ever. One option would be to try a very recent kernel, like 3.10.*.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel free, but based on Ubutu ??
The best solution would be a try out category with distros people can very likely use with their current pc just to get in touch with the new gnu system for some period of time before buying a new hardware; but they should recommend these distros just for this purpose and not as a final solution and point out the problems that remain. Opensuse or Fedora on this list would be ok. I'm a bit frightend of removing every not-completely-free distro off the list because I recognized in this forum how many people made graduate steps towards 100% free. They would have stayed with windows otherwise. Concerning Debian... it's a very fine distro but I somehow hesitate to recommend it to a complete newbe. I tryed out lenny some years ago and squeeze and wheezy just recently. With lenny, it was really hard to configure everything fine and run a nice os. With wheezy, everything was easy but I don't know if it was because of my grown experience or if the system really became more user-friendly. Probably the last one. But can a newbie get along with debian nowadays without problems? Don't know.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Logout Problem
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-08-25 01:04, ngaw...@tharchin.net wrote: Most of the time after logout I return to the login screen the list of users is there. Sometimes though the login screen appears but the list of users does not and so I have to reboot to be able to select a user. Any ideas on how to fix this? I have a specific configuration with very low disk space where I occasionally run into this problem. It's going to be upgraded and reinstalled soon, so I didn't care that much, just didn't think much of it until your post. Do you have low disk space too? - -- Fabián Rodríguez http://trisquel.magicfab.ca -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.14 (GNU/Linux) Comment: PGP/Mime available upon request Comment: Using GnuPG with Icedove - http://www.enigmail.net/ iEYEARECAAYFAlIbKvYACgkQfUcTXFrypNVcVwCgtl8RBBu9sgStsYPd3EpedIEN vdkAnReP5CXvad7XdtvLdn/Hxuxnmp/p =rkpS -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: [Trisquel-users] I am waiting the day when Hurd kernel will be default kernel in Trisquel
In terms of security what you actually should want is something like Linux, which has been banged upon time and again and already have very powerful extentions for locking a system down. New = Unproven, and as such has a habit of being the enemy of security. Unless you're talking about security through obscurity, which is no security at all. ..Of course, this is all moot, because the people who really care about security issues are frolicking over in the OpenBSD countryside. But you'll never find them, 'cause they know how to configure their firewalls.
Re: [Trisquel-users] I am waiting the day when Hurd kernel will be default kernel in Trisquel
They just ended up using Linux because they were stuck between a rock and a Hurd place. ..Well, a non-working, way too complex and cumbersome kernel design. Not sure I'd call that intellectual superiority, but okay, to each his own heavily annotated dictionary. Yes, and they'll have to keep accepting 'cause they still can't do anything about it. ..Well. Suppose they could slip in a BSD kernel like in the Debian/kFreeBSD project.. But what the hell would be the point. Either way, I'd postulate that we at least shouldn't bitch so much about it, considering Linux itself is free software under the GPL, has had an immense amount of work put into making it as good as it is, and there's a cool script that strips out the firmware blobs it's often bundled with. (Although the destinction between a firmware blob being uploaded and being burned on a rom is somewhat shady to my mind.) RMS was nuts to begin with, kinda had to be to start the whole project. =p But yeah.. Would probably be better if he kept coding instead of blogging about pedophilia being perfectly okay. Then again, every movement needs their crazy bearded prophets doing speeches and stuff, so I say good on him for stepping up to the plate.
[Trisquel-users] How can I see Democracy Now! video stream?
I installed Trisquel6.0. When I try to see a Democracy Now! video stream, video screen is black and no video is played. Please see for example: http://www.democracynow.org/shows/2011/12/16 And I click DOWNLOAD:VIDEO text, then there emerges an error message: Video can't be played because the file is corrupt. Are there any solutions? Please instruct me. Thank you.
[Trisquel-users] Free GPS logger
Hi, Which Free GPS logger do you recommended? An openmoko can be a solution? right. But where can I bought one? Thanks. -- Libere, Pascal Diogo Antunes. Quand vous ferez quelque chose, souvenez-vous que vous aurez contre vous tous ceux qui voulaient faire la même chose, tous ceux qui voulaient faire le contraire, et ceux, nombreux, qui ne voulaient rien faire.- Confucius. pgp41pGQwpqxE.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [Trisquel-users] I am waiting the day when Hurd kernel will be default kernel in Trisquel
Would probably be better if he kept coding instead of blogging about pedophilia being perfectly okay. Again, you should really stop spreading FUD. He never said pedophilia is ok in general.
Re: [Trisquel-users] I am waiting the day when Hurd kernel will be default kernel in Trisquel
He said it was okay so long as nobody was coerced. I'm sorry, that's just never ok. Although I suppose the really disturbing part is that people like you keep defending it.
Re: [Trisquel-users] How can I see Democracy Now! video stream?
It works with GNOME Web (Epiphany web browser).
Re: [Trisquel-users] Desktops
On Monday 26 August 2013 02:24 AM, ngaw...@tharchin.net wrote: I removed KDE/Plasma via synaptic but there is still a KDE/Plasma option at the login screen and when I login KDE still loads? If you find a kde-session or plasma-session package, try removing that.
Re: [Trisquel-users] I am waiting the day when Hurd kernel will be default kernel in Trisquel
He said it was okay so long as nobody was coerced. I'm sorry, that's just never ok. That's right, his statement means actually that almost no case of pedophilia is ok like they happen. Although I suppose the really disturbing part is that people like you keep defending it. I think you just don't have your emotions under control when we're talking about this topic. I'm against any form of doing harm to children and in my opinion, pedophilia should be forbidden because we can never be sure if a child gets coerced or not; but people like you are the reason why we can't even type the word pedophilia without the fear of being accused of being pedophil; RMS made a sensible statement which doesn't include anything problematic but you can't accept anybody talking about the subject in a less emotional way. I don't think rms is a pedophile or at least this statement doesn't give any hint for this. I'm against an atmosphere of fear and restriction of speech when talking about *any* subject. This is like in Germany. You can be famous for being an ultra-communist, but when you mention the word hitler and forget to mention giving tribute to emotions of people by adding words like terrible, devil, worst on earth people will suspect you being a nazi though you didn't say anything in this direction. That's the same what happens to rms for his statement, even to me for just defending what he said.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel free, but based on Ubutu ??
I never left, I just had to spend time doing other things, which caused me to be out for a few days. Again, sorry to disapoint you, but I am not leaving, like you would want me to do. Also, try looking again, I already tried posting some comments that were not related to this whole thing. However, I won't just hide myself and pretend nothing happened. I WAS CENSORED, so I won't deny that. Yes, the google dns was a dumb mistake, so, I don't see what's wrong with me saying it. Anyway, you are just looking for an argument, so no point on me talking to you really -.-
Re: [Trisquel-users] I am waiting the day when Hurd kernel will be default kernel in Trisquel
I am in a hurry right now, but just wanted to clarify some things. 5 years ago I would agree with you. However, nowadays LInux has been receiving more and more attacks, and while I think we should try to improve linux, I also think that moving to Hurd MIGHT prove to be a more wiser decision in the long run (10 or 20 years from now). Of course, as of now Hurd is not an example of security. But it has some interesting ideas and it could prove to be better in the long run.
Re: [Trisquel-users] careful with PPA
Excuse me, where do you read any hysteria in my comment?? -.^ Also, your webpage was not very clear, please answer me a question: which is worse in your opinion, the fact that Ubuntu gives you the option of using non free software to use your computer, or the fact that they used free software to deliberately spy on their users profiting out of it? Thanks for the clarification.
Re: [Trisquel-users] careful with PPA
Excuse me, where do you read any hysteria in my comment?? -.^ Perhaps you should re-read your message: Trisquel would be more trustworthy if it started to work on top of Debian Stable instead of Ubuntu. Hysteria includes delusions of threats. That you perceive a problem with Trisquel merely because it is based on Ubuntu -- and for no other reason -- is where it starts. That Ubuntu includes proprietary software -- and induces people to install even more -- is bad. So is spying on their users. Both are bad. The solution is to not use Ubuntu. They need to be admonished but that doesn't automatically extend to derivatives that don't have these problems.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel free, but based on Ubutu ??
Debian seems easy to use, though the last Debian I used was 6.0.6.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Logout Problem
There is about 40 GB of free space on my drive. It is a strange problem b/c it only happens occationally and I can't reproduce it consistently.
[Trisquel-users] Trisquel/GNU/Linux Blog
I was thinking of starting a blog of my experiences with Trisquel and GNU/Linux. It would be cool if this could be a community effort and I'm checking here to see if anyone is interested in working together. I'm not interested in a top down but bottom up approach where everyone is a contributor. The topics could be technology/society along with our personal experiences with Trisquel and GNU/Linux. For example, I've been writing some scripts and setting up an all console configuration.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel/GNU/Linux Blog
I would be happy to contribute to your blog. I think it's a great idea. Autistici gives free hosting for volunteer projects. Self-hosting may work as well. Adfeno, Cyberhawk, and I worked on a new-user guide together. Adfeno and I were thinking of uploading it somewhere so that people could use it, and edit it if they like. I haven't talked to him in a few days, so I'm not sure where we are on that.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel/GNU/Linux Blog
What about on Trisquel's wiki? https://trisquel.info/en/wiki/documentation
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel/GNU/Linux Blog
Muhammed, Cool. I already have a hosting plan with Dreamhost and adding another domain would not cost anything. In the past I've worked on blogs myself and it was pretty boring. I'm interested in the collaborative side of things and also sharing my experiences with the community since all the software I'm using now I got for free. I'll be in touch soon.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel/GNU/Linux Blog
I currently have a blog in Persian and write about Trisquel, GNU, etc. Plus that, I am writing a complete guide on Trisquel in Persian (using LaTeX) but I am on the beginning of the road. (https://launchpad.net/trisquel-beginners). I think that I can help.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel/GNU/Linux Blog
Me too; I would love participate in such a blog. I thought of making an own some time ago; Of course it is very good to share experiences and knowledge about free software / gnu linux, but I'm also very concerned about people who know very little about technical things and don't know how to free their computing / why it is necessary.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel/GNU/Linux Blog
I'm encouraged by the interest here. Hope this can be a real collaborative effort. Just talking with my father about PRISM and Windows NS8 got his attention. We are so dependent on technology and very few of us really know what is going on.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel/GNU/Linux Blog
An excellent idea, ngawang. Almost 20 years ago, The Linux Information Project started an education site. The format is clean and would work very well for a 'Trisquel Information Project' to which members could contribute anonymously. If your proposed site would offer both private and public forum membership options, as well as a community blog, we will be glad to serve (pun intended). The inability to manage settings on this current forum reminds one of facebook timeline, but with no controls. :-) Many similar projects are ongoing from the 'old-geeks' groups. Remember COBOL, Unics, UNIX, and ARPANET? Don't fear anyone - just use their resources for good! www.sba.gov/content/score www.fundsnetservices.com This is the main index of The Linux Information Project. (as an example) www.linfo.org/main_index.html New users/members may be interested in the history of GNU: GNU Definition www.linfo.org/gnu.html GNU Manifesto, The www.linfo.org/manifesto.html
Re: [Trisquel-users] I am waiting the day when Hurd kernel will be default kernel in Trisquel
...Yes, that is kinda my point.. It's being battlehardened. Which is a good thing. The Hurd is more or less completely unproven. ..Sure, who knows what the fuck will happen over the next 20 years.
Re: [Trisquel-users] New Opensource/Free FPS standalone mod of Xonotic (ChaosEsque) released.
Thank you again!
Re: [Trisquel-users] careful with PPA
Perhaps you should re-read your message: Trisquel would be more trustworthy if it started to work on top of Debian Stable instead of Ubuntu. I was not hysteric. Debian is a much more mature project, it has a free software only approach, it favors stability and security above usability and looks, they put the users first (which canonical does not, refusing to remove amazon spyware from ubuntu), they move their system towards the future (trying to support different kernels and architectures), etc etc etc Being based on Debian would help the Trisquel project. Do you have any doubts in this?? Hysteria includes delusions of threats. That you perceive a problem with Trisquel merely because it is based on Ubuntu -- and for no other reason -- is where it starts. If you truly believe that amazon spyware is the last malicious feature will ever be discovered in Ubuntu lol, well, you have the right to think that way, but I can't honestly trust a company that, like Canonical, refuses to remove a feature that nearly EVERY user complained about. We will still discover many bad things about Ubuntu in the near future, and Trisquel is in danger of incorporating those things. That Ubuntu includes proprietary software -- and induces people to install even more -- is bad. So is spying on their users. Both are bad. The solution is to not use Ubuntu. They need to be admonished but that doesn't automatically extend to derivatives that don't have these problems. Let's clear this out: I would rather use proprietary software that was not spying on me, than use free software that was spying on me and selling me out. Pure and simple. I don't treasure software above all else, I treasure people above all else. As for free software, since it can be used for any purpose, that allowed the NSA and (from memory, not 100% sure) Iran's government to use modified versions of BackTrack to spy on people. THAT is wrong. A person who for one reason or another, uses a proprietary driver or program, that is not wrong, it can be stupid, but it's not wrong. Got it?? -.^
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel/GNU/Linux Blog
Cool, that sounds good to me
Re: [Trisquel-users] I am waiting the day when Hurd kernel will be default kernel in Trisquel
One of the reasons why I appreciate a project like Debian, who are trying to work with every available material =) kfreebsd, hurd, linux, they are trying to use everything, which might prove to be the best option when we have the need to chose one or the other =) As of now, I stick with Debian Stable of course.
Re: [Trisquel-users] I am waiting the day when Hurd kernel will be default kernel in Trisquel
Hum... I know it's weird for me to be the one who says this, but c'mon guys calm down... No one here is supportive of hurting people (kids or not) and certainly some people are more sensitive to this subject than others. Which is not wrong, because we all have different backgrounds and it's not wrong to be over protective in some aspects. RMS did say some things pretty... out of normal, over the years. And maybe he regrets some things he said, maybe he didn't mean them, OR maybe he does have a wrong point of view in some things, but still we shouldn't mix things (he did a wonderful work in favor of freeing the people from corporations control with GNU for example). C'mon people, even I find pedo accusations and arguments over it to be extreme, so... =) Having said that, each is entitled to his own opinion of course. And to express himself freely. At least until the US decides to change that xD
Re: [Trisquel-users] careful with PPA
Agreed =)
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel/GNU/Linux Blog
When selecting a domain name, we should think about our audience, Geek suggests that the subject matter is a niche interest. Proprietary software affects all kinds of people, and not just people who identify as geeks.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel/GNU/Linux Blog
Sure. How about we start brainstorming domain names?
Re: [Trisquel-users] I am waiting the day when Hurd kernel will be default kernel in Trisquel
Hum... I know it's weird for me to be the one who says this, but c'mon guys calm down... lol this has a kind of humour ;) and I guess you're right, those are stupid arguments. Anyway, I don't think rms says many weird things. He just thinks very freely and without social or psychological boundaries, and he talks just the same way. He doesn't give a shit how people deal with his messages; should he be more sensitive? I don't know; maybe a little bit. But his attitude is way better than those of some politicians who just say what people want to hear. C'mon people, even I find pedo accusations and arguments over it to be extreme, so... =) That's true, but ... look at how our last piracy disussion escalated... it was a bit extreme too. I don't want to come up with all of this, just want to point out that I don't want you to leave how you said somewhere; I just want not to be insulted, that's all. And I understand if you are a bit more sensitiv to this topic because of somewhat, I really do. But I think if we manage to have a calm discussion about pedophilia, we also can do it with piracy and other things, don't we?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel free, but based on Ubutu ??
I actually agree with you (we seem to be making progress, lol) about the try out thing. Letting people experience user friendly Linux distros would help people to realize that they can use a computer without running windows :P I would maybe suggest Mint, it was the most user friendly distro I ever tried, only left it because of the non free stuff. However Opensuse could also be a good choice. Fedora might have too many bugs (it's used as a working test box for Red Had after all) but maybe it could also be used. I think the main issue here is the fact that Prism-Break is not a project intended to bring people to use free software. It's main target is to free people from the prism surveillance threat. So, using introduction distros woudl not be a viable option. I think they are correct in suggesting the distros they do. OpenBSD and Debian seem like the best shots at breaking Prism. As for Trisquel... well, they are being consistent, refusing every distro ubuntu based, so we can't argue about that. If (as I have previously suggested) Trisquel would work on top of debian instead of Ubuntu, they would probably suggest it as a main choice. And I would maybe do the same too ;) Debian is not newbie friendly. At least not if you want to use it in the proper way. But for a power user... it's like a dream coming true *.* =)
Re: [Trisquel-users] How can I see Democracy Now! video stream?
Even with flash (gnash) disabled and all cookies blocked, this method works for most video/audio files. The 'unplug' add-on plus VLC media player from Trisquel Applications will stream or download. Right click on the video - click the Unplug icon (green fish) - click download (or copy the link and paste into the VLC player to stream) Keyboard commands: Alt + F2, type VLC, click run, Ctrl + n, Ctrl + v, Ctrl + p (or just click buttons) Enjoy audio/video freedom and welcome to Trisquel.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel/GNU/Linux Blog
I agree. We should better refer to free software or the goal of a free digital society in general.
Re: [Trisquel-users] They are trying to resurrect SOPA and it is the time to shut it down again.
Well, again I have to say this: people bring this on themselves. If the internet wasn't a place where people have no respect for laws, morals and principles, maybe these laws wouldn't appear. SOPA and PIPA and all the other offensive laws they come up with it, are wrong and I really hope we can fight them back. But it doesn't mean one has to agree with everything they are trying to attack. Truth is, they hide their true intentions. They don't care about piracy, they are going after the people that talk about freedom and fight for it. Taking pirates down is just a mask for their true intentions.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel/GNU/Linux Blog
Sounds like we should be clear about what the blog's main focus will be and choose a name accordingly. I like the focus on free software and a way to present these issues to a wider non-technical audience. Also, HOWTO's and our own experiences with GNU/Linux. Basically, sounds like we can approach the issue of free software from non-technical and technical points of view. I guess initially I was thinking it would be for people who are already somewhat tech-savvy but appealing to a wider audience is a nice suggestion.
Re: [Trisquel-users] I am waiting the day when Hurd kernel will be default kernel in Trisquel
Well, time will tell :P For now, we actually happen to agree on two different threads, so that's good enough. As for piracy... hey, you already use the proper word (:P) so I guess we could try. Even if I think we both have way too different opinion on this. I consider that authorship rights should be respected. And I know that the fact that piracy was so disseminated over the years actually helped to make the internet a worse place in the sense that now even if you download a public domain movie, people will say that's piracy you downloaded it from the net. So... I can't really have much sympathy for the whole sharing motto being misused (as I can't look at piracy as sharing). You (and others) think that sharing should have no barriers what so ever. Maybe if your views and ideas would make it into the politic world, we could, in 10 or 20 yeas from now, actually have a better society than we have now. But trying to live that way in the current society ends up being... bad in some ways. Even if in some ways, a reform of society would be good, the methods might not (note the might) be the best. Anyway, let's not go off topic here, I was only trying to put things in a more common ground. If we both try to tolerate the other's views, we could have a more sane environment here. See you around.
[Trisquel-users] Re : careful with PPA
The Google DNS configuration does *not* come from Ubuntu. It was a bug Trisquel developers introduced and is now solved.
[Trisquel-users] Re : Trisquel/GNU/Linux Blog
I believe howtos had better been contributed to the official documentation.
Re: [Trisquel-users] careful with PPA
That means we have to worry about Ubuntu bugs AND trisquel bugs. Need anymore reason to have Debian as a base? Or maybe even to have the Trisquel team joining Debian project and incorporate some of Trisquel into it, to make it better?? I don't see your logic, starting to think that there is none to see actually.
[Trisquel-users] Re : careful with PPA
Please stop doing the exegesis of what I write. There is indeed no logic in my previous post. Just a fact: The Google DNS configuration does *not* come from Ubuntu. As a consequence, that example is no reason to doubt about Ubuntu as Trisquel's base. In fact, there exists no example of any malware in Trisquel that would have been inherited from Ubuntu. Again. No logic in this post. Just facts. Deal with them.
Re: [Trisquel-users] careful with PPA
Sure, but we can eliminate some of them if we don't use Ubuntu. That's all I am trying to say.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel/GNU/Linux Blog
I'll private-message you a few ideas ngawang. I like Andrew's planet idea. And I agree with MB and ssd; Trisquel.info is an obvious place for this kind of info. But you seem motivated to make your own site, so I think you should go for it. Getting a small team together, choosing topics, and building a community. It sounds like fun. And you may have more freedom about how you approach things, than if you pursue this through the official Trisquel site. The contributers should choose a free license for the work. Like the GFDL. This way, the Trisquel community can adapt (or adopt) relevant parts for this site's official documentation.
Re: [Trisquel-users] careful with PPA
I was not hysteric. Oh indeed - There *might* be some undefined and as-yet-uknown future problem. This is where the hysteria is starting. Nevermind that -- should it happen -- people will ensure it's addressed and handled properly. No, not that - just ignore and overlook that part. We must instead advocate for people to not use it *at all* because there's absolutely no reason to use Ubuntu as a base. Sure, but we can eliminate some of them if we don't use Ubuntu. That's all I am trying to say. But also lose the benefits. See below. Being based on Debian would help the Trisquel project. Do you have any doubts in this?? Absolutely. It's been discussed before - Check the archives. Canonical does lots of work to make their distro easy for new people to use. Trisquel gets to inherit all of that work. There's a definite benefit to having a 100% free distro available based on Ubuntu that new users can be referred to and use in freedom. I would rather use proprietary software that was not spying on me But how would you ever know? than use free software that was spying on me and selling me out. At least with the free one you'd (or others) could find out and then know with certainty if it was or not and if so could change it so that it stopped and then share that modified version. Other people would likely prefer not to be spied upon (all else being equal) and this modified version becomes the typical version of the program. It's ultimately Ruben's time spent on the project. While you may disagree with how how he chooses to spend his time it's ultimately his decision how to spend it and Trisquel isn't going to Debian unless he decides that it is. If you're convinced that Debian is so much better then please go use it. There's no need to be hanging out on the Trisquel forums going on about how the project should switch to Debian.
[Trisquel-users] Re : careful with PPA
Where on earth did you read that I trust Trisquel because of it being Ubuntu based? Where did you read me expressing any opinion against Debian as Trisquel's base? Where?! It is the third or fourth post you write where you make this thing up! As I have already expressed in this post, Debian would make a great base for Ubuntu. Stop making things up (especially when it comes to my opinions). Show us facts. Not FUD. What you called a fact in your previous post (stating that it makes no sense to make a free software only OS out of a non free software only OS) is not a fact! It is amazing how you seem to believe that whatever comes through your brain (e.g., that Trisquel inherits malware from Ubuntu) immediately becomes an indisputable fact. Something that then allows you to call people, who want real facts to back the accusation, as dumb.
Re: [Trisquel-users] DVD Playback Problem: How Do I Configure the Buffer?
I've now tried both MPlayer (but not yet SMPlayer) and VLC to watch DVDs. VLC doesn't work very well for me because when I pause it continues playing audio for a few seconds, and when I unpause it's out of sync for a while. Also, VLC doesn't have very good keyboard or media-key playback controls by default. MPlayer, I'm happy to report, does much better for me than Totem. Although DVD nav by keyboard is terrible, mouse works fine. Keyboard playback controls work, but best of all MPlayer doesn't skip after hitting the end of the buffer after I pause. Instead it pauses for a second and resumes from the same spot.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Playing video freezes my netbook!
The two tutorials I read were for Ubuntu and ArchLinux, were from 2011 (with a relatively old kernel), and did not mention installing any new Intel driver. Might it be that getting the 3150 to work relies on a non-Free blob in the kernel that they had as Ubuntu and Arch, but that we do not abide as Trisquel?
Re: [Trisquel-users] If you needed another incentive to not use Google search or Bing...
www.nicheguestpostservices.com A social networking site that had previously promised a free forever option has followed in Ning's footsteps and begun charging for their most basic plan.
[Trisquel-users] Trisquel Projects - fund them with Kickstarter
Random thoughts for anyone ready to exercise their entrepreneurial talents. After learning to use Trisquel, or any GNU/Linux operating system, you can start a Kickstarter project to raise funds. It will help the world if you use free software. Society needs fix-it types, graphic designers, computer instructors, private tutors, geeks with server knowledge, and many creative promoters to get the word out that there is a better way. Have you ever heard the expression in the corporate world that the IT people are the worst dressed, but the highest paid? :) Nothing is as important as code - and no, it is not the dress code! Have not heard from isostick lately, but their Kickstarter campaign funded in less than 30 days in 2011 with 419 backers pledging $66,607. The goal was $25,000. www.kickstarter.com/projects/elegantinvention/isostick-the-optical-drive-in-a-usb-stick People and businesses have to pay to have problems with their PC fixed. Unless they are friends or family, as these two Computer Science grads discovered. After ten years of being employed as computer security geeks, they got tired of fixing problems. Using Kickstarter they raised $162,598 from 3,025 backers last summer. Now, they are free to do as they wish. Yes, they could be more free without that OS, but at least they broke away from voluntary corporate slavery. www.kickstarter.com/projects/thejumpshot/jumpshot-a-new-weapon-to-battle-pc-frustration The home desktop, mobile, phone, hand-held, education, and business markets need people who understand free software. If you can teach others, you can write your own ticket as an independent consultant, geek-on-call, or private instructor. This video by a young friend is not about Trisquel, but IT is about freedom, life, and helping others. 'Start Now. No funding needed' - a video youtube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KLnXjqKL5g?html5=1 vimeo - http://vimeo.com/26415958?html5=1 Derek started CD Baby in 1998 with $500 because he wanted to sell his own music and there was not a good system available. It grew... big... In 2008 he sold the company for $22 million, then gave the money to a charitable trust that funds music education. We can do anything we choose in life... anything at all. Do good things! With free software...
