Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel 7 Release Date?
I'll take you up on that Heather. I'll go ahead and grab the latest of each version (32 and 64bit) over the next couple of days. It will certainly take that long judging by the upload speed of the devel server. :-|I have the 64 bit of Trisquel 7 proper circa 7-9-2014. I'll grab the 32 bit tonight for starters. I think I can get all the torrents out by Friday night or Saturday morning. Thanks for the help. Maybe we fluxbox users can convince our free software friends to join in and take some heat off the servers.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Firefox (and perhaps even Abrowser) is sending data about the downloads to Google
I had been wondering about if it had been added in yet. I already knew that Ice cat/A-Browser where clean (it would be somewhat worring if they where not), I'm more worried for other users that care about proprietary formats yet not in the 100% free software camp.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Giving Away Trisquel?
Sorry for the slow respobse to this thread I started but have only now got time to again work on this project. Im only planning on giving away the diska, I have no plan to set up a website and offer downloads. And yes I will be using Trisquel's (mirrored) repositories. So if im only just giving away the disks do I need to publish any sort of source code, etc? Sorry, im a social worker not a computer person so excuse my lack of knowledge on this. I also wont be doing this until the new Trisquel 7 is released. Also, how exactly can I remove the trisquel branding and replace it with what we are planning? thankyou.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Giving Away Trisquel?
Thankyou, I will most certainly place GNU/Linux on the cover of the disk.
[Trisquel-users] E-readers
Hello there, I`m a recently new user of trisquel and I must say it is a great piece of software, first because it RESPECTS-YOUR-FREEDOM!!!, and furthermore because is works really nice. I have a question regarding RYF devices Software. I wonder, Is there a RYF e-book reader that works with open source software as well? I don't want to buy an Amason Kindle... Thanks for the support! P.S: When is Trisquel 7 going to be officially released? What are the most expected features of it?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Giving Away Trisquel?
See this faq: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#DistributeWithSourceOnInternet. You don't have to publish any source code because all of it is in Trisquel's repos. However, if someone would prefer source on a physical disk, you have to give it to them. On the other hand, if the people you're giving it away to are unlikely to have Internet access, it's probably best to give away a source DVD.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Lenovo T-61 too old for Belenos?
As I've said above, though, unsupported is different from impossible to use:)
Re: [Trisquel-users] NetGear PTV300 (Miracast Receiver) Firmware GPL v2
Yes. It seems that many companies such as NetGear are willing to GPL code, but that is never a fully working unit. There is always some component/piece missing. There needs to be more com
[Trisquel-users] Does gNewSense use less cpu and ram?
gNewSense seems to use mate (or maybe gnome 2); I heard that mate is a little easier on older hardware. I remember reading that there's no benefit in switching to mate if the programs rely on gnome3 anyway. Is that correct? I may be totally wrong. I'm thinking of giving gNewSense a try -- what do you guys think?
Re: [Trisquel-users] NetGear PTV300 (Miracast Receiver) Firmware GPL v2
Usually they release it only to comply with the GPL, I think.
[Trisquel-users] Re : Does gNewSense use less cpu and ram?
gNewSense 3.1 (the latest version) uses the antique GNOME 2.30 (it must be something like four years old) by default. Like its base: Debian 7.0 wheezy. If you have older hardware, I would advise the soon-to-be-released Trisquel Mini 7: http://devel.trisquel.info/makeiso/iso/ The desktop it ships by default, LXDE, is lighter than GNOME 2. And being based on *buntu 14.014 Trusty Tahr, you would have applications in their latest (or close to latest) versions a few clicks away.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Does gNewSense use less cpu and ram?
Do current versions of programs require a more current version of gnome to run? So gNewSense 3.1 will only run years-old versions of programs?
[Trisquel-users] Re : Does gNewSense use less cpu and ram?
I am simply talking about the versions of the packages in gNewSense's repositories: GNOME 2.30, Firefox 3.5, LibreOffice 3.2, etc. If you want to know about other applications, look at their versions in Debian stable: https://packages.debian.org/stable/ Installing software not in the repository can quickly become a dependency hell. Not to talk about the hassle of finding the packages in the first place. Go for the packages in Debian testing if you really want to try gNewSense: https://www.debian.org/distrib/packages But, again, if you want a light GNU/Linux system where recent applications are easily available, Trisquel Mini 7 is a way better option than gNewSense 3.1 (w.r.t. both criteria) : http://devel.trisquel.info/makeiso/iso/
Re: [Trisquel-users] Does gNewSense use less cpu and ram?
I thought gNewSense 3.1 is based on Debian 6.0 squeeze.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Does gNewSense use less cpu and ram?
Oh I understand now -- thanks MB. I will take your advice and use Mini if I need a lighter system down the road. I wanted to try gNewSense for the nostalgic gui, and the possibility of getting a little more battery life out of my laptop. My laptop handles standard Trisquel fine though, and the battery life is decent enough; I will probably stay with Trisquel 7 for now.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel 7 Release Date?
Trisquel 7 seems mostly pretty good to me, but I would caution people who are thinking about installing it as a main OS. GNU Cash doesn't work properly in Trisquel 7 yet, and I had a little trouble with Add/Remove Programs. I recommend checking the Issues page and asking about your planned uses before installing. https://trisquel.info/en/issues/11999 https://trisquel.info/en/issues/12010 https://trisquel.info/en/project/issues
Re: [Trisquel-users] Does gNewSense use less cpu and ram?
These suggestions might help with the battery time https://trisquel.info/en/wiki/optimizing-battery-time
Re: [Trisquel-users] Does gNewSense use less cpu and ram?
thanks man
[Trisquel-users] the new artwork looks nice
The system update (Trisquel 7) gave me a new start-up and log-in background. It's pretty.
Re: [Trisquel-users] E-readers
I read this recently. It looks like the FSF is getting involved with doing exactly this. Sorry you will not be able to buy it tomorrow. fsf.org/bulletin/2014/spring/help-us-make-tablets-and-ebook-readers-respect-your-freedom If we're going to have hardware that respects our freedom, we have to demand it -- both with our voices and our pocketbooks. We've shown that when enough of us get together, we can actually make free devices a reality. We'll launch specific crowdfunding campaigns for the tablet and ebook reader once we have plans in place, but we need your support now to get to that place.
Re: [Trisquel-users] E-readers
Wow I really missed that development. Great to see FSF take on a big task like this.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel Seven!!!
OK, thanks! So I have another question too—I'm still a bit new with this. Some time ago, I managed to install Trisquel 6.0 on my Macbook Air, dual boot, via reEFit. Similarly, I'd like to install a pre-release of Trisquel on an older MacBook Pro, i.e., MacBookPro5,1 with a 2.66 Intel Core 2 Duo. Which version of the pre-release should I install?
