[Trisquel-users] Re : New to Trisquel :)
oh they look so much alike, I thought it was unity. Thank you so much for the clarifications and the answers :) lol a Dash, ok it's registered :D I hope I will be able to find some nice extensions to suit my needs :) Will keep you updated :D
Re: [Trisquel-users] Microsoft was the biggest presence at a recent Linux conference in Washington. Your thoughts?
It is part of their plan and Microsoft is not alone. Microsoft, Google and Apple all use the opensource community for their ideas, they take, take and take more, then contribute little to nothing back. Google contributes some back. The end game for all three is for the opensource world to go back to being only for the domain of hackers, fine with that actually. Look at what Microsoft did several years ago with Novell/SUSE, they still control that company and by extension openSUSE as well. Even RedHat cannot be fully trusted as they are beginning to dictate to the opensource community of how things should be, ie systemd, gnome3, SELinux etc... Whether you like systemd or gnome3, you cannot deny they were forced on the larger community by RedHat. This is one more reason why truly free distros need to be supported, and yes, I do include Debian in this category. Their 20+ year stance cannot be argued with.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Microsoft was the biggest presence at a recent Linux conference in Washington. Your thoughts?
Microsoft wants to steal the headlines and look cool with the kids. Nowadays embracing open-source is a PR stunt to make people see your company positively. Take Debian's newest release for example. Microsoft stole all the media attention by sending the Debian team a birthday cake.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Microsoft was the biggest presence at a recent Linux conference in Washington. Your thoughts?
I have now seen the program and the first Microsoft guy seemed to be a genuine good guy trying to do the best in the Microsoft world. What I am happy about this is that customers to Microsoft want Linux and Microsoft can no longer say no to them. Their customers isnt satisfied with Microsofts software. Microsoft dominance is breaking. This force Microsoft to employ people and work with Linux and its flexibility and integrate at least the open source thinking closer to Microsofts core. Microsoft is forced to use what it thinks is a poison. Just hope that the open source distraction will loose it's grip and more people will start thinking in freedom and change thinking and to free software and GNU+Linux. Good plug for Think Penguin that gave Angela penguin sticker.
Re: [Trisquel-users] is Laptop Ibm X60 Mini Tablet supported by libreboot?
Ah ok I understand, phew!
Re: [Trisquel-users] Language installation ?
Well, I did set the keyboard layout by System Settings - Region Language - Input Sources etc but this worked only once What I want to do is to be able to toggle between these two languages (Greek and English) I tried to define the shortcuts for changing languages in keyboard settings but it didn't work at all. I will try to reinstall the distro using English during installation instead of Greek and I will add Greek language later. Wish me luck :)
[Trisquel-users] Language installation ?
Hello guys, New to Trisquel and Gnu/Linux OSystems I've just replaced the Windows OS with Trisquel 7.0 but I can not write a document or a spreadsheet or in a search machine for example (I cannot anywhere) in Greek language despite the fact that the installation was made in Greek and all environment like menus,tags etc is in Greek Is there any adjustment I have to do or I need to install the Greek language and how i can do such things ? Have in mind that I am not a hacker :) but I can do anything if it is well documentated. Thanks in advance for your kind attention Nikolas
Re: [Trisquel-users] Language installation ?
Hello, welcome and congratulations! A GNU/Linux distro is basically a collection of packages. You'll need to install some that contain Greek support. There are many ways to do so, probably the most intuitive being the Synaptic package manager. I guess these packages might be useful for you. (from http://packages.trisquel.info/search?keywords=greeksearchon=allsuite=belenossection=all) abrowser-locale-el (if you use abrowser, believe this is default web browser) icecat-locale-el (if you use icecat web browser) icedove-l10n-el (if you use icedove email) language-pack-gnome-el libreoffice-help-el libreoffice-l10n-el xfonts-efont-unicode xfonts-efont-unicode-ib fonts-gfs-artemisia fonts-gfs-bodoni-classic fonts-gfs-didot fonts-gfs-didot-classic Besides installing those packages, you can change the keyboard layout in System settings. (or whatever it's called in Trisquel 7) My mother uses Trisquel, so you'll do just fine! :)
Re: [Trisquel-users] Language installation ?
Hi Nikolas Some people also have trouble because of the ibus system so you could disable it run im-config on terminal and set the input method to none after clicking ok and yes Or you could do this if the problem still exists * for just one user you can set the keyboard layout System Settings - Region Language - Input Sources * For system wide Run this command on terminal sudo dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration and then set the greek language.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Microsoft was the biggest presence at a recent Linux conference in Washington. Your thoughts?
Oh and if you want the WebM file instead of Youtube, the direct link is http://201406.jb-dl.cdn.scaleengine.net/las/2015/linuxactionshowep362-432p.webm You will have to fast forward to the 24 minute and 13 second mark.
[Trisquel-users] Microsoft was the biggest presence at a recent Linux conference in Washington. Your thoughts?
Linux Fest Northwest, which is a yearly conference in Washington state, has grown a lot over the years. Not only in growth of attendees, but also corporate sponsors. This year, one of the biggest sponsors and presence there is Microsoft, which is giving off the impression that they heart Linux and they are big supporters of open source software. We all it is a business decision and a business decision alone to get Linux users to like them better and use their .NET platform on Linux. They have been releasing source code for parts of their .NET stack, but as we all know, they aren't releasing ALL of it and are very selective in what is open and not. They are keeping their most important code locked down as non-free software to keep vendor lock-in to their platform for developers and/or corporate users. Here's a video where they interview someone at Microsoft during the fest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWpzbBHDlU8t=24m13s Thoughts? I'd be curious to see what jxself has to say about it since he lives in the Seattle, WA area and is well aware of the influence that Microsoft continues to have in that area.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Microsoft was the biggest presence at a recent Linux conference in Washington. Your thoughts?
1.) Most of their code is under the MIT license 2.) I used Linux since the conference was named Linux Fest and when GNU/Linux was referenced as a whole during the show and the interview, it was just Linux so I kept the naming.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Microsoft was the biggest presence at a recent Linux conference in Washington. Your thoughts?
I guess a big part of it is fighting free software tooth and nail. They realized they can't win so they try to water the thing down to open source. What is implied are non-copyleft licenses or copyleft licenses that are incompatible with the GPL. And calling the operating system Linux.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Debian Jessie released
I've been running it for a few months now :)
Re: [Trisquel-users] linuxFest
I went and got to see you a few times. Good to meet you!
Re: [Trisquel-users] Language installation ?
@Magic Banana I tried this and didn't work then I reinstalled the distro using english environment and added greek language afterwards and worked So now everything is ok. Thank you guys for your help p.s Is there an option to have an indicator of which language is active ?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Microsoft was the biggest presence at a recent Linux conference in Washington. Your thoughts?
Hey Magic, One is how quickly programs were tightly integrated into systemd, according to some developers the integration was required. In other words, many programs are so tightly integrated with systemd that if you remove systemd those new programs will no longer work. I would qualify that as forcing it on the community. Same with SELinux...Even though SELinux is not enabled by default on Debian and its derivatives, it still includes some of the libraries etc... Why even do that, most likely because RedHat is going to force a fork in the road for GNU/Linux, those that use SELinux and those that do not. And Debian seems to be moving slowly, their method, towards SELinux. RedHat has a much larger influence on the larger community than alot of people are comfortable with or willing to admit. Again, not saying that systemd is bad or that SELinux is terrible, just stating that they were not community decisions. This would probably be a seperate post though. :)
[Trisquel-users] Re : Microsoft was the biggest presence at a recent Linux conference in Washington. Your thoughts?
systemd is not a program. It is more of a software suite. systemd literally provides dozens of small binaries that rely on common libraries. Only one of them is PID 1.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Microsoft was the biggest presence at a recent Linux conference in Washington. Your thoughts?
Isn't there a rumor floating around that if Canonical was friendlier with their Upstart CLAs that systemd wouldn't have been created? At the time, it was considered to be better than SysV and even Red Hat adopted it for RHEL6 and CentOS 6. Canonical has a habit of being really bad with their CLAs and their free software lives in a GPL licensed bubble. Many developers don't want to give their changes back to Canonical for free as Canonical has the intention to re-license copylefted GPL code you contributed as non-free. Canonical feels the need to do this for their support customers and phones. I actually liked the convenience of Upstart where I created a basic script, threw it in /etc/init/ and called it a day. I would easily run NodeJS and Python web applications as system processes. I have no clue how easily systemd scripts will be to drop in and be simple system processes for my web applications.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Debian Jessie released
Same went for me when Belenos was released.
[Trisquel-users] Re : Language installation ?
Is there an option to have an indicator of which language is active ? GNOME Shell has an indicator (and you can click on it to switch the layout).
Re: [Trisquel-users] Microsoft was the biggest presence at a recent Linux conference in Washington. Your thoughts?
I've seen a lot of applications which depend on the X Window System. Does this mean X is being forced on the community? I don't think so. Programmers choose what other programs their programs depend on for all kinds of reasons, but I don't think some sort of conspiracy to force the dependency on others is one of them. Another example: I, as a Python developer, prefer Python 3 over Python 2. If I write a Python 3 program that doesn't work on Python 2, it's not because the Python developers are trying to force people who don't like Python 3 to use Python 3! All the Python developers did was appeal to me with the improvements in Python 3 over Python 2. In other words, they wrote better software. I don't think writing better software is a bad thing, or a sign of something bad (unless that better software is proprietary, but neither systemd nor GNOME 3 is proprietary).
Re: [Trisquel-users] Microsoft was the biggest presence at a recent Linux conference in Washington. Your thoughts?
It was/is based on the principle that Unix and GNU/Linux programs are supposed to be designed to do one thing and do that one thing well. I really don't see how GNU was supposed to be designed around the do one thing and do it well thing. I don't think they care about anything other than fredom and compatibility with UNIX programmes.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Calling all Trisquel users in GNU Social
its seme not good in orca
[Trisquel-users] Re : Language installation ?
There is, in Country and language (itself in the System settings) a tab to add Input sources (use the + button). In this same tab, on the right-hand side of the window, the shortcut to switch layout is indicated and there is a link to change this keyboard shortcut. Notice that I am translating from French. The names may be different.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Microsoft was the biggest presence at a recent Linux conference in Washington. Your thoughts?
Interesting comparison, but not the same thing. Systemd complaints are not based on a language or X Window System functions. It was/is based on the principle that Unix and GNU/Linux programs are supposed to be designed to do one thing and do that one thing well. Systemd is a program that literally runs the entire system, more Microsoft in nature than Unix or GNU/Linux. That is why the old developers are still upset and the newer ones are not, because they do not understand the underlying fundamental change that occurred, and yes that change came down from RedHat. Even some Debian dev.'s are considering a systemd free fork etc...
Re: [Trisquel-users] New install for new Trisquel user
Trisquel will move to Systemd at its next release (which will be close to a carbon copy of of the corresponding Ubuntu version which should be 16.04 which should use systemd).
[Trisquel-users] Re : New install for new Trisquel user
Have you tried lighttpd? It is supposed to be light and it is far more popular (hence more documentation) than the alternatives you tried.
[Trisquel-users] Re : Microsoft was the biggest presence at a recent Linux conference in Washington. Your thoughts?
Whether you like systemd or gnome3, you cannot deny they were forced on the larger community by RedHat. Unless you provide evidences (references) that RedHat forced systemd and GNOME 3 onto Debian, I would deny...
[Trisquel-users] Re : Microsoft was the biggest presence at a recent Linux conference in Washington. Your thoughts?
One is how quickly programs were tightly integrated into systemd, according to some developers the integration was required. What are those programs you are talking about? Maybe GNOME Session that now uses logind rather than ConsoleKit? Well, ConsoleKit is not maintained anymore. That is even written in bold face on their Web page: http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/ConsoleKit/ Why even do that, most likely because RedHat is going to force a fork in the road for GNU/Linux, those that use SELinux and those that do not. You are aware that SELinux was merged into Linux (where RedHat certainly has some influence but is not dominant) some 12 years ago and that, until now, we have GNU/Linux distributions such as Debian and its derivatives that do not use it by default? How is that forking GNU/Linux (whatever that means)? RedHat has a much larger influence on the larger community than alot of people are comfortable with or willing to admit. RedHat contributes a lot to free software projects upstream (the Linux kernel, GNOME, OpenJDK, LibreOffice, etc.). And many distributions adopt their work what gives RedHat much influence. I am willing to admit it. But, again, I see no evidence that Red Hat is forcing anything. I would not even say that RedHat is dominating any of the projects I listed above. That is to be compared with Canonical Ltd. The company behind Ubuntu only contributes to its own projects (Upstart, Unity, Mir, Bazaar, etc.) that, apparently, nobody wants (Upstart was abandoned, Bazaar is dying, only Ubuntu uses Unity by default, Mir is repetitively postponed and nobody but Canonical pushes it because Wayland is better, etc.). Not to mention that, contrary to RedHat, Canonical imposes CLAs (it can relicense your contribution under a proprietary license). And Canonical has a past of not releasing all the code its employees write (it took more than four years for Canonical to release Launchpad under a free software license).
Re: [Trisquel-users] Microsoft was the biggest presence at a recent Linux conference in Washington. Your thoughts?
According to that video I linked, they wooed people with food, beer, and after parties to show how cool they are now. I'd be curious if jxself or anyone else who is a part of this community went to one of the Microsoft parties,
[Trisquel-users] GRUB issues
Hello, I'm new to Trisquel, but not to GNU/Linux (I have basically some experiance with Ubuntu desktop, and a debian servers) :) So I just installed trisquel on my laptop where I have my Ubuntu 12.04 installed, and surprisingly, I find isseus accessing ubuntu. It asks me for my username and password, when I do enter it, it sends me back to GRUB menu. I tried boot-repair but it didn't work. Anyone can help me with that? Oh and, is there some kind of LTS and non-LTS versions of Trisquel? Thank you!
Re: [Trisquel-users] A repository for Free Javascript?
I'm a fan of https://cdnjs.com
Re: [Trisquel-users] Microsoft was the biggest presence at a recent Linux conference in Washington. Your thoughts?
If Microsoft release complete programs under GPL I have no problem. But if they release part of a program under GPL but that code is depended on proprietary software or service I have a problem. Microsoft is like a slimy boss or politician that tries to act like a buddy or friend but you know is an asshole. Their is a plan behind their buddy behavior. No matter how good Microsoft act we all know it is pure evil inside at the core. As Google, Facebook, Apple and other global companies. They always want to be in control and use all they can to keep the power. Instead of releasing the source code of a outdated old program to the public they prefer to kill it to force people to go their way.
[Trisquel-users] Calling all Trisquel users in GNU Social
Hi, some time ago there was a trisquel user's group on identi.ca. Since they switched over to another social networking software (pump.io) this group sadly died. Luckily the successor of this group has been around in the GNU Social network for a while so I'd like to invite all GNU Social users to join: http://sn.jonkman.ca/group/trisquel Best regards, vinz.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Calling all Trisquel users in GNU Social
add me to this group
[Trisquel-users] Re : New to Trisquel :)
Guys, How do we remove the Trisquel logo from the Gnome login screen ?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Microsoft was the biggest presence at a recent Linux conference in Washington. Your thoughts?
I prefer if they stay far far away..
[Trisquel-users] Quick question about the ThinkPenguin LibreCMC router
Is this router based off of the Rosewill RNX-N300RT or RNX-N300RTv2 router? The LibreCMC page just says N300RT (http://librecmc.org/librecmc/wiki?name=TPE-NWIFIROUTER2), but the OpenWRT wiki (http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/tl-wr841nd) says that the TPE-NWIFIROUTER2 is based off of v2. Does chris or anyone else know what the TPE-NWIFIROUTER2 is exactly based off of?
Re: [Trisquel-users] New install for new Trisquel user
Thanks Lembas, It seems like lack of up to date, easy to read documentation is a condition that affects all of GnuLinux. So many lovers of free software are into hacking (not in that bad sense necessarily), programing and networking keeping the software moving along bridging obstacles, blazing territory and climbing mountains, but maybe not the same attention is given to documenting the trail. And, what documentation is done isn't always following a set of standard practices or located in standard places and I often feel it assumes a level of knowledge and familiarity with the subject that many people that would benefit from its use just don't have (like me). I have studied some programing but am not proficient. I have a degree in networking so have a good understanding of basic principles of networking but honestly I find lots of questions that never got covered in school. Since installing trisquel a week or so ago, I tried mini-httpd and thin for web servers. Thin I didn't understand enough to find the the start line and quickly decided it wasn't for me, it looks like a specialized app for Ruby people. mini-httpd worked for a moment but I had problems when I got ambitious, chrooting and enabling ssl, and it seemed to get broken. I wanted it to work because it's so small. But it was so hard to find answers, so I moved on. Installed Yaws (maybe I'll leave it running in case I want to try to study er... what was it, oh yeah, erlang). And now I have installed the old tried and true, and I think for me, extremely bloated Apache. At least it's all behind a firewall and, as to locking down, I found it relatively painless to get cron.daily clamscan and rkhunter/unhide actions going. Also, I installed harden which I haven't done anything with but harden-doc might be the step by step guide I wanted. I'm going to start looking through that today. Haven't spent much time looking at the forum but I have been loving my trisquel. I have one issue I might need help with re my graphics card, I am sure it has a solution but if I can't find it on my own in the next day or two I'll open a new post.
[Trisquel-users] Antwort: Calling all Trisquel users in GNU Social
You can only join by yourself. To do so click on the join button located besides the trisquel logo.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Microsoft was the biggest presence at a recent Linux conference in Washington. Your thoughts?
Embrace, extend, and extinguish.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Plasma 5
But for Plasma, it will install the old dependencies (Qt4, KDE frameworks 4, etc) so that won't work.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Microsoft was the biggest presence at a recent Linux conference in Washington. Your thoughts?
I totally agree with SuperTramp83, for me it's like trying to destroy the system from within... bad behavior/strategy
Re: [Trisquel-users] Librebooted Macbook 2,1
That's awesome! Great entry I'll definitely be using it as a reference at some point in the future!
