Re: [Trisquel-users] Is this Librem13 fully free this time?
appelbaum retweeted librem crowd funding. It will show if thinkpenguin and libreboot are right. To my knowledge nowhere has appelbaum explained his involvement in librem. It will fall on him, if it shows that he attached himself to what is likely a scam and he should have known. I want to thank thinkpenguin and libreboot for their explanations. For a non tech it is a difficult matter and to gather information is also difficult.
Re: [Trisquel-users] My new trisquel rig!
ok but make sure to get your files off first also how did you install supertux?
[Trisquel-users] Italian military to switch to LibreOffice and ODF
Although this news does not relate to Trisquel directly however it's a good for the open-source community. Source: https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/community/osor/news/italian-military-switch-libreoffice-and-odf
Re: [Trisquel-users] Negative effects of non-free software
just saw this video from the UK conservative party’s youtube channel thought it was a joke at first... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hgJokgNJHo
Re: [Trisquel-users] Its time to nominate your free software hero(s)!
https://trisquel.info/en/forum/its-time-nominate-your-free-software-heros#comment-78615
Re: [Trisquel-users] My new trisquel rig!
>>ok but make sure to get your files off first I did'nt have anything personal i wanted to keep before reinstalling, But midi playback does not work for some reason after installing fluidsynth. >>also how did you install supertux? Through the add/remove applications app
Re: [Trisquel-users] Google Chrome For Trisquel
I'm not. My link suggests that Firefox is actually faster.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Its time to nominate your free software hero(s)!
Today, you can see how an OS works, thanks to Richard. Today you can use a fully free OS, thanks to Richard. Today, you have tons of free software, thanks to Richard. Today, you can use a fully fre computer, thanks to Richard and Francis. Today, you can improve your programming, seeing source code of others programs, thanks to Richard. Today, you can improve your programs, seeing how other programs work, thanks to Richard. Yes, Richard did a lot, he defended/defend our freedom, but now he is old, not young, he have his reasons.
[Trisquel-users] Re : Help needed - Cannot log in trisquel after external harddisk not ejected properly
I doubt the external hard drive has anything to do with your login problem. Are you sure the keyboard layout is the same you used when you defined the password? Can you log in a terminal? To get such a terminal, press Ctrl+Alt+F1. You can then go back to the graphical session with Alt+F7. Anyway, the solution amounts to getting a root terminal (without having to input a password) where to execute 'passwd username' to redefine the password of the user named "username" (substitute "username" with the login of the user you cannot log). The problem is: Trisquel makes that process harder than it should be for no real advantage in terms of security. Trisquel should have no GRUB password (what you get by commenting all lines in /etc/grub.d/01_PASSWORD) and recovery mode menu entries (what you get by commenting "GRUB_DISABLE_RECOVERY=true" in /etc/default/grub). Instead you need here to boot a live system and 'sudo chroot' the directory where the root partition of the installed system was mounted.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Google Chrome For Trisquel
I didn't say it's "not exactly free", I said that it's not exactly a free version of Fedora; rather, it's a modification to Fedora that can make it free.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Its time to nominate your free software hero(s)!
Freedom of speech isn't an easy task: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech#Limitations Fortunately, calling people trolls and other names (ad-hominem indeed) and not backing it up is what you often did these days, so I can't say I would defend that. But I can see why you're bothered by the upvote/downvote system without a proper reply though, because it's essentially the same problem. Minus the fact that the majority of downvotes (even without replies) are justified. But I can agree that it's a bad and lazy habit.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Google Chrome For Trisquel
The your-freedom package prevents the installation of non-free code, and due to deliberate conflict with non-free packages in Fedora's repos, deletes non-free packages on a Fedora system. If you want to install proprietary software after installing the your-freedom package, you have to remove your-freedom. It makes Fedora free.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Google Chrome For Trisquel
As in, you can use it to make Fedora free. > Does that mean that voluntary installation of non-free code is possible? Voluntary installation of proprietary software is always possible. In the case of the Freed-ora package, you could (but shouldn't!) easily reverse its effects just by removing it, and that would make it possible to install the proprietary firmware in Fedora's repo, if nothing else.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Google Chrome For Trisquel
That can make it free? I don't understand: installing that package does what exactly? I have a hard time deciphering what you wrote. What I get is that additional package makes (or can make? what's the difference?) Fedora free. And that when installed, it prevents the accidental installation of non-free code. Does that mean that voluntary installation of non-free code is possible?
[Trisquel-users] Antwort: Google Chrome For Trisquel
I still think bluezo's messages should not be hidden. Downvoted maybe, but not hidden. Nothing should be hidden unless it's real spam in the sense of "buy viagra" or racist /violent stuff. The way this forum works at the moment puts its own values ad absurdum. Does the trisquel community wants to be taken seriously as a gathering place for freedom lovers? Many people here believe that software should be free, even art; free code, free culture... but if somebody has an opinion we disagree with, then we just hide it? I really urge the mods here to change that.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Google Chrome For Trisquel
One of the rules of this forum is to not recommend proprietary software. If a post is breaking the rules, it should be downvoted. If a post isn't breaking the rules, it shouldn't. bluezo only recommended non-free software in one of his posts on this thread- The other two were just him stating his dissenting opinion.
Re: [Trisquel-users] MacBook 1,1 to Libreboot in software way
So, can you remove this protection/limitation? What program/programs(hex editor) did you used for modify it? What files did you edited?
[Trisquel-users] Re : Google Chrome For Trisquel
You are free to study, modify and redistribute the list of dependencies the package "your-freedom" conflicts with. That package is free. Trisquel does not have any non-free package in its repository. The "your-freedom" package of Freedora prevents the accidental installation of the non-free packages in Fedora's repository (warning you that you must remove "your-freedom" to install a non-free package). The effect is the same.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Google Chrome For Trisquel
Oh, I see why you say it's not exactly free, as it prevents the installation of non-free software. In a way, Libreboot isn't fully free because it doesn't support running non-free OSs (useful to study them). But I can live with that.
[Trisquel-users] Help needed - Cannot log in trisquel after external harddisk not ejected properly
Hi all, i am new to trisquel and currently stuck in a problem. I am unable to log in, when i put in the correct password, the screen flickers (as if trying to log in) and after two blob/bleep sounds (sound which is usually associated with something wrong has been typed in) it returns to the log in screen. I am able to go into guest mode though. (when i type in a wrong password, then i am shown invalid password message in red, so there is no issue with correct password but issue with log in) the following events took place in sequence before this problem arose : - encrypted 1st partition of external hdd, copied data to it. - encrypted 2nd partition of external hdd, WHILE IN THE PROCESS of copying data to it, i tried to format partition 1 (mentioned above) with encryption but got an error what disk cannot be unmounted as it is in use. i clicked OK but the partition 1 did not reappear on explorer. The copying process continued without interruption on partition 2 - after the copying got completed, i tried to safely eject the disk, but got error that partition 1 was in use, although i could not see it being used for anything. - after waiting for a while i restarted the computer, and since then i cannot log in. Please help..
Re: [Trisquel-users] Google Chrome For Trisquel
I see, thank you both for the clarification. I personally don't care about installing non-free software, it's just that I was told (and might have misunderstood) that a free system can't prevent you from installing non-free software. If it does, it's not free. Sure you can reverse the effect by removing that package, but to my understanding, on Trisquel both can cohabit, that is, at the same time (which makes it a truly free system). That's why I thought that Fedora with that package installed isn't completely free. But no big deal either way.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Possibly new user. Lots of noob questions
> without LibreJS ... there's no edit button That's strange. I was expecting it be because of LibreJS, not the lack of it (for some strange reason the Trisquel site does not support LibreJS, even though the JavaScript is free and (should?) be tagged properly). There should be an edit button. Oh well. It's been a long time since I've posted through IceCat, or indeed any web browser.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Possibly new user. Lots of noob questions
Oh.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Possibly new user. Lots of noob questions
> Then I opened in MSoffice and gave warning of compatibility This doesn't happen in MS Word 2013 and above. Even in the versions before that, the 'corrupted data', 'unrecoverable data' and 'compatibility issues' notifications are simply designed to scare people into using Microsoft's secret .doc format. Apart from that, MS Office actually supports ODF decently well. > Competition is always good And cooperation is even better!
Re: [Trisquel-users] Its time to nominate your free software hero(s)!
Oh, OK. I was wondering why all the Social Benefit recipients were organisations... :) Thanks.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Something general and Pale Moon youtube HTML5 issue
If I wasn't in Claws, I'd +1 the hell out of this post.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Google Chrome For Trisquel
I think I got that mixed up with external installations, like from a PPA. I mean if Fedora with that free package install does prevent let's say a software from a PPA (that I've mistaken as fully free), then it's not free, is that right?
[Trisquel-users] Re : Google Chrome For Trisquel
It is free. The "your-freedom" package satisfies the definition of free software: https://gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html It is not forced upon the user like a DRM would. The user can remove the package or not install it in the first place. Not that I would recommend it since it would only serve to install proprietary software that denies the user the control of her own computing (that she deserves). Now if the question is whether the package conflicts with any proprietary software even outside the Fedora repository, the answer is "no". There is no automatic way to test whether a piece of software is free. The "your-freedom" package probably only conflicts with the non-free packages inside the Fedora repository. Whenever software is taken from third parties, the user has to to discover by herself whether it is free or proprietary. The same holds for PPAs you can add to Trisquel.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Google Chrome For Trisquel
I'd love for someone to take the effort in checking Chromium and making it more freedom friendly. Of course, this has been an issue for like 3 years now and people would rather spend time on this site telling you that you are wrong and this is evil and that is evil instead of taking the time to fix this!
Re: [Trisquel-users] Italian military to switch to LibreOffice and ODF
Awesome!
Re: [Trisquel-users] Italian military to switch to LibreOffice and ODF
I'm not sure if you saw this back on the 8th with the UK government: https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/community/osor/news/uk-government-publishes-odf-guidance-0
Re: [Trisquel-users] Is there a shut down log, and where can I find it ?
Here's what "find /etc/rc* -name '*apache*'" produces: /etc/rc0.d/K09apache2 /etc/rc1.d/K09apache2 /etc/rc2.d/S91apache2 /etc/rc3.d/S91apache2 /etc/rc4.d/S91apache2 /etc/rc5.d/S91apache2 /etc/rc6.d/K09apache2 An Internet search reveals this link: http://serverfault.com/questions/250270/apache-starts-automatically-on-ubuntu-needs-to-be-stopped-to-restart-lighttpd Which suggests cleaning things up a bit: Accordingly, I ran "sudo update-rc.d apache2 disable" with these perplexing results: update-rc.d: warning: start runlevel arguments (none) do not match apache2 Default-Start values (2 3 4 5) update-rc.d: warning: stop runlevel arguments (none) do not match apache2 Default-Stop values (0 1 6) Disabling system startup links for /etc/init.d/apache2 ... Removing any system startup links for /etc/init.d/apache2 ... /etc/rc0.d/K09apache2 /etc/rc1.d/K09apache2 /etc/rc2.d/S91apache2 /etc/rc3.d/S91apache2 /etc/rc4.d/S91apache2 /etc/rc5.d/S91apache2 /etc/rc6.d/K09apache2 Adding system startup for /etc/init.d/apache2 ... /etc/rc0.d/K09apache2 -> ../init.d/apache2 /etc/rc1.d/K09apache2 -> ../init.d/apache2 /etc/rc6.d/K09apache2 -> ../init.d/apache2 /etc/rc2.d/K09apache2 -> ../init.d/apache2 /etc/rc3.d/K09apache2 -> ../init.d/apache2 /etc/rc4.d/K09apache2 -> ../init.d/apache2 /etc/rc5.d/K09apache2 -> ../init.d/apache2 Now I ran "find /etc/rc* -name '*apache*'" again: /etc/rc0.d/K09apache2 /etc/rc1.d/K09apache2 /etc/rc2.d/K09apache2 /etc/rc3.d/K09apache2 /etc/rc4.d/K09apache2 /etc/rc5.d/K09apache2 /etc/rc6.d/K09apache2 And trying the "sudo update-rc.d apache2 disable" trick yet again: update-rc.d: warning: start runlevel arguments (none) do not match apache2 Default-Start values (2 3 4 5) update-rc.d: warning: stop runlevel arguments (none) do not match apache2 Default-Stop values (0 1 6) Disabling system startup links for /etc/init.d/apache2 ... Removing any system startup links for /etc/init.d/apache2 ... /etc/rc0.d/K09apache2 /etc/rc1.d/K09apache2 /etc/rc2.d/K09apache2 /etc/rc3.d/K09apache2 /etc/rc4.d/K09apache2 /etc/rc5.d/K09apache2 /etc/rc6.d/K09apache2 Adding system startup for /etc/init.d/apache2 ... /etc/rc0.d/K09apache2 -> ../init.d/apache2 /etc/rc1.d/K09apache2 -> ../init.d/apache2 /etc/rc6.d/K09apache2 -> ../init.d/apache2 /etc/rc2.d/K09apache2 -> ../init.d/apache2 /etc/rc3.d/K09apache2 -> ../init.d/apache2 /etc/rc4.d/K09apache2 -> ../init.d/apache2 /etc/rc5.d/K09apache2 -> ../init.d/apache2 Which brings us full circle with Trisquel still trying to run the unwelcome apache2. Originally I removed apache2 with "sudo apt-get remove apache2" and "sudo apt-get remove apache2-data" and re-running these two commands shows that they're still "away" as in "thrown away." Should I run "sudo apt-get purge apache2 apache2-data" ? I have no need for a server and do not want the dubious activity of any surreptitious activation of apache. Which is why I'm still perplexed about those blinky messages that appear now & then on this laptop as well as on three other Trisquel 7 installations of mine. Are they telling me that Trisquel is calling the mother ship like Windows 3.11 used to do ? I still remember hearing my modem up and calling who-knows-whom while Windows 3.11 was sitting there on my desk with no intervention that I knew about twenty-some years ago ...
[Trisquel-users] Re : Is there a shut down log, and where can I find it ?
You can indeed purge any package with "apache2" in its name. I have no Web server and none of those packages are installed on my system. They are not part of the default install either. I guess you either explicitly installed Apache or some package depending on this Web server. That is why, before confirming the removal, you had better check whether this removal does not trigger the removal of applications you actually use. I do not know why the init script remained after the deletion of the "apache2" package. Executing the following command would stop the init system from trying to start/stop Apache: $ sudo rm /etc/rc*/*apache2 It is about removing the symbolic links to the apache2 init script (not the init script itself... although it should not be on your system anyway!).
Re: [Trisquel-users] Its time to nominate your free software hero(s)!
And don't forget the fact that he pioneered the concept of copyleft, which uses the principles of copyright law to preserve the right to use, modify and distribute free software. He is also main author of free software licenses which describe those terms, most notably the GNU General Public License, the most widely used free software license. So he not only initiated the efforts to build a completely free operating system (GNU) from scratch, but also dedicated time and resources to preserve free software from getting abused by big corporates/individuals with vested interests. 3 cheers to St. IGNUcius, a saint in the Church of Emacs!!
Re: [Trisquel-users] The FCC is asking for comments on a proposal to to lock down computing devices (routers, PCs, phones)
Hello guys, I was noticed about the FCC proposal of restricting wireless devices modifications, and I decides to help stop this threat. I started a petition in Avaaz to try to stop this bill. I also contacted the US Pirate Party for support. But the Chairman of the Pirates replied saying that the lock down is an extreme fantasy, it is ignoring some of the facts, and that "The (FCC's) position is that versions of this open source software can be used as long as they do not add the functionality to modify the underlying operating characteristics of the RF parameters." I'm attaching the conversation we had, in order that you can see if our attempts of stopping this proposal are really needed. Sincerely, Manuel --- (Here starts the Chairman's mail) Hi. I understand your concerns. However I've been in contact with the FCC (back from when I started the Net Neutrality thing) as have others I've talked to, and the basic answer is that NO, they're not trying to lock down devices. A lot of what you've been told is extreme fantasy and is not based int he realities - I'll bet you've not even been told that this whole thing is just a proposal right now, and that the FCC is taking public comments for the next few weeks (until october 8) http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/proceeding/view?name=15-170 And of course, the FCC's own statement is "The (FCC's) position is that versions of this open source software can be used as long as they do not add the functionality to modify the underlying operating characteristics of the RF parameters." Basically, they admit their statements are badly worded. Mike Masnick at Techdirt has a better writeup than I could, https://www.techdirt.com/blog/wireless/articles/20150831/07164532118/no-fcc-is-not-intentionally-trying-to-kill-third-party-wi-fi-router-firmware.shtml The bottom line though is that the 'fears' are overblown hysteria, that is as likely to make things worse as improve them, because no matter how well intentioned they may be, they're deliberately ignoring some of the facts. Andrew Norton (Here starts my mail) > Dear Mr. Norton: > > I'm a Chilean Pirate sympathizer, interested to preserve and improve the > citizen power over the malicious corporations. I write to you to tell > you(if you don't know already) that the Federal Communications > Commission of the US(the FCC) is considering a proposal to lock down any > electronic device with wireless capability, in order to prevent their > modification. This proposal(according to SaveWiFi), if is applied, would: > > - Restrict installation of alternative operating systems on your > PC, like GNU/Linux, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, etc. > - Prevent research into advanced wireless technologies, like mesh > networking and bufferbloat fixes > - Ban installation of custom firmware on your Android phone > Discourage the development of alternative free and open source WiFi > firmware, like OpenWrt > - Infringe upon the ability of amateur radio operators to create > high powered mesh networks to assist emergency personnel in a disaster. > - Prevent resellers from installing firmware on routers, such as for > retail WiFi hotspots or VPNs, without agreeing to any condition a > manufacturer so chooses. > > We need to stop this proposal to become law. That's why I ask you and > the US Pirate Party to help preserve freedom, for the US and(because > many free software and hardware developers are based in the US) the rest > of the planet. > > I've started a petition at Avaaz to ask the FCC to keep our freedom, you > can help by signing it and sharing it: > https://secure.avaaz.org/en/petition/The_Federal_Communications_Commission_the_US_Congress_Keep_our_wireless_devices_free/?copy > > You also can find other ways to help at > https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Save_WiFi > > I hope you can help us, > > Manuel Caicedo
[Trisquel-users] Re : Google Chrome For Trisquel
Are you aware of the Iridium Browser, which is a fork of Chromium?
[Trisquel-users] Generative Load-Screen (Pixel Art Image)
Hihi, I'm interested in "generative art". You can see a colorful load-screen while boot progress. How does the package is named ? Is there a way to reproduce this fine art on desktop when logged in ? This is plymouth, isnt'it ? How does the the is named ? Thank you mates.
[Trisquel-users] membership software for an association
Could you recommend software that an association can use for members to create accounts and submit membership information (name, email, phone, membership type [student, full-member, etc])? The association already has a domain name, web host, and website. The members would submit membership info via the website. Could the software facilitate electronic payments, or allow the association to update members' payment information after the member mails a cheque to the association? The software would help the association keep track of membership status, payment of fees, date joined, date lapsed, membership type, etc. Can the association email categories of members? For example, an email just to current members. Or email only to members who forgot to renew the membership this year. Or an email just to the student members. Would this be easier if the software saves the member info as .ods? The association is open to commercial and gratuit options.
[Trisquel-users] Freedom Phoenix : Radio Talk on the FCC lock down of Free Software (FSF's Josh Gay & Christopher Waid)
I did a show yesterday and Josh Gay did a show today for anybody who is interested in listening: https://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Media/183316-2015-09-15-09-15-15-james-paul-christopher-waid-jay-kalafus-video.htm Freedom Phoenix on the FCC and savewifi - talk with Christopher Waid https://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Media/183360-2015-09-15-09-16-15-josh-gay-paul-rosenberg-charles-goyette-listen.htm Freedom Phoenix on the FCC and savewifi - Talk with Josh Gay
Re: [Trisquel-users] My new trisquel rig!
weird what was the error message you got when you booted up?
[Trisquel-users] Antwort: Google Chrome For Trisquel
Yeah that's right. If someone recommends non-free software or breaks the community guidelines in any other way, i understand that he gets downvoted. Everything else is just bullshit.
[Trisquel-users] Re : Google Chrome For Trisquel
And you would apparently rather spend time on this site complaining that nobody takes the effort instead of taking that effort by yourself. You apparently care, whereas most of us (I believe) are satisfied with Abrowser and Icecat.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Installing Trisquel and gentoo on another drive, grub required?.
Hey folks it is Ututo what I want to try not gentoo, what a mistake!: gentoo is not on the fsf list!. but anyway the question will apply to any other linux distro to check on a new drive. the new distro requires installation of grub on its drive?.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Installing Trisquel and gentoo on another drive, grub required?.
thanks a million to those who could help me!. Regards
[Trisquel-users] Re : membership software for an association
The administration of an association usually depends quite a lot on the laws of the country it is in. For instance, here are two applications that aim to ease the administration of a French association: http://dev.kd2.org/garradin/ https://code.google.com/p/piwam/
[Trisquel-users] Re : Installing Trisquel and gentoo on another drive, grub required?.
Are we talking about two internal drives? If so, do not worry: the last installed distribution will populate GRUB's configuration with all available systems. I am not sure what happens with a USB external drive. By the way: Gentoo can be 100% free. Not by default though. You need the "deblob" keyword in the USE variable and ACCEPT_LICENSE="@FSF-APPROVED @FSF-APPROVED-OTHER". All that can be defined in /etc/make.conf.
Re: [Trisquel-users] I made an audio demo/tutorial using Belenos and Orca.
cool!!
Re: [Trisquel-users] I made an audio demo/tutorial using Belenos and Orca.
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 So far, I've gotten a few complaints about low volume, and a request for more shows. In response to the first, I have uploaded a normalized, mp3 version; it's very loud; let's see if "it'[s too loud" complaints come in. Go here for the new version. https://tinyurl.com/phvzb92 Kudos to Goblin Refuge, Dave Hunt On 09/16/2015 03:54 PM, great...@riseup.net wrote: > cool!! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1 iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJV+co3AAoJEPDWzxLwi2tAZGEH/3vWVs42qS8epsr0/yMcJL1f V/6tcZ/0xcv/7KEJsVTUfQUxeCMeaMIgG+QVZT3aVnYd6rA4EcDFg1JgKwm/lfbz Ok5I8A9O2wy7LuUuvViUfAPSKUFw0ZSsRkr7d8rJ1m58KXaM/9nrWChRGp2WZ/Bl uiXLZsTmVuTBuND2rKQNwk5hDcxCzbAmVqlp5CNXkj9b9mjnwsi2E3zZQ5IwRlx2 RDt/qrSNnUfN6u/tTYSKHUt+snMi8lqhDFVukzu+76Xp4rgrUluO5Lu1tIOySp5y xkErgv77M5Uu3/FNZey/iUSw05GcM1jkKPuLhlhHgDkCZWI+woMoA7kKiX1h53k= =+jA4 -END PGP SIGNATURE-
[Trisquel-users] Installing Trisquel and gentoo on another drive, grub required?.
Hi I already got trisquel installed on a drive and I would like to try gentoo on another drive, I m very new to linux and I need to check some details first; this new drive requires installation of grub?. Or, otherwise the grub that I see at the beginning when I turn on my computer will be able to recognize and load gentoo previously installed on this new drive?.
Re: [Trisquel-users] membership software for an association
Here's one more French system. GPLv3 http://galette.eu/dc/?navlang=en
Re: [Trisquel-users] Installing Trisquel and gentoo on another drive, grub required?.
I always have huge doubts regarding the quality/extensiveness of the effects of "100% free" settings on non-free distros: What guarantee me that they go as far as Trisquel and parabola with packages content? I guess that they use the ebuild LICENSE, but will using the "deblob" USE flag change iceweasel in iceweasel-libre, blacklist non-free dependencies and ajust the other USE flags accordingly, and prevent the suggestion of non-free programs, including in the manuals? both require patching the programs. I personally fear two things: -> Be mislead and install non-free software without knowing that it's non-free, that's why I need the suggestion issue fixed on all the repos I use. I don't know all software well so I very strongly prefer to trust the distro to do it correctly instead. Suggestion is so vague that it could also be in form of a package manager (firefox, iceweasel) or as a dialog "would you want to download " with some cryptic language. -> That part of a package is non-free. That said Gentoo seem very interesting. I am very attracted by the possibilities of customization, but I probably don't have the computing power to use it, and I'm waiting for a free version to give a try again. The downside is that, "verifiable builds" wound probably not come any time soon due to the huge number of possible combinations when building gentoo. Denis.
Re: [Trisquel-users] MacBook 1,1 to Libreboot in software way
There is a huge fear about BIOS rootkits. So until recently, the idea was that the device's BIOS had to implement, in software, ways to make sure that only official BIOSes could be reflashed via software. In practice, some BIOS don't have any "protection" against reflashing, which is good for us. Some other have various degrees of protection. I think they can all be broken, but some are BIOS specific, so it requires some work. Because the software protection didn't hold, some vendors now use code signing at the hardware level, so the hardware (The CPU) won't load any code not signed by the device manufacturer. Here you can see a conflict between freedom, and preventing (additional) rootkits in proprietary software. A very similar conflict is present for bootloaders of Android phones, where permitting to load your own bootloader would permit to rootkit the phone, and easily access all the data inside it because you load your code before the OS. I think we should try to find good solutions so the chip and device manufacturer, freedom, and security of users using the default software would go well together. Denis.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Freedom Phoenix : Radio Talk on the FCC lock down of Free Software (FSF's Josh Gay & Christopher Waid)
So what will the FCC lockdown on wireless routers (or whatever they were trying to lockdown) mean for GNU/Linux users (like you)
Re: [Trisquel-users] MacBook 1,1 to Libreboot in software way
I modded one of mine. For better cooling. +Coollaboratory Pro thermal paste.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Freedom Phoenix : Radio Talk on the FCC lock down of Free Software (FSF's Josh Gay & Christopher Waid)
No, not yet. It'll follow any FCC rules and I'm not under the impression that its forthcoming immediately.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Google Chrome For Trisquel
I'm a diffrent person now. I like free software. I believe it liberates us from the evils like Microsoft and Apple. Nobody deserves to be monitored (spied on). This is why the FSF existed
Re: [Trisquel-users] I made an audio demo/tutorial using Belenos and Orca.
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 That's two languages covered; Yours in Arabic, Mine in American; LOL. So far, mine are tailored to users who are blind; if others can benefit, even better! On 09/16/2015 11:32 PM, blade.vp2...@gmail.com wrote: > I made in Arabic in the past I want to made in English But I > Afraid of my English I want to work full audio documentations > -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1 iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJV+jWEAAoJEPDWzxLwi2tAeb8H+wZp1SKQ9JcIMJ6NvuWwPqwk M0J4st20zusO7AK8TJnw+h7wXBnvAYcu/F1P6LVR/Al2Sx5Q3dVdsTA+yJIdfFqn IE17eMjNEa+tEzgeyFfA0wQzs8zGUYKP3dxZMtYyBcyG+gVgRmtmZ/LliGKAhv9t BfUTU8tbPAFuef8+SCeInxZ1v13sZBUfv/xfDP6rcIT808QtZEXHSibDSbuMavqk XAHNulENHQ/OJjHUnsvFSReiZ3agIrSLAonoBdPEX/8Fqx/UkmDA5TQKY3i4/YzY +TMJN0fomRdyZVYP4gZ2mXQrrHhulFDB9TmapWfloBDxrmXIJVTsttMNdF6ucgI= =MAeU -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: [Trisquel-users] Freedom Phoenix : Radio Talk on the FCC lock down of Free Software (FSF's Josh Gay & Christopher Waid)
Worst case scenario if perfectly enforced (vs selectively enforced, ie don't irritate the FCC) we are done for. You might even be committing a crime by buying an older laptop on ebay. Sellers are suppose to re-certify devices. Ones that were already certified under the old rules.
Re: [Trisquel-users] I made an audio demo/tutorial using Belenos and Orca.
I made in Arabic in the past I want to made in English But I Afraid of my English I want to work full audio documentations
Re: [Trisquel-users] Google Chrome For Trisquel
>>This forum is not a place to recommend Chrome and Steam. I did not recommend chrome or steam. I read the guidelines thoroughly beforehand. I just asked if Chrome was ok. And for steam, i was just said i had an account. this was way before i even knew that the Free Software Foundation even existed.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Google Chrome For Trisquel
I'll give it a try, after all, i'm in a place that is 100% free software, i might as well try it out on the holidays.
[Trisquel-users] Re : Installing Trisquel and gentoo on another drive, grub required?.
You are right. ebuilds fetch source codes from the sites of their respective authors. As far as I know, Gentoo does not maintain patches to apply to those source codes. As a consequence, programs that raise subtle issues (such as those listed at http://libreplanet.org/wiki/List_of_software_that_does_not_respect_the_Free_System_Distribution_Guidelines ) would probably be installed unaltered despite the settings I mentioned. If the problematic parts of the software can be disabled at compile/build time, then there may be a keyword to append to USE to do so. "deblob" plays this role for the kernel only. As for verifiable builds, I do not see the necessity given that a user of Gentoo receives source codes (minus the blobs) that she compiles on her own system.
Re: [Trisquel-users] I made an audio demo/tutorial using Belenos and Orca.
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Re: [Trisquel-users] Google Chrome For Trisquel
Installing now
Re: [Trisquel-users] I made an audio demo/tutorial using Belenos and Orca.
Cool, this should go in the documentation.
Re: [Trisquel-users] I made an audio demo/tutorial using Belenos and Orca.
And the other reason is We must teach them how to install the os but the installer Inaccessibility in sum parts ( the map) and( the user name and password)
Re: [Trisquel-users] Freedom Phoenix : Radio Talk on the FCC lock down of Free Software (FSF's Josh Gay & Christopher Waid)
have you managed to find sources for the when these FCC laws could be implemented in the EU?
Re: [Trisquel-users] The FCC is asking for comments on a proposal to to lock down computing devices (routers, PCs, phones)
Reply to his email and tell him the article gets a lot of things wrong, quotes people who haven't fully understood the issue, and makes or implies false claims about the campaign. Let him know that he should contact the josh at the FSF if he wants the full scoop. Or get on the mailing list. The author gets a lot of things wrong. He NEVER talked to the Save Wifi project or the people who are actively investigating this issue which includes software developers like Adrian Luis (who *actually* worked on some of the impacted device chipsets), manufacturers, multiple Qualcomm employees current and ex, the FSF, the EFF, lawyers involved in prior FCC regulations, OpenWRT developers, LibreCMC developers, mesh networking groups, and others. The people the author interviewed for the story were inappropriate, wrong, and did little more than make good sound bytes for the story backing up the impression being presented that it was a non-issue. Is it a proposal? Yes. That entirely misses the point though. You don't wait until its passed to fight it. It becomes an near-impossible fight to win at that point. If you don't want to fight the proposed rules fine. But what do you have to say about the rules which have already in place now? Should we ignore those too and pretend it isn't an issue? Pretending this is a non-issue or outright ignoring it won't result in a solution to the problem. The FCC's stated 'position' is irrelevant if the rules for manufacturers are resulting in the locking down of devices. What the FCC is doing is 'double talk'. Within the same quote the FCC has indicated that they both don't care if there is third party firmware loaded, but then goes on to state as long as it complies with the rules, which ultimately is why you can't load the third party firmware. The way the rules are manufacturers will institute digital locks and are *already* doing so. In the very quotes within that article form one of the technical people quoted they admit to there being a problem still AND nobody ever said there were *only* proposed rules that are a problem. It's a much bigger issue.
