Re: [Trisquel-users] An unconfigurable software is not a free software
"Well, on the other hand, okay, let's not argue about whether a such software is a free software . A software without sufficient configuration is not respecting user's freedom anyway." You say to not talk of it, and then immediately re-assert your argument again. A free program is free (and therefore respects your freedom) regardless of how configurable it is. Any other argument is going to be a non-starter, sorry. "What's the reason that NetworkManager provides few configuration opportunities?" No one has taken the time to do it? Free software isn't perfect. Free software is sometimes uglier than proprietary software. It is sometimes more expensive than proprietary software. It is sometimes less functional than proprietary software. Free software is sometimes buggier than proprietary software. (Sometimes people say free software has more than our fair share of bugs.) But it's always going to be free. To say otherwise is disingenuous. To *think* otherwise is to buy in to the promise of "open source" which promises better quality, higher reliability, etc. but this isn't always the case. See: https://mako.cc/writing/hill-when_free_software_isnt_better.html
Re: [Trisquel-users] An unconfigurable software is not a free software
Well, it's beenalmost all debates finally turned out to be debating one's ability. Please answer my questions, just from the technical aspects: Why is NetworkManager interfering with Dnsmasq? What's the reason that NetworkManager provides few configuration opportunities? Any difficulties? Why should NetworkManager forcefully bundle a partial other software: dnsmasq-base (at least at a first place) ? If NetworkManager is the rival of Dnsmasq, then why does NetworkManager contain a partial Dnsmasq? And hence, limiting Dnsmasq-base's configuration ability. No one could configure such Dnsmasq-base. And further limiting the full Dnsmasq (I just can't set self-defined DNS on my laptop via dnsmasq-base) Well, on the other hand, okay, let's not argue about whether a such software is a free software . A software without sufficient configuration is not respecting user's freedom anyway. Regardless of talking a software"good" or not so good. Think about *nix philosophy: Do one thing and do it well. If interfering other software is an unavoidable design / tech obstacle, please explain.
Re: [Trisquel-users] beagleboardblack fully free software?
I agree with you that we should choose machines that can run in freedom. Then we should also not recommend anyone to install non-free stuff to make the GPU or something else work better afterwards. I have both a BBB and an Allwinner A20 myself and I'm very happy with them (since I run them in complete freedom). There is a lot you can do with a computer without fancy graphics. Depending on the use case, machines like these are perfectly acceptable I'd say. Regarding the distros that can be installed on them, I believe this issue will be solved very soon. Besides, getting Das U-Boot + Debian by default is much better than EFI + Windows or OSX.
Re: [Trisquel-users] beagleboardblack fully free software?
There is not single computer in the entire world that works 100% with free software only. Even the Thinkpad that the FSF awards, those are full of proprietary code running inside. The fact that the FSF considers those "unimportant" means little. The fact is, we have no 100% free machines at this point in time. We need to go with what we have and do the best we can. These boards can actually use less proprietary code than other machines. Allwinner boards for example are usable with free bootloader, and have experimental drivers for GPU. So, yeah, maybe we should accept these as being "ok for the time being". For me these boards respect my freedom more than the laptop I have in front of me.
Re: [Trisquel-users] So, where do you guys get Content that's Non-free yet DRM-free? (not talking about Games unless there's a free engine)
Civil disobedience is nonviolent resistence to laws one thinks are unjust. Whacking someone with a stick isn't civil disobedience. Sharing a movie is.
Re: [Trisquel-users] shutdown stalls
its same for me for this I use sudo shutdown -h
Re: [Trisquel-users] So, where do you guys get Content that's Non-free yet DRM-free? (not talking about Games unless there's a free engine)
I don't obey the law because the law is right nor because I'm scared of Jail, I do it to play their game. If they don't want to sell DRM-free, fine, I don't have to buy from them. I wish there was a campaign from many very mainstream sources that used twitter and facebook hashtags where they got a lot of people to pledge to purge DRM. People like the surviving Star Trek Cast (George Takei has lots of followers) and other celebrities, but I don't think we should go to them, we might piss them off. The free software community already pissed off Wil Wheaton. I think we need to start small with accepting online video personalities with an emphasis on Free Software and DRM-free living or something stupid where the FSF gets PewDiePie to play games with free engines like Doom, Quake or Morrowind. I can see him doing his usual WTF reactions by swearing in Swedish when an Imp or Ogre scares the hell out of him or when a Dark Brotherhood Assassin kicks his butt. The free software community needs more likeable/charming people to spread their influence.
Re: [Trisquel-users] So, where do you guys get Content that's Non-free yet DRM-free? (not talking about Games unless there's a free engine)
> If you break the law because you think it's wrong, you have to be okay with other people breaking other laws based on their opinions about what's right or wrong. You may find it hard to believe, but this does happen. People follow laws against doing things they don't consider to be unethical solely so that they don't get punished for breaking them; it's nothing more than a risk analysis.
Re: [Trisquel-users] So, where do you guys get Content that's Non-free yet DRM-free? (not talking about Games unless there's a free engine)
But it's something. So I'm pointing it out.
Re: [Trisquel-users] So, where do you guys get Content that's Non-free yet DRM-free? (not talking about Games unless there's a free engine)
You can only record unencrypted programming though. So most cable channels are a no-no. (unless you're recording analogue cable)
Re: [Trisquel-users] So, where do you guys get Content that's Non-free yet DRM-free? (not talking about Games unless there's a free engine)
MythTV can be used to record non-free stuff from television channels. Commercials deleted. Converted into free formats. No DRM.
Re: [Trisquel-users] So, where do you guys get Content that's Non-free yet DRM-free? (not talking about Games unless there's a free engine)
> Even better would be watching the music on youtube directly because (afaik) the artist gets some money. Correct me if i'm wrong. It's probably the publisher, not the artist, and it's only if the ads are actually seen, which requires YouTube's proprietary JavaScript code.
[Trisquel-users] Antwort: So, where do you guys get Content that's Non-free yet DRM-free? (not talking about Games unless there's a free engine)
jamendo.com archive.org Amazon.com is bad for many reasons, but they _do_ have drm free music for more or less reasonable prices. I'm not using it myself, but i heard that you can pay and download without using non-free software (very likely non-free javascript, however). Besides, at least in my country it's legal to download videos from youtube using youtube-dl. Afterwards you can convert the song into any format you like. Even better would be watching the music on youtube directly because (afaik) the artist gets some money. Correct me if i'm wrong. I encourage you not to break the law and i consider it wrong to do so. I'm glad that not everybody makes his own law based on whatever ideas he has in his crazy head, and i don't see any reason why we should be an exception. If you break the law because you think it's wrong, you have to be okay with other people breaking other laws based on their opinions about what's right or wrong. Think twice.
Re: [Trisquel-users] So, where do you guys get Content that's Non-free yet DRM-free? (not talking about Games unless there's a free engine)
bittorrent is the word. Sharing is mandatory :)
Re: [Trisquel-users] Not enough space in /boot to update Trisquel
biosprob: next time you reinstall the OS follow the instructions on screen and use the simple partitioning scheme of root(/) say 20 gb, swap teh double of your RAM and all the rest /home. cheers
Re: [Trisquel-users] shutdown stalls
I have no idea what can you do to prevent the issue. I can recommend a way to shut it down without forcing a cold-reboot/sutdown which is not good for your hardware. ctrl + alt + f1 and enter: sudo shutdown -h now (to shut your lappy down) sudo shutdown -r now sudo init 0 and sudo init 6 will do the same. There are also sudo halt and sudo reboot. cheers
Re: [Trisquel-users] Vulnerability in the linux kernel... when 7.0.1?
^ lol Onpon I didn't even read that part :)
Re: [Trisquel-users] beagleboardblack fully free software?
You can use freedombox on it without using the GPU. Because of this, it is possible to use this device in 100% freedom. The hardware itself, however, is unlikely to get FSF approval, because of the non-free GPU. Also, the fact that it comes with the non-free Debian repos enabled by default, which is bad. I'd like them to make a GPU-less version of this, for applications like freedombox and other headless servers. Alternatively, they could release GPU drivers as free software. That would be the best option.
Re: [Trisquel-users] So, where do you guys get Content that's Non-free yet DRM-free? (not talking about Games unless there's a free engine)
We're talking about paying for non-free content that's DRM-free and compatible with a 100% free software stack. (minus wine for extracting asset files that works in free engines) We're not talking about piracy.
Re: [Trisquel-users] beagleboardblack fully free software?
If freedombox is on it it does not use the gpu? Then you can have a freedombox and only free software? What is performance compared to raspberry pi 2? Freedombox spoke about a 64bit version around the corner.
[Trisquel-users] So, where do you guys get Content that's Non-free yet DRM-free? (not talking about Games unless there's a free engine)
All I know of is... Gog: They have games that are compatible with free engines and reimplementations of free engines. They also have DRM-free documentaries. Humble Book Bundle: They have two book bundles right now, Peanuts and Make. Comixology: They have a selection of DRM-free Comics, but they make it really inconvenient to filter out DRM's comics and even the URL I have that says it DRM-free is still missing DRM-free Comics. Most (if not all) Archie Comics along with the Walking Dead are DRM-free and you can which one is DRM-free by the download icon in the store page of the Comic. https://www.comixology.com/DRM-Free-Comics/page/2794 Anybody that sells MP3s: The late Steve Jobs did at least one thing we all can admire, he used his Conman powers for good instead of evil. He made all of the big music publisher agree to a change in the terms of the contract making the EULA more restrictive making it allowed to run on fewer devices of which the money hoarders in the suits loves, but they didn't read the the part that says "all music will be DRM-free" so the EULA didn't matter. Too bad his trick didn't work a second time with Movies :(
Re: [Trisquel-users] So, where do you guys get Content that's Non-free yet DRM-free? (not talking about Games unless there's a free engine)
There are lots of people who share even though it's illegal. So that's one possible source, although you often have to contend with low-quality copies.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Not enough space in /boot to update Trisquel
My current schema is as a result of being a newbie and not knowing what /boot or swap etc were. I actually accidentally overwrote my win7 partition as well, in the process. Which, oddly enough, forced me to go entirely free software and it has allowed me to realise that I didn't need anything else. (This will change in the future as my work will require me to use ARCgis and other esri products). As for using a livedisk - that's not an option. See this issue here - https://trisquel.info/en/issues/15751. I've since managed to uninstall older kernels and have updated my system. Thanks everyone for your suggestions.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Not enough space in /boot to update Trisquel
Actually, as a newbie, I tried to install Trisquel alongside Windows 7 and accidentally overwrote my win7 partition, and then as I didn't know what /boot, swap etc all were I just tinkered with it until it worked. I figured if it didn't work, I'd just try again. I don't even recall what the default partition schema was. As for using a livedisk to repartition things - that's not an option. See this issue here - https://trisquel.info/en/issues/15751.
Re: [Trisquel-users] External Graphics card for Laptop
It may not be doable and even if it is, it's probably not worth doing. Why it may not be doable: Few new Laptops have an Express Card to rig an Adaptor and hackery with the Mini Pcie Slot that the Wifi Card uses is whitelisted thanks to the infinite wisdom of the FCC. Why it may not be worth doing: Older laptops that don't have the Whitelist or are Core/Libre Boot compatible have older CPUs that bottleneck the GPU, The GPU is bottlenecked by PCIe x1 anyway, even if you still want to do it and have a non-free Bios, you'll have to go through the trouble of ripping your Bios and then looking for a whitelist flag in that binary blob and turn it off and then flash it. You're also making your system less portable though it would be nice for laptops that have M.2 where you could rig that into a GPU Dock for gaming at home. (Preferably games with free engines :D)
Re: [Trisquel-users] Vulnerability in the linux kernel... when 7.0.1?
> With such rare update frequency, head Trisquel developers might simply forget how to build a Trisquel ISO What an astonishingly low opinion of the Trisquel developers' memory capacity...
Re: [Trisquel-users] Mounting HDD or DVD in both Thunar and PCmanFM: "Not authorized to perform operation"
me as a user in the proper groups seems to be OK. I found a command to list what's on on startup. I'll try to find those that are stopped/waiting, and appear to be related to the issue. $ initctl list avahi-cups-reload stop/waiting avahi-daemon start/running, process 798 mountall-net stop/waiting mountnfs-bootclean.sh start/running passwd stop/waiting rc stop/waiting rsyslog start/running, process 724 startpar-bridge stop/waiting tty4 start/running, process 827 udev start/running, process 371 upstart-udev-bridge start/running, process 362 ureadahead-other stop/waiting console-setup stop/waiting hwclock-save stop/waiting idmapd-mounting stop/waiting plymouth-log stop/waiting rpcbind-boot stop/waiting systemd-logind start/running, process 788 tty5 start/running, process 828 failsafe stop/waiting mountall.sh start/running rfkill-store stop/waiting statd start/running, process 692 dbus start/running, process 613 mounted-var stop/waiting plymouth-shutdown stop/waiting plymouth stop/waiting resolvconf start/running udev-fallback-graphics stop/waiting autofs start/running, process 976 checkroot.sh start/running control-alt-delete stop/waiting hwclock stop/waiting mounted-proc stop/waiting cups-browsed start/running, process 950 setvtrgb stop/waiting shutdown stop/waiting statd-mounting stop/waiting cron start/running, process 972 mountall stop/waiting mounted-debugfs stop/waiting mountkernfs.sh start/running rpcbind start/running, process 614 binfmt-support start/running console stop/waiting mounted-run stop/waiting checkfs.sh start/running checkroot-bootclean.sh start/running kmod stop/waiting mountnfs.sh start/running plymouth-stop stop/waiting rcS stop/waiting wait-for-state stop/waiting bootmisc.sh start/running flush-early-job-log stop/waiting gssd-mounting stop/waiting rc-sysinit stop/waiting cups start/running, process 1731 pulseaudio stop/waiting upstart-socket-bridge start/running, process 664 cryptdisks start/running mountdevsubfs.sh start/running tty2 start/running, process 833 udevtrigger stop/waiting upstart-file-bridge start/running, process 661 container-detect stop/waiting mounted-dev stop/waiting mtab.sh start/running tty3 start/running, process 834 udev-finish stop/waiting cryptdisks-udev stop/waiting hostname stop/waiting mountall-reboot stop/waiting gssd stop/waiting mountall-shell stop/waiting mounted-tmp stop/waiting network-interface (tun0) start/running network-interface (lo) start/running network-interface (eth0) start/running network-interface (wlan0) start/running plymouth-ready stop/waiting plymouth-splash stop/waiting plymouth-upstart-bridge stop/waiting portmap-wait stop/waiting tty1 start/running, process 1013 udevmonitor stop/waiting dmesg stop/waiting mountall-bootclean.sh start/running network-interface-security (network-interface/tun0) start/running network-interface-security (network-interface/eth0) start/running network-interface-security (network-interface/wlan0) start/running network-interface-security (network-interface/lo) start/running network-interface-security (networking) start/running networking start/running procps stop/waiting rfkill-restore stop/waiting tty6 start/running, process 836 console-font stop/waiting idmapd start/running, process 615 network-interface-container stop/waiting ureadahead stop/waiting
[Trisquel-users] shutdown stalls
Sometimes when I shutdown not because of apps not wanting to close this is when you get the shutdown screen that looks like the bootup screen same artwork. So the problem is sometimes it stalls and doesn't turn of or restart. What do I need to do to fix the issue?
Re: [Trisquel-users] beagleboardblack fully free software?
I might add that the BBB normally comes with Debian GNU/Linux with non-free repositories enabled by default (for no apparent reason).
Re: [Trisquel-users] Mounting HDD or DVD in both Thunar and PCmanFM: "Not authorized to perform operation"
I tried the dconf-editor (all was checked), here's my dmesg log (the end of it, about usb): [30534.232069] usb 2-2: new high-speed USB device number 2 using ehci-pci [30534.369618] usb 2-2: New USB device found, idVendor=05dc, idProduct=a838 [30534.369630] usb 2-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3 [30534.369637] usb 2-2: Product: USB Flash Drive [30534.369644] usb 2-2: Manufacturer: a brand [30534.369650] usb 2-2: SerialNumber: a serial number [30534.440207] usb-storage 2-2:1.0: USB Mass Storage device detected [30534.440283] scsi4 : usb-storage 2-2:1.0 [30534.440359] usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage [30535.583438] scsi 4:0:0:0: Direct-Access the brandUSB Flash Drive 1100 PQ: 0 ANSI: 6 [30535.584130] sd 4:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg1 type 0 [30535.585632] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] 15634432 512-byte logical blocks: (8.00 GB/7.45 GiB) [30535.589450] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off [30535.589455] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 43 00 00 00 [30535.590498] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA [30535.596646] sdb: sdb1 [30535.600373] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk Nothing seems problematic. I nearly tried eveything here. I just want to dig in more about privileges and groups, and about what's autostarted on boot (how to monitor that first).
Re: [Trisquel-users] Vulnerability in the linux kernel... when 7.0.1?
> it has not been updated for 1.5 years already Trisquel 7 was released on 11/03/2014
Re: [Trisquel-users] An unconfigurable software is not a free software
So it can be free software and be of "bad" quality, and even malicious (until detected) after all. Funny, I too had some of those assumptions about free software, even though now that I think about it, it's pretty obvious. network-manager (which I couldn't install in my netinstall btw) for example seems to be good for GNOME, and for basic setups. I suspect that it didn'thelp when I tried to modify the /etc/network/interfaces file to create a bridge, which would then be considered advanced usage. But it's a bit like saying you can't do image manipulation in Word as much as in Photoshop, taking proprietary examples. It's not limiting your freedom, it's what it's designed to do.
Re: [Trisquel-users] I am buying Lemote Yeeloong 8101B laptop
The newer models aren't as free, sorry.
Re: [Trisquel-users] beagleboardblack fully free software?
Shortened quote from FSF website: "The BeagleBoard (various versions) uses the TI OMAP family of SoCs... The graphics accelerator (GPU) and the video decoding hardware for formats such as MPEG-2 are nonfunctional, because they require nonfree blobs to be installed into them. The workaround for these flaws is to do these jobs on the CPU with free software." So, maybe a BeagleBoard Black could potentially get a FSF approval, e.g. if these jobs will be transferred to CPU by default, but this could greatly decrease a performance of this already-not-so-fast board
Re: [Trisquel-users] Vulnerability in the linux kernel... when 7.0.1?
In any case, I think it is a perfect time to release a new version of Trisquel ISO, because it has not been updated for 1.5 years already... With such rare update frequency, head Trisquel developers might simply forget how to build a Trisquel ISO when such need arises in future
Re: [Trisquel-users] I am buying Lemote Yeeloong 8101B laptop
From time to time I see this laptop selling at AliExpress for $100 (shipping is included to this price). But its' hardware is so old... Better wait for the new version of this laptop, with new architecture
Re: [Trisquel-users] An unconfigurable software is not a free software
You have the control. Software freedom is defined by the 4 things *you can use for any purpose *you can copy *you can modify *you can copy modified If you have constructive criticism, file a bug. Upstream if you want something to actually happen.
[Trisquel-users] beagleboardblack fully free software?
I had an freedombox irc chat. Freedombox claimed, that the beagleboard black is all free software and that it could get fsf approval. Is that correct?
Re: [Trisquel-users] An unconfigurable software is not a free software
"I just need control of my piece of the software on top of my laptop. This is the issue of violating the user freedom." Sorry, but you do have that already. Even if it's an absolutely horrible piece of *@(%^ it remains a free program. It's all covered in that article that a free program is still free regardless of how good it is.
Re: [Trisquel-users] An unconfigurable software is not a free software
Continued... Many thanks for jxself's offering, being resourceful. However, I don't think "lacking configuration opportunities is a sort of software imperfection". Sorry, I wasn't meant to cry for some kinds of functions of the software. I just need control of my piece of the software on top of my laptop. This is the issue of violating the user freedom. Though some users may say what they want is just simplicity, those self-claimed respect-user-freedom software should open its doors for fine tuning. Don't take for granted that only professionals need to tweak. A developer whose software never teach their users the way to configure the software, is not a freedom -driven developer and designer. Cheers Thanks for reading
Re: [Trisquel-users] An unconfigurable software is not a free software
Great ! Let's Concretize the issue. I see the focus is on _whether the behaviors of NetworkManager are just imperfect or confining user's choices _? Before debating these questions should be answered (preferably by the authors of NetworkManager): Why is NetworkManager interfering with Dnsmasq? What's the reason that NetworkManager provides few configuration opportunities? Any difficulties? Why should NetworkManager forcefully bundle a partial other software: dnsmasq-base (at least at a first place) ? If NetworkManager is the rival of Dnsmasq, then why does NetworkManager contain a partial Dnsmasq? And hence, limiting Dnsmasq-base's configuration ability. No one could configure such Dnsmasq-base. And further limiting the full Dnsmasq (I just can't set self-defined DNS on my laptop via dnsmasq-base) No body found it weird?:-(
Re: [Trisquel-users] "Johnny Carson flashes" are frustrating problem analyses
But meddle with the Trisquel boot process rather than running services AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Re: [Trisquel-users] "Johnny Carson flashes" are frustrating problem analyses
DDG: 'Where are the ubuntu boot messages https://askubuntu.com/questions/91286/how-to-see-log-to-find-a-boot-problem DDG: 'Where are the ubuntu shutdown messages https://askubuntu.com/questions/58625/where-is-the-shutdown-log And man service e.g. sudo service --status-all Should be what you need for your problem rather than what you're asking for.
[Trisquel-users] Re : update manager changelog
Yes, I can do that but "Software Updater" a.k.a update-manager has a changes tab that supposed to do this thing, but it says "Failed to download the list of changes. Please check your Internet connection." although my connection is OK. lc...@dcc.ufmg.br: > I do not quite understand what you are trying to do. Just read > /usr/share/doc/abrowser/changelog.Debian.gz (e.g., with the 'less' > command)? >
Re: [Trisquel-users] Vulnerability in the linux kernel... when 7.0.1?
Not that I'm worried or anything (my line on italian language above is not to be taken seriously), specially if my analysis is correct: I just find this interesting. But since it's already fixed, it's even better.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Vulnerability in the linux kernel... when 7.0.1?
There's really no need to analyze the danger of it. It's fixed. Trisquel is up-to-date. (This was already the case when this topic was started.)
Re: [Trisquel-users] An unconfigurable software is not a free software
"Unconfigurable"? I beg to differ! You can configure any libre program to the greatest extent by modifying the source code. Is that convenient? Possibly not. But the program is not designed in a way that restricts you from doing whatever you like with it. > It limits the use for end users. Don't tell me that I can modify the source code or something. The majority of users don't have the ability to manage the C language. Right? You know, a lot of users don't even understand how to use programs. Heck, RMS himself has no idea whatsoever how to install any GNU/Linux system, and always has someone else do it for him. That doesn't mean that the various installers like Ubiquity are non-libre! It just means that not everyone knows how to do every job. Additionally, your reasoning here goes down a huge slippery slope. If any lack of configurability renders a program non-libre, then every program that has ever existed can be said to be "non-libre". Why? Because there are always certain things that are hard-coded and can't be changed without editing the source code. There is no way around this; it's completely impractical to make everything configurable without editing the source code. I'll give a few examples from programs I've worked on: - ReTux doesn't give you the option to play with 10 health, have a jump height of 50 tiles, run over 9000 miles per hour, choose the transition effects between rooms... - Project: Starfighter doesn't give you the option to choose your shield amount, shoot 10 bullets at once, change shop prices... - Pacewar doesn't give you the option to play with hundreds of ships, choose how the nebula layers are positioned, play with an invincible ship... - Naev doesn't give you the option to hire mercenaries to help you, customize most text, add new missions...
Re: [Trisquel-users] Vulnerability in the linux kernel... when 7.0.1?
I see, thanks. Wait, is that a vulnerability that allows an attacker on KVM ON THE SAME MACHINE to launch a DOS attack? That would be troublesome IF the machine is stolen, and encrypted of course. If not encrypted, attacking from KVM or not doesn't matter much. That might be another quick conclusion from me, but from what I gather, it's more like a bug than a vulnerability. I guess there might be a way to implement such an attack against a fresh install, but regarding the necessary and unlikely conditions for the attack to happen, this can't seriously be considered a threat.
Re: [Trisquel-users] An unconfigurable software is not a free software
For one thing I have to agree, NetworkManager is troublesome if one wants advanced setups while keeping the base packages untouched. However, it's still free software, and if you continue reading, I'm sure you'll understand what I'm talking about. Anyway, to give you an idea, when I switched to Wicd, since it just uses ifconfig and such tools, I had the easiest time of my life when configuring IPTables to restore the rules I wrote for it everytime the system would start. :D However, it's still free software, because everyone receives the four essential software freedoms IN THE SOURCE CODE (this is why developers AREN'T obligated to provide compiled code for download). HOWEVER, people aren't obligated to use ALL the freedoms, because these freedoms fit best for each purpose, and everyone has different levels of interaction with computers. I have seen such "Non-customizable software at run level isn't free software" statements quite frequently lately, along with ones like: * "If it's not focused on security, it's non-free software". * "If a free software supporter or activist doesn't study and compile software from source, then he isn't a free software supporter or activist, or he is not eligible to be talking about such subject". * "If the software tries to do a lot of things, and not just only one, then it's non-free software". (I can put anti-PulseAudio and anti-SystemD as similar arguments here). This is a modularity issue, not a software freedom issue.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Not enough space in /boot to update Trisquel
update-grub2 is exactly the same as update-grub and it's not needed here.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Not enough space in /boot to update Trisquel
open command line uname -r copy from left to the dash. it should be 3 groups of numbers. open synaptic package manager paste in search mark complete removal all installed kernels that have a lower number than the number to the right from uname -r apply in synaptic package manager close synaptic package manager in command line sudo update-grub2
