Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel 7 official release?
Fedora is generally pretty good about free software, but they make an exception for drivers to ensure that their product works on all hardware.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel 7 official release?
Firmware. They make an exception for firmware. Firmware and drivers aren't the same thing. Fedora is only a completely libre system if you add Freed-ora, which is an unofficial package provided by the Linux-libre developers that conflicts with Fedora's non-libre firmware packages.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel 7 official release?
As mentioned, your card depends on proprietary firmware, and this will not be included in Trisquel (that would undermine the whole point of Trisquel's existence). The solution is either to do without wireless, or get a new wireless card or USB wireless adapter that works with libre software. An easy place to shop for libre software friendly hardware is Think Penguin: https://libre.thinkpenguin.com Alternatively, you can get the same mini adapter that Think Penguin sells from here: https://tehnoetic.com/tehnoetic-wireless-adapter-gnu-linux-libre-tet-n150
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel 7 official release?
- reverse engineer yourself Please stop giving absurd advices. Obviously, the person who asked the question is not technically skilled enough to do so (and I think only a very tiny fraction of humankind is). It's like There is no flight available for your destination? How about building your own plane? People might get the impression that you're making fun of them.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel 7 official release?
Yeah, when is 7 coming out?! :(
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel 7 official release?
I wait Trisquel 7 official release like water from the sky
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel 7 official release?
Me too, thanks to thinkpenguin now i can use Trisquel in my laptop.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel 7 official release?
El 14/08/14 a las 06:22, n...@blueyonder.co.uk escibió: Does anyone know when the final version is likely to be released? A date? A month? A rough idea? It will be released when it is ready. What is the hurry? Aren't you using the prerelease? -- Saludos libres, Quiliro Ordóñez 600 8579 signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel 7 official release?
What is the hurry? Aren't you using the prerelease? That I am. But I'm looking forward to being able to suspend the machine instead of having to power it down. A small thing I know...
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel 7 official release?
El 14/08/14 a las 12:50, n...@blueyonder.co.uk escibió: What is the hurry? Aren't you using the prerelease? That I am. But I'm looking forward to being able to suspend the machine instead of having to power it down. A small thing I know... Not a small thing. Having it released does not mean the bug will be repaired. The best is to describe the problem in the appropriate thread if there is one or create a new one if you are sure there is not one with the same characteristics as yours. The best is to report it as a bug. Hope I was helpful. -- Saludos libres, Quiliro Ordóñez 600 8579 signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel 7 official release?
Ubuntu 14.04 came out in April. Its long overdue to release Trisquel 7.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel 7 official release?
Given that I, and several others, are running the pre-release, this suggests that there are no show-stoppers blocking the release. Maybe I'm mistaken, and there's a blocker? I'm with Teg on this one. Teg Skywalker wrote: Ubuntu 14.04 came out in April. Its long overdue to release Trisquel 7.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel 7 official release?
That's not an easy thing to do and requires writing a replacement for the nonfree firmware. There is only one project so far that has reverse engineered WiFi firmware (OpenFWWF for some Broadcom chips). If someone releases a libre replacement firmware for your Realtek chip, you'll be able to install it. Meanwhile, you can get a USB adapter with libre firmware from ThinkPenguin or Tehnoetic.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel 7 official release?
I checked the driver sources and both require nonfree firmware.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel 7 official release?
I noticed that today in the pre-release version. The computer suspended and woke up okay, and then Freemind (mind map program) closed without warning. Another time, after suspend and wake-up, the computer restarted without warning.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel 7 official release?
My machine suspends but on resume the screen is frozen. It does not do this on Trisquel 6. Or on any other distro. But you're right to say it has no show stoppers. On the contrary, it's very good already. As an aside - within the last few days a Beta has been released for the new ElementaryOS. Lots of crash dialogues. Inconsistent theming. (But Suspend works OK.) Trisquel 7, although not even released as a Beta, is more stable and more consistent visually. Just goes to show - a handful of hot young developers and a bounty system doesn't necessarily equal a better product.
