Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Fwd: Please inform free distro maintainers

2012-04-04 Thread Karl Goetz
On Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:08:36 +0200 Jaromil wrote: > Sender: gnu-linux-libre-bounces+karl=kgoetz.id...@nongnu.org > User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) > Organization: Dyne.org Foundation > > > hi Karl, > > On Thu, 29 Mar 2012, Karl Goetz wrote: > > > > its only dependency is GTK2 and its sou

Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Fwd: Please inform free distro maintainers

2012-03-30 Thread Jaromil
hi Karl, On Thu, 29 Mar 2012, Karl Goetz wrote: > > its only dependency is GTK2 and its sourcecode in various versions > > is here http://code.dyne.org/dynebolic.git (inside dyneII and dyneIII) > > These don't appear in a web browser, is this a git link? yes sorry I've typed the link while off

Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Fwd: Please inform free distro maintainers

2012-03-29 Thread Karl Goetz
On Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:14:21 +0100 Jaromil wrote: > > In dyne:bolic since the very beginning I've been using a splash screen > with some funky images and informal language explaining why and how > and what means free. > > The splash has images, buttons opening urls in icecat and some text > inc

Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Fwd: Please inform free distro maintainers

2012-03-23 Thread Jaromil
In dyne:bolic since the very beginning I've been using a splash screen with some funky images and informal language explaining why and how and what means free. The splash has images, buttons opening urls in icecat and some text including a GNU GPL license text its only dependency is GTK2 and its

Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Fwd: Please inform free distro maintainers

2012-03-20 Thread Aurélien
pbot now inform people about that subject directly in the IRC :: It's not exactly what have been be ask for ... but it's a first step to follow the way ... ,Parabola Parabola is, like, [0] a fully free distro. [1] recognise by the Free Software Foundation., [2] the free side of Archlinux.,

Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Fwd: Please inform free distro maintainers

2012-03-19 Thread Felipe Sanches
well... given that all of the source code for the system is available under free licenses, one could patch it to use fonts to render text on the login screen or as an overlay on the wallpaper area instead of using images of text messages... Of course it may be hard to implement and specially to ma

Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Fwd: Please inform free distro maintainers

2012-03-19 Thread Karl Goetz
On Mon, 19 Mar 2012 19:57:24 +0100 Sam Geeraerts wrote: > Jason Self wrote: > > Karl Goetz wrote .. > >> This would mean adding text to a number of images which can't be > >> translated without shipping a new background image per language. I > >> question whether thats really what we should be do

Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Fwd: Please inform free distro maintainers

2012-03-19 Thread Aurélien
"Jason Self" writes: > Karl Goetz wrote .. >> This would mean adding text to a number of images which can't be >> translated without shipping a new background image per language. I >> question whether thats really what we should be doing - it feels quite >> imperialist (to me). > > It seems to me

Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Fwd: Please inform free distro maintainers

2012-03-19 Thread Sam Geeraerts
Jason Self wrote: Karl Goetz wrote .. This would mean adding text to a number of images which can't be translated without shipping a new background image per language. I question whether thats really what we should be doing - it feels quite imperialist (to me). It seems to me that it doesn't (

Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Fwd: Please inform free distro maintainers

2012-03-19 Thread Jason Self
Karl Goetz wrote .. > This would mean adding text to a number of images which can't be > translated without shipping a new background image per language. I > question whether thats really what we should be doing - it feels quite > imperialist (to me). It seems to me that it doesn't (necessarily) n

Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Fwd: Please inform free distro maintainers

2012-03-18 Thread Karl Goetz
On Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:32:42 -0400 Brett Smith wrote: > FYI, RMS has made an addition to the Free Software Distribution > Guidelines. The full text is included in the email below. [trim] > To establish lasting freedom, just giving users freedom isn't > sufficient. It is necessary also to teac

[GNU-linux-libre] Fwd: Please inform free distro maintainers

2012-03-15 Thread Brett Smith
FYI, RMS has made an addition to the Free Software Distribution Guidelines. The full text is included in the email below. Original Message Subject: Please inform free distro maintainers Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:22:34 -0400 From: Richard Stallman Reply-To: r...@gnu.org To: br..