Yea- if the distribution did "fall back" to Debian it would make sense
probably to merge with gNewSense. As I say lower down here I don't think that
would necessarily be a good idea.
The Debian definition of free is different too don't forget! But yea- your
basically right. For the most part the Debian definition and the FSF
definition align pretty well. I don't know that it would be any easier to
base Trisquel off Debian or vice versa. It might be easier to base it off
It's still backslashes, but it usually accepts forward slashes too now
(though sometimes it decides to interpret it as an argument instead of a path
separater).
Yes, Debian is 'optionally' free. It is not endorsed by the FSF because they
make it easy to renounce your freedom right in the installer (by asking you
if you want to install proprietary firmware for your hardware if it needs
it), and by including an official repository for non-free software
I guess you should provide the whole path to the script. Besides, unless it
changed, directories are separated by "\" in a Windows path.
I thought Debian wasn't endorsed by the FSF due to the availability of the
contrib and non-free repositories that contain questionable software? Plus,
Debian Stable packages are more outdated than the 12.04.2 LTS and it is
debatable which one is more stable.
If you type 'sudo tasksel' there are some server options to install.
The Ubuntu server kernel is still blobbed. I don't know much about the server
iso, although Debian is a more free server.
Would there ever be a server edition ISO that matches the default installed
packages as the Ubuntu Server ISO?
Besides the kernel and firmware, I would assume the Ubuntu Server ISO
includes and installs only free software?
I'm still doing something wrong. Here's what I did on the Windows computer:
1. Download apt-offline.zip
2. Run python setup.py build and python setup.py install as the Install file
says to
3. Open a terminal in the appropriate directory and run apt-offline get -d
F:/Script F:/apt.sig
I rece
We could be working on more editions at the time. Xfce, KDE, and improving
the Mini.
If we go to the debian route we should just merge with gNewSense. The
'idealist' free distribution is already fit by Parabola which removes
anything even remotely related to proprietary like fat support.
Thanks!
A more resumed guide (without taking into consideration the variety of
systems used, assuming it's Trisquel on both machines) would be:
(remember to transfer the removable device to the computer mentioned on each
step before following that step...)
1. Install apt-offline in both inv
I have always had a feeling that gNewSense had other objectives for which it
had largely achieved and never actually was fit for other purposes. Trisquel
was and is the right solution for desktop users. The gNewSense purposes being
to put forth an example of what a free software distribution
Great. I totally support migrating to this LTS-only release method.
Just a thought on a matter that appeared later: since there is already a 100%
FaiF GNU/Linux distro based on Debian (gNewSense, despite it's not ready yet
for most users), wouldn't migrating Trisquel's base to Debian let alon
I did. :-)
Would you try apt-offline? It would even be nice to turn my steps into a
manual but trying the solution first is a must and I have no real interest
doing so (all my computers being connected to the Internet).
I was also thinking about how the upgrades from one LTS version to the next
go. Traditionally, Ubuntu can be updated from one LTS to the next as soon as
it is released if the user manually does a release upgrade. It is only with
the .1 point release and higher (like 12.04.1) that the update
Sorry what I said was a proposal from the previous meeting:
http://trisquel.info/files/trisquel-dev.2013-02-26-17.10.log_.txt
See at 18:00:16
Debian has backports for stable:
http://backports-master.debian.org/
I'm not sure how well that works compared to testing although it sounds to me
like it should be better than trying to go with Debian testing (which breaks
from time to time).
About the release, don't get so frustrated anymore. It has already been moved
to cdimage.trisquel.info (where official releases go), it is unlikely to be
changed although possible. If you were in the dev channel you'd see that even
Ruben is somewhat mad about this version and wants to release
I wholeheartedly agree with this decision. LTS 4tW!
Regarding Debian - I can see advantages and disadvantages to moving over. The
important ones, as have already been pointed out in this thread, are systemd
vs upstart, Wayland vs Mir, etc.
Perhaps the most important advantage Debain would h
An excellent decision.
I hope this alleviates the development pressures that Ruben must be feeling.
A wise decision, in my opinion.
I even thought of proposing just that, in the previous discussions that I saw
being held here. But refrained myself from doing so, because, not only am I
not part of the developing team, but also, because I'm still waiting for
Trisquel 6 to be released (exact
If you're interested in changing the icon on the hud launcher I made one for
trisquel back in November. http://imgur.com/UPhnk Save it and then move it to
/usr/share/unity/4/ and call it launcher_bfb.png Note that I haven't used
unity on 6.0 yet so that 4 might have changed to 5.
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