Re: [Trisquel-users] why isn't "vrms" available in the repos?

2013-06-11 Thread mikko . viinamaki
Because vrms makes no sense, and even less in a free distribution. http://libreplanet.org/wiki/List_of_software_that_does_not_respect_the_Free_System_Distribution_Guidelines#vrms

[Trisquel-users] why isn't "vrms" available in the repos?

2013-06-11 Thread mohamadi . salman
Why isn't vrms, which is a GNU GPL software, available in the repo's of Trisquel 6? [0]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vrms [1]: http://packages.ubuntu.com/precise/vrms

Re: [Trisquel-users] Screen flickering

2013-06-11 Thread mikko . viinamaki
What kind of GPU do you have? lspci|grep VGA

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel 6 Mini- Black border on AMD Raedon/Limited Resolution

2013-06-11 Thread mikko . viinamaki
The problem is not the license but the lack of source code, there is only a binary (well hex to be exact) blob. Many Debian users don't give a hoot about freedom.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Alternative Start Menus for Trisquel Mini

2013-06-11 Thread adel . afzal
What would you like to change about it? Maybe people can make suggestions based on the features you're looking for. I use a program called Synapse to launch applications. You might like it more than the start menu: http://www.noobslab.com/2012/02/install-synapse-on-ubuntulinux-mint.html

Re: [Trisquel-users] Nouveau driver supports 3D acceleration with all GeForce GPUs

2013-06-11 Thread quiliro
Does repository ppa:oibaf contain only libre software? ¿How was it verified?

[Trisquel-users] Screen flickering

2013-06-11 Thread n3ptun3jvpit3r
Does anyone know how to get rid of the flickering screen every time you maximize a window or open an application? Just curious, I searched and can't find. Thanks!

Re: [Trisquel-users] Directory 'jetpack': Permission Denied.

2013-06-11 Thread gameboyab
I tried that and it still didn't work.

Re: [Trisquel-users] gNewSense 3.0 beta 1

2013-06-11 Thread n3ptun3jvpit3r
I had installed gNewSense 3.0 beta earlier today & posted onto this forum. I don't know where the post went, it never posted apparently through Iceweasel 3.6.15 which comes with gNewSense 3.0 beta. I just installed Trisquel 6.0 and it's blazing fast & updated and very nice! I want 100% libr

Re: [Trisquel-users] gNewSense 3.0 beta 1

2013-06-11 Thread Andrew Roffey
On 12/06/13 09:11, n3ptun3jvpit3r wrote: > Why can't the developers put those repos in there? Once 3.0 is released it *sounds* like they might start working on the next version rather than working on backports. Which makes more sense, since Squeeze will probably be EOL in early 2014. Andrew.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel 6 Mini- Black border on AMD Raedon/Limited Resolution

2013-06-11 Thread maccaches
Well, the unfortunate fix is to install the FOSS driver (xserver-xorg-video-radeon) and the nonfree firmware. I got this information from the Debian IRC. They don't seem to be concerned that the firmware is not free. For whatever reason, the AMD firmware is in the blobs section of the Linux

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel 6 Mini- Black border on AMD Raedon/Limited Resolution

2013-06-11 Thread maccaches
The driver is xserver-xorg-video-radeon. Not sure about the firmware.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Directory 'jetpack': Permission Denied.

2013-06-11 Thread gustavo_cm
Damn, I forgot it.

Re: [Trisquel-users] gNewSense 3.0 beta 1

2013-06-11 Thread n3ptun3jvpit3r
I just installed gNewSense 3.0 beta on my computer. Things are going smoothly BUT I cannot install IceCat without going through a lot of difficulty (see the IceCat page & you'll see what I mean at the end of the procedure). I've been using GNU/Linux since 2006 (e.g., Ubuntu, others) but Cano

Re: [Trisquel-users] Penguin GNU / Linux Laptop /w 1920x1080 Matte Screen Now Shipping

2013-06-11 Thread ejectmail
Can you confirm this, Chris?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Compiling sources

2013-06-11 Thread tius
I solved in another way. The cause of the crash was a picture "corrupt" in the folder. Discard the picture everything is back to work. Many thanks to all :-)

Re: [Trisquel-users] Compiling sources

2013-06-11 Thread tius
@ bob328468365 Already done. @ quantumgravity cd ~ hg clone https://rawtherapee.googlecode.com/hg/ rt_repo cd ~/rt_repo && hg pull && hg update; majorVersion=`hg parents --template '{latesttag}'`; majorVersion=${majorVersion%%.*}; rm -rvf ~/rt_repo/rawtherapee; make clean; ./clean.sh; cpuC

Re: [Trisquel-users] If you needed another incentive to not use Google search or Bing...

2013-06-11 Thread Jason Self
tegskywal...@hotmail.com wrote .. > If search doesn't have some centralization, then how will it work? Go read up on YaCy, although I'm sure that's not the only way to do it.

Re: [Trisquel-users] How do you get your movies?

2013-06-11 Thread mampir
You can download videos from Youtube with different programs.

Re: [Trisquel-users] do you take part in any local civil liberties or free software groups?

2013-06-11 Thread adel . afzal
I live in Toronto. It's a big city; I think that there should be groups already organized here. I will try and find out on the Internet, and by asking at university faculty offices here. If anyone knows of a group in Toronto, could you let me know? I'm also open to starting something, if

Re: [Trisquel-users] Remote Support (aka Teamviewer Replacement)

2013-06-11 Thread em9002
An extra $20 a month would not be considered "next to free" for a lot of people. And besides, whether or not software is free (as in freedom) has nothing to do with its price. Gosupportnow is clearly proprietary software, which we do not recommend or support on this forum.

Re: [Trisquel-users] How do you get your movies?

2013-06-11 Thread ejectmail
They don't work for me.

Re: [Trisquel-users] How do you get your movies?

2013-06-11 Thread icarolongo
Or the default browser (Abrowser - compiled with Gstreamer) [0] in Trisquel 6.0 :-) [0] See in about:buildconfig in "Awesome Bar" [1] (location bar) in Abrowser. [1] https://support.mozilla.org/kb/awesome-bar-find-your-bookmarks-history-and-tabs

Re: [Trisquel-users] How do you get your music?

2013-06-11 Thread aaz893
I downloading AMV(Anime Music Video) and trailesrs.

Re: [Trisquel-users] How do you get your movies?

2013-06-11 Thread aaz893
I prefer to watch movies online or on TV.

Re: [Trisquel-users] How do you get your movies?

2013-06-11 Thread alonivtsan
Vimeo videos should work in any browser that supports H.264 via HTML5 such as Midori.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel 6 Mini- Black border on AMD Raedon/Limited Resolution

2013-06-11 Thread tegskywalker
I have a Radeon 9550 that worked fine with Trisquel 4.0 and Ubuntu 12.04 out of the box, but now its blacklisted in 6? Radeon is also deblobbled from the kernels as well. I thought there were free drivers/firmware for these ATI cards. If there is, how can I restore them?

Re: [Trisquel-users] How do you get your movies?

2013-06-11 Thread ejectmail
I don't watch a lot of TV, and when I go to movies it's usually because someone else wanted to take me. In general I prefer the interactivity of the Internet and computing. I should note that anyone can download videos from Vimeo (unlike YouTube) using downloadvimeo.com. (This is the only w

Re: [Trisquel-users] How do you get your movies?

2013-06-11 Thread holger . beetz
We had some discussion about a free TiVo alternative: https://trisquel.info/en/forum/tivo-solution Fabian has posted a link to his solution (which is written in French though): http://www.fabianrodriguez.com/blog/2013/01/18/exit-la-tele-par-cable-bienvenue-a-lenregistreur-numerique-libre I do no

Re: [Trisquel-users] Remote Support (aka Teamviewer Replacement)

2013-06-11 Thread michaelclark908
You can try using gosupportnow remote support software. It is not totally free, however, just costs you $19.95 / month, which is next to free.

Re: [Trisquel-users] How do you get your movies?

2013-06-11 Thread holger . beetz
Usually I prefer BDs or DVDs from various sources (video rental, bought used, public libraries, friends) which I decrypt and store on my HTPC. Encrypted movies which are stored on fragile optical discs are not acceptable. I expect some BDs to die in the next 10-15 years. The optical layer is

Re: [Trisquel-users] How do you get your movies?

2013-06-11 Thread ander . slashdot
I use Miro with some free sources and of course, http://www.archive.org and its RSS channels. Mainly sci-fi, noir and comedy movies.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Compiling sources

2013-06-11 Thread shiretoko
Please post this instructions here, perhaps we can help you understand them.

Re: [Trisquel-users] do you take part in any local civil liberties or free software groups?

2013-06-11 Thread Julius22
Le Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:54:10 +0200 (CEST), adel.af...@gmail.com a écrit : > What has your experience been like? > > If you haven not: Have you thought about it? Do you know what kind > of activities you would like to get involved in? I have been active in a local free software group (Infothema

[Trisquel-users] Trisquel ISO mirror in Romania

2013-06-11 Thread tct
Hi, Please add this Trisquel ISO mirror: Romania (Fundația Ceata) http://oglinzi.ceata.org/trisquel-imagini/ It can be found along with the gNewSense and Dragora ISO mirror on one dedicated machine of the Free Software and Free Culture foundation called Fundația Ceata, based in Bucharest, R

Re: [Trisquel-users] How do you get your movies?

2013-06-11 Thread mikko . viinamaki
There's some movies also on Miro + http://www.miroguide.com/

Re: [Trisquel-users] How do you get your music?

2013-06-11 Thread jamathis
Buying used CDs and ripping them to FLAC and the options available in Clementine (i.e. Magnatune, Jamendo, etc.), and Bandcamp. I also buy directly from the artist a lot of times either through their website or at shows.