[Trisquel-users] Printing a photo album without SAAS

2013-11-06 Thread Andres
Hello, I was thinking of doing a photo album and then having it printed at my local reprographics shop. All of it avoiding SAAS and using free libre open source software (floss). How would you go about it? Use something like digikam in combination with scribus? Regards, Andres -- Enviado desd

Re: [Trisquel-users] Disable Plymouth?

2013-11-06 Thread Andrew R.
On 07/11/13 10:36, gramex wrote: > How do I disable Plymouth so I can see the loading text? You can disable it in GRUB - I found these instructions online: http://www.techytalk.info/disable-plymouth-show-grub-menu-ubuntu-linux/ Andrew.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Is XBill nonfree?

2013-11-06 Thread mikko . viinamaki
Here I can find a version with a matching copyright ftp://ftp.x.org/contrib/games/xbill-2.0.tgz (it's mentioned in README) Even that version from xbill.org mentions GPL in xbill.6. What a strange place. It's good you emailed him. (Of course the authors can make it proprietary if they so d

Re: [Trisquel-users] Moving cursor with keyboard

2013-11-06 Thread LDrumbler
I have keynav, xbindkeys, and xdotool installed. keynav takes care of most clicks, but it's time-consuming to use and I often find I "miss" my target click. I've used xbindkeys and xdotool to make the keyboard shortcut Ctrl-Alt-Semicolon a click, but for some reason this doesn't work in Lib

Re: [Trisquel-users] What are the things that Trisquel can do but Windows 7 can't?

2013-11-06 Thread matt . ivie
I think it is great and prefer it to anything else at the moment.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Wireless G USB Adapter arrived today!

2013-11-06 Thread chris
USB G may be a bottleneck for some depending on the Internet connection available. Despite this most will still get a decent connection. The USB N adapters will be supported soon enough... You can install a kernel from Jason's repository (jxself.org/linux-libre) and firmware manually and it

Re: [Trisquel-users] 6.0.1 Ready For Testing

2013-11-06 Thread chris
I think the main problem with it currently is it needs a newer kernel (3.11 or 3.12 maybe?) as there is a lot of newer hardware which doesn't work and you can't simply install the older version and upgrade the kernel easily. The other issue last I checked is the firmware still isn't include i

Re: [Trisquel-users] What are the things that Trisquel can do but Windows 7 can't?

2013-11-06 Thread jason
"What are the things that Trisquel can do but Windows 7 can't?" Respect your freedom. 'nuff said.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Is XBill nonfree?

2013-11-06 Thread gramex
I found this, http://packages.trisquel.info/changelogs/pool/main/x/xbill/xbill_2.1-8ubuntu1/xbill.copyright but I'm not sure if it's accurate.

[Trisquel-users] Is XBill nonfree?

2013-11-06 Thread gramex
I remember playing XBill in the past, so I decided to install it on my Trisquel box. I found it in the repos, and installed it. while it was installing, I visited XBill's website, http://www.xbill.org, and, scanning the page, I noticed that there was no mention of the license, so I downloaded

Re: [Trisquel-users] Accountancy free softwares ?

2013-11-06 Thread Andrew Lindley
If they're autosave files you can turn them off by setting the Auto-save Interval to 0 in Edit -> Preferences -> General . You can also turn off log files in the same place if that's what they are. Of course, turn them back on when you get around to using real financial data. Losing financi

Re: [Trisquel-users] Accountancy free softwares ?

2013-11-06 Thread adel . afzal
When I close GNUCash, I have new files appear next to my GNUCash save file. Some of these are files. Some are files. Do I need them? They just keep appearing ... can I make it so that these extra files don't keep appearing? I'd like to work with just the one save file ...

Re: [Trisquel-users] Disable Plymouth?

2013-11-06 Thread Gheorghe Zugravu
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 if i remember well - by pushing f2 during the boot. On 07.11.2013 02:36, gra...@openmailbox.org wrote: > How do I disable Plymouth so I can see the loading text? - -- Gheorghe Zugravu Coordonator în Moldova, Fundația Ceata www.zugravu.eu Susții li

[Trisquel-users] Disable Plymouth?

2013-11-06 Thread gramex
How do I disable Plymouth so I can see the loading text?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Encryption multi-platform and multi-OS

2013-11-06 Thread leny2010
As has been said gnupg, Gnupg for Windows (though for obvious reasons I have never looked into whether there's a portable variety of it). In addition K-9 Mail and APG from F-droid.org for Cyanogenmod / Replicant / Android. Be warned that K-9 Mail only does what it claims is PGP/INLINE . Its

Re: [Trisquel-users] Encryption multi-platform and multi-OS

2013-11-06 Thread gramex
All Bitmessage messages are encrypted. Bitmessage was designed with privacy and anonymity in mind.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Add-on Screengrab licence

2013-11-06 Thread gramex
It needs to be GPL v3.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Encryption multi-platform and multi-OS

2013-11-06 Thread rmp
Well, you can use gnupg for Windows, and gnupg. Else you can recommend him/her BitMessage, I *think* it encrypts automatically the message while sending them, however, I'm pretty sure they can be intercepted, so best is : gnupg and BitMessage. Also, if you didn't yet check out prism-break.o

Re: [Trisquel-users] Encryption multi-platform and multi-OS

2013-11-06 Thread gnuser
Oh and I will need to make thigs look easy... the person in question has no idea about computer and technology in general :P I am exagerating of course, but really, it's a very low level tech person. So, let's have that in mind. THANKS

[Trisquel-users] Encryption multi-platform and multi-OS

2013-11-06 Thread gnuser
Well, I know I am going to get burned alive for asking this but... I need a software to encrytp text and files, that works under both windows and GNU/Linux. It has to be this way, since the person I need to communicate with only has access to a windows pc. Also, it would be REALLY great if it

Re: [Trisquel-users] Accountancy free softwares ?

2013-11-06 Thread adel . afzal
I'm going to try GNU Cash just for fun. Thanks for the recommendations.

Re: [Trisquel-users] 6.0.1 Ready For Testing

2013-11-06 Thread stevekilleen
Cheers Leny! Thanks for the helpful info! I'll be sure to follow your advice and get testing. Thanks again! Steve

Re: [Trisquel-users] 6.0.1 Ready For Testing

2013-11-06 Thread Andrew Lindley
6.0.1 is mainly a maintenance update to the install CD. It isn't a full new release so there isn't a new repo to upgrade to. Just having a 6.0 system with current maintenance means you already have nearly all of the changes in the current 6.0.1 beta CD. In short when it is finally released it

Re: [Trisquel-users] 6.0.1 Ready For Testing

2013-11-06 Thread stevekilleen
Hey again, Okay after keying in 'apt-get update' followed by 'apt-get dist-upgrade' into a terminal, I get a message stating there are 0 upgrades available. So I'm guessing the only option to upgrade to 6.0.1 is to do a fresh install? Is there any official date set for release? Cheers, Stev

Re: [Trisquel-users] What are the things that Trisquel can do but Windows 7 can't?

2013-11-06 Thread tegskywalker
Yes, you have the freedom to intall GNOME Shell. No matter how horrible it is.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Virtualization article in trisquel wiki

2013-11-06 Thread Sachin Dey
KVM also uses qemu but it's faster than qemu solo. I will try to update the manual as I learn more. Let me know if anyone runs into any issues --- ___ Sachin Dey

Re: [Trisquel-users] What are the things that Trisquel can do but Windows 7 can't?

2013-11-06 Thread rodriguez
The feature that Windows doesn't have and never will is that Trisquel has respect for the user and last but not least, is ethically and morally correct, end of story. The satisfaction that comes with it, is just overwhelming.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Problem with Bitmessage installation

2013-11-06 Thread gromobir
@ssdclickofdeath: I don't thing so as I'm also running a 64 bit system without any problems.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Whats a good CPU/mobo combo that supports Coreboot?

2013-11-06 Thread tegskywalker
The M5A88-V EVO at http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/M5A88V_EVO/ seems to be powerful with a lot of features, but is expensive.

Re: [Trisquel-users] What are the things that Trisquel can do but Windows 7 can't?

2013-11-06 Thread mikko . viinamaki
>And the repositories are a little like Apple's App Store in how they control us. Good luck if you want to remove any software you've installed from an outside source! This makes no sense whatsoever.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Whats a good CPU/mobo combo that supports Coreboot?

2013-11-06 Thread tegskywalker
Gah, the link is borked as usual. Go to http://www.coreboot.org/Supported_Motherboards and scroll down to coreboot v4 support.

[Trisquel-users] Whats a good CPU/mobo combo that supports Coreboot?

2013-11-06 Thread tegskywalker
I'm coming into some money soon and looking to upgrade my desktop computer for development. It doesn't have to be anything fancy since I won't be playing like Battlefield 4 on it and I can go with either AMD or Intel based on recommendation. I just want to run Coreboot to respect my freedom.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Add-on Screengrab licence

2013-11-06 Thread Pascal Diogo Antunes
On Thu, 24 Oct 2013 03:18:22 +0200 (CEST) gaming4...@yahoo.com wrote: > The original application was actually GPLv3; this guy simply did bug fixes so > > I don't think that is legal to make a GPL app proprietary. Someone should > definitely contact him about this issue. I found his e-mail if

Re: [Trisquel-users] Add-on Screengrab licence

2013-11-06 Thread Pascal Diogo Antunes
On Wed, 6 Nov 2013 18:17:01 +0100 (CET) gra...@openmailbox.org wrote: > A .xpi file is just a .zip renamed. It can be extracted. Ok. Thanks. Source of screengrab : https://addons.mozilla.org/ru/firefox/files/browse/228468/file/chrome/content/ -- Libere, Pascal Diogo Antunes. "Ce que nous de

Re: [Trisquel-users] What are the things that Trisquel can do but Windows 7 can't?

2013-11-06 Thread onpon4
Well, don't forget that the Windows way is only effective because Windows is very popular. Because Microsoft doesn't help provide software, you only get a program if the developer of that program takes the time to build it properly for Windows, or if you compile the source yourself (not a fun

Re: [Trisquel-users] Add-on Screengrab licence

2013-11-06 Thread gramex
A .xpi file is just a .zip renamed. It can be extracted.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Add-on Screengrab licence

2013-11-06 Thread Pascal Diogo Antunes
Silly question: Has source code on .xpi file? $ strings addons.xpi | more No traces of sources or sort of. I know it's a package, so how can I read .xpi file? -- Libere, Pascal Diogo Antunes. "J'ai décidé d'être heureux parce que c'est bon pour la santé."- Voltaire.

Re: [Trisquel-users] What are the things that Trisquel can do but Windows 7 can't?

2013-11-06 Thread LDrumbler
To answer all the replies to my first post at once: When I first started using Trisquel, I didn't have an Internet connection. I was dependent on another Windows computer for Internet access. When I used Windows, I had loved to install new programs, copy them between computers with a flash

Re: [Trisquel-users] Where can I submit feedback and suggestions (but not bugs)?

2013-11-06 Thread mikko . viinamaki
I believe the bug tracker would be better. Of course, if your idea is not completely crystal clear to you, then a discussion in the forums first might help to express yourself clearly in the bug. Bugs that are well written are much more likely to get attention.

Re: [Trisquel-users] What are the things that Trisquel can do but Windows 7 can't?

2013-11-06 Thread icarolongo
It is a developer problem. They create binaries with all libraries for Windows and OS X. In GNU(+Linux, kFreeBSD, Hurd, Darwin, etc) or *BSD they doesn't do this. They wait for packagers from distros or for you compile from source. Some applications is easy to download and install in any dist

Re: [Trisquel-users] What are the things that Trisquel can do but Windows 7 can't?

2013-11-06 Thread icarolongo
I play free games in GNU + Linux-libre perfectly.

[Trisquel-users] Where can I submit feedback and suggestions (but not bugs)?

2013-11-06 Thread uedibupi
Should I post on the forum or use the bug report system?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Problem with Bitmessage installation

2013-11-06 Thread gramex
I have a 32-bit Operating System, but gnuplanetearth apparently has a 64-bit OS. I wonder if that would make any difference.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Problem with Bitmessage installation

2013-11-06 Thread 438963
# git clone https://github.com/Bitmessage/PyBitmessage ~/PyBitmessage Cloning into '/root/PyBitmessage'... git-remote-https: relocation error: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgnutls.so.26: symbol gcry_cipher_setkey, version GCRYPT_1.2 not defined in file libgcrypt.so.11 with link time reference

Re: [Trisquel-users] What are the things that Trisquel can do but Windows 7 can't?

2013-11-06 Thread mampir
Those games you can play on Windows 7 are non-free software. They are just as bad as any other non-free program. They spy on you, restrict you and don't allow you to share. Steam and Wine are in practice almost exclusively used for installing and running non-free software. In fact, Steam i

Re: [Trisquel-users] Problem with Bitmessage installation

2013-11-06 Thread 438963
What should I do next?

Re: [Trisquel-users] What are the things that Trisquel can do but Windows 7 can't?

2013-11-06 Thread hazelsbackupacc
The only benefit of Windows 7 is you can play games on it - but this is changing what with Steam and Wine etc. Trisquel ensures trouble free browsing - with my Windows 7 machine I never allowed it on the Internet (except for once when I needed the GCC compiler for Windows). You get a lot

Re: [Trisquel-users] What are the things that Trisquel can do but Windows 7 can't?

2013-11-06 Thread adel . afzal
Bragging about features misses starchild's point. That free software is a community-controlled public good. That it works for the users' interests. It's fine to recognize things that proprietary software does better, or express that kind of opinion. If someone asks us whether proprietary

Re: [Trisquel-users] Add-on Screengrab licence

2013-11-06 Thread Pascal Diogo Antunes
On Wed, 6 Nov 2013 09:30:34 +0100 (CET) mikko.viinam...@students.turkuamk.fi wrote: > Sounds like we might need to email http://gpl-violations.org/ ... Indeed... -- Libere, Pascal Diogo Antunes. "Pour un peu de chair, nous leur ôtons la vie, le soleil, la lumière et le cours de l'existence

Re: [Trisquel-users] Add-on Screengrab licence

2013-11-06 Thread Pascal Diogo Antunes
On Tue, 5 Nov 2013 21:20:42 +0100 (CET) gra...@openmailbox.org wrote: > It's been over a week and I haven't gotten a response. I'd got just a response of him one week ago : 'yes, it's free software' ... -- Libere, Pascal Diogo Antunes. "Ne pleurez pas votre passé car il s’est enfuit à jamais

Re: [Trisquel-users] How to Change Default Main Menu In Trisquel6?

2013-11-06 Thread Andrew Lindley
Bad news I'm afraid. Because of the age of Gnomenu I pulled the source to check the Gnome 2 applet status suspicion I mentioned earlier. Sadly it is a Gnome 2 Applet, this is very likely the reason it doesn't show in Trisquel's [Gnome 3 Fallback] Add To Panel chooser. You're right in your o

Re: [Trisquel-users] Moving cursor with keyboard

2013-11-06 Thread mikko . viinamaki
The xdotool command from similarly named package might also fit the bill. GNU/Linux is like maths, there are always many ways to skin a cat.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Moving cursor with keyboard

2013-11-06 Thread mikko . viinamaki
>My email address contains my real name, which I don't want online. Agreed, here's the related bug https://trisquel.info/en/issues/2003 >Why does this forum even require it? This is because this forum is married to a mailing list.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Add-on Screengrab licence

2013-11-06 Thread mikko . viinamaki
Sounds like we might need to email http://gpl-violations.org/ ...

Re: [Trisquel-users] Accountancy free softwares ?

2013-11-06 Thread mikko . viinamaki
Besides GnuCash, here's a few alternatives http://directory.fsf.org/wiki/GNUCash#Related_Projects