Re: [Trisquel-users] unetbootin fork

2015-06-28 Thread lakbk89
but then again people may think its part of the gnu project.. You can donate your work to the GNU Project; that will encourage people to try out various free GNU/Linux distributions before making a decision. Free software community always appreciate such efforts and its a nice way to raise

Re: [Trisquel-users] unetbootin fork

2015-06-28 Thread lakbk89
but then again people may think its part of the gnu project.. You can donate your work to the GNU Project; that will encourage people to try out various free GNU/Linux distributions before making a decision. Free software community always appreciate such efforts and its a nice way to raise

Re: [Trisquel-users] Playing VP9 & Opus In Trisquel 7

2015-06-28 Thread nicolasmaia
I also posted it on Reddit for general knowledge: https://www.reddit.com/r/trisquel/comments/3bgedh/playing_vp9_opus_in_trisquel_7/

Re: [Trisquel-users] unetbootin fork

2015-06-28 Thread nicolasmaia
"so i think its best to try and finish my libreboot flashing utility first" Agreed! I'm really looking forward for that one. Also, thanks for using the logo :)

[Trisquel-users] Playing VP9 & Opus In Trisquel 7

2015-06-28 Thread jason
Sharing my new repository with the world: https://jxself.org/webm/

Re: [Trisquel-users] Free software friendly GPS?

2015-06-28 Thread tomlukeywood
https://twrp.me/faq/ADBSideload.html

Re: [Trisquel-users] Free software friendly GPS?

2015-06-28 Thread gnuser
I don't know what you mean "sideload" them, but yes, you can either access internet with usb cable or download the files for offline instalation.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Free software friendly GPS?

2015-06-28 Thread tomlukeywood
you can connect the the internet through usb ethernet to your pc with free software: http://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/ReplicantUSBNetworking or just copy the maps onto the phone from you pc with a usb cable or as you say you could sideload them

Re: [Trisquel-users] unetbootin fork

2015-06-28 Thread tomlukeywood
i changed the icons: https://notabug.org/tomlukeywood/FreeNetBootin "Allowing the download of previous versions would be nice too." i can try and do this but as it would require figuring out alot(i don’t rely know how to program in qt) i think its best to try and finish my libreboot flashing

Re: [Trisquel-users] unetbootin fork

2015-06-28 Thread nicolasmaia
I created a live USB with FreeNetBootin and it seems to be working well, apart from most files being still named unetbootin :P Also, I think that Trisquel 32-bit and 64-bit should be in the same category. Allowing the download of previous versions would be nice too.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Free software friendly GPS?

2015-06-28 Thread Michael Mehrazar
Regarding the GTA04, it seems according to this (http://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/ReplicantStatus#Replicant-42), it doesn't have access to Mobile Data or Wifi. Does that mean that in order to install OSMAnd you would have to sideload it? And how would OSMAnd work without being ab

Re: [Trisquel-users] Could systemd be an inconvenient on portability?

2015-06-28 Thread martin
We already covered the topic of a desktop environments and other software depending on systemd, such as GNOME, which seems like the main argument of this text? It would be much more useful if you add to the undergoing discussion rather than start it all over again. > In return for all of th

Re: [Trisquel-users] Could systemd be an inconvenient on portability?

2015-06-28 Thread danigaritarojas
I'll be gratefull if you can give the source. Also one suggestion, when quoting is better to show it in the style using the or tags, just to make obvious that aren't your words but someone else's words. https://trisquel.info/en/filter/tips

Re: [Trisquel-users] unetbootin fork

2015-06-28 Thread nicolasmaia
I made a simple modification to their original logo, if you want you can use it in the project. The original logo was released under CC-BY-SA 3.0, so I'm also releasing this version under CC-BY-SA 3.0. Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:UNetbootin_logo.png

Re: [Trisquel-users] Could systemd be an inconvenient on portability?

2015-06-28 Thread lovexdrew
The following is not something I am saying, I am copy-pasting this from somewhere else, I just this it's insightful. What is systemd? It's an init system. An init system is the first process started during the boot process, and it is then responsible for starting all of the other processe

Re: [Trisquel-users] Hardware Help

2015-06-28 Thread nicolasmaia
For sure! H-node lists a lot of hardware that is compatible with Trisquel, you can use that as a reference guide :)

Re: [Trisquel-users] Free software friendly GPS?

2015-06-28 Thread tomlukeywood
or you could use the openmok gta02 if you can find one!

Re: [Trisquel-users] unetbootin fork

2015-06-28 Thread tomlukeywood
but then again people may think its part of the gnu project.. i will call it for now FreeNetBootin until a better name is thought up. also i added libertybsd so if people could test weather that works that would be great! latest version of the source: https://notabug.org/tomlukeywood/FreeNetBo

Re: [Trisquel-users] Hardware Help

2015-06-28 Thread darrylps
So, you can run Trisquel without it?

Re: [Trisquel-users] unetbootin fork

2015-06-28 Thread lakbk89
Wait, I am afraid that may not be an ideal choice. We already have a Libreboot project for free (libre) BIOS/UEFI replacement. This may confuse less experianced users. How about [1] GNUnetbootin ? [2] GNUbootin ? This will remove the confusion with the live project as well as spread the

Re: [Trisquel-users] Free software friendly GPS?

2015-06-28 Thread gnuser
I think one chance would be to use GTA04 running Replicant and F-Droid repos for OSMAnd. Read this link http://blog.replicant.us/2014/06/replicant-4-2-on-the-goldelico-gta04/ there is a video showing support for it. I think it would be nice setup. Also you got a music player on the pack :P

Re: [Trisquel-users] unetbootin fork

2015-06-28 Thread tomlukeywood
that is a good name! i will change it.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Hardware Help

2015-06-28 Thread nicolasmaia
I don't know, to be honest. But it's not compatible with Libreboot, sadly.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Hardware Help

2015-06-28 Thread darrylps
What motherboard to you use?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Hardware Help

2015-06-28 Thread nicolasmaia
You see, Coreboot is a libre project. All of the code they write is under a free license. Despite that, most of the boards supported by Coreboot still require some proprietary, nonfree programs to boot the system. Libreboot is a distro of Coreboot that removes all the proprietary code in Core

Re: [Trisquel-users] Hardware Help

2015-06-28 Thread darrylps
I don't wish to buy an already made system because I have a wonderful case I'm ready to use. pizzaiolo - i'm confused, "free version," is coreboot software?

Re: [Trisquel-users] unetbootin fork

2015-06-28 Thread nicolasmaia
Agreed!

Re: [Trisquel-users] Hardware Help

2015-06-28 Thread nicolasmaia
Please note that Coreboot contains proprietary blobs. For a free version of Coreboot, I recommend Libreboot: http://libreboot.org/docs/hcl/index.html#supported_list

Re: [Trisquel-users] unetbootin fork

2015-06-28 Thread deavmi
You should call it LibreBootin.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Evolution and PGP

2015-06-28 Thread Andrew Roffey
vfvs: > Ok I've uploaded my key to a keyserver, how should now notify in my > mails that my public key is in that one? Usually the keyservers synchronise so that your public key will be replicated across all of the keyservers. You can test it by choosing a keyserver that you didn't upload it to,

Re: [Trisquel-users] Hardware Help

2015-06-28 Thread t8mf4nu6lizp
It will be a hard task because the manufacturers don't give you enough info. They use the exact same name for different hardware internally... If you wish your system to work guaranteedly, there are already assembled systems available https://www.gnu.org/links/companies.html