"apparently there was no impetus for Rubén to do the work"
I think this is a mischaracterization. If you'll notice in other threads the
common theme seems to be the lack of time, not desire. That is quite a
difference.
A distro cannot have GNU FSDG status if its name makes it easy to confuse it
with a non-FSDG distro.
If only gNewSense were to adopt the free-rider approach I've been talking
about, which is my main point, then they could be regarded as "Debian Libre"
as well. Unfortunately gNewSense seems to be going the hard way too. While
they get close, with the aim of "the difference with Debian should
If **their** "main-equivalent" repository (i.e. the base/default system) is
also FSF cleared, which I doubt,...
This begs a clarification. With "their" I meant Arch, and not Parabola.
>A task-force within Debian, composed of libre software enthusiasts and
dedicated to libre OS idea, can roll out a sub-Debian distribution as "Debian
Libre".
^^
"Yes, a "Debian Libre" distribution sounds sensible. Why didn't I think of
this before?"
Round and Round we go.
You were told this already, its called gNewSense, it is Debian Libre or a
Liberated Debian. Contact them via iirc and their mailing list and have fun
with it. The lead dev. is
sorry for my bad english, but I make that I can
No problem my compatriot, some people speak it worse!
I haven't listened to FreeTalkLive in a while, since the Liberty Dollar days.
Gotta dig up the EOMA68 episode. Thanks for the head's up.
Congratulations also. That's a good gig to have. And to get to speak to
people all over the country about the things you are passionate about must be
And apparently there was no impetus for Rubén to do the work. Most of us
are forced to use computers with a non-free BIOS or other such restriction
(for now). I'm guessing there was no desire to do all of the work porting
Trisquel to ARM in order to support another non-free hardware paradi
Honestly I have no idea about Arch Linux and Parabola - never used a pacman
based distro. If their "main-equivalent" repository (i.e. the base/default
system) is also FSF cleared, which I doubt, if and Parabola is using it
as-is, than Parabola could be analogous to Debian Libre. Otherwise, De
Interesting idea. Wouldn't that be quite similar to what Parabola does to
Arch with the libre repo and the your-freedom package [1]?
[1]
https://wiki.parabola.nu/Migration_from_the_GNU/Linux_distribution_of_Arch#Replace_Arch_packages_with_Parabola_ones
You can see the user manual, or see behind the monitor for a sticker with the
monitor info.
If this community is stablished, care must me taken such that this
subproject doesn't end up referencing support resources from the parent
project, as one must remember that the GNU FSDG also serves to evaluate
the behavior of the cummunity and their support resources.
Maybe it would make better sense to bring this up in Debian community.
A task-force within Debian, composed of libre software enthusiasts and
dedicated to libre OS idea, can roll out a sub-Debian distribution as "Debian
Libre". Most of its members, I presume, would also be taking roles in Deb
How can I find information about my screen, i.e. model number, vendor etc?
And how can I ask potential sellers of used computers to do the same if they
are on windows?
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