Re: [Trisquel-users] Start a Business Using Only Free and Open Source Tools!

2019-07-01 Thread J.B. Nicholson
davidp...@protonmail.com wrote: Since we are all for the most part FOSS enthusiasts, why not come together and form some way to make at least some side money as a group will free and open source tools and techniques? Thoughts? There are a lot of websites, mailing lists, and other resources for d

Re: [Trisquel-users] Start a Business Using Only Free and Open Source Tools!

2019-07-01 Thread davidpgil
...Interesting there is no reply for many days :D

[Trisquel-users] FOSS Oscilloscope Software?

2019-07-01 Thread davidpgil
Would anyone recommend a free and open source oscilloscope software that I can use to view audio waveforms? I want to avoid using non-free software vst plugins. I was told about "Freakascope" but that's non-free. Any suggestions?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Problems installing GNU Health on Trisquel 8

2019-07-01 Thread mason
> thank you very much for your comments. I will forward them to the GNU > Health team so that we can find the better way to install GNU Health > on Trisquel (. It would be good to come up with a convenient way to install GNU Health without relying on a third-party repository. It seems contradictor

Re: [Trisquel-users] Problems installing GNU Health on Trisquel 8

2019-07-01 Thread ricardo63
Chaosmonk, thank you very much for your comments. I will forward them to the GNU Health team so that we can find the better way to install GNU Health on Trisquel (. Best regards, Ricardo

Re: [Trisquel-users] Things we already knew but the rest of the world is still learning now

2019-07-01 Thread jason
Imagine you have a program running on your computer. Now, use your imagination to transfer that same program to (say) your WiFi card or your HDD/SSD and run it there. Because yes - those things have CPUs in them with RAM and are full computers in their own right. Some, like your HDD/SSD even

[Trisquel-users] Re : Things we already knew but the rest of the world is still learning now

2019-07-01 Thread lcerf
Both are software (which should be free) to make some peripheral work (possibly together). Drivers are part of the kernel and run with it, on the main CPU. In contrast, firmware runs on processors that the peripherals have. The firmware may be included in the peripheral (in a ROM) or it ca

[Trisquel-users] Re : Wifi disabled and applet not responding after waking from sleep in Trisquel 8 Mini on Thinkpad X60.

2019-07-01 Thread lcerf
The command restarts NetworkManager. For some reason, NetworkManager does not properly awake on your system. Since, the kernel is responsible for the suspend function, you could try updating it. Installing the package "linux-image-generic-hwe-8.0" (in Trisquel's repository) will give you

Re: [Trisquel-users] Transmission won't connect to trackers in Trisquel 8

2019-07-01 Thread mason
> A couple of days ago Transmission stopped working. It won't seed > finished torrents and stopped downloading a half-finished torrent. > When I add new torrent, it won't even fetch metadata. I've tried both > with and without the VPN connected, same result. My torrents are still seeding in Transm

Re: [Trisquel-users] Problems installing GNU Health on Trisquel 8

2019-07-01 Thread mason
> I am trying to install GNU Health on a fresh Trisquel 8 system and it > looks like there is some problem with Python pip. The problem is that including pip would violate the GNU Free System Distribution Guidelines,[1] which state: "A free system distribution must not steer users towards obtaini

[Trisquel-users] Transmission won't connect to trackers in Trisquel 8

2019-07-01 Thread strypey
I've been making a lot of use of BitTorrent since I moved to China, since a lot of streaming services either aren't available here, or their performance is poor on the weaker net connections we tend to use here. A couple of days ago Transmission stopped working. It won't seed finished torrent

Re: [Trisquel-users] Things we already knew but the rest of the world is still learning now

2019-07-01 Thread strypey
I'm still confused about the precise differences between a "driver" and a "firmware". Can someone point me to a good explanation of the differences between the two?

[Trisquel-users] Problems installing GNU Health on Trisquel 8

2019-07-01 Thread ricardo63
Hello, I am new in this forum and would be very thankful for any help on this issue. I am trying to install GNU Health on a fresh Trisquel 8 system and it looks like there is some problem with Python pip. I wrote the GNU Health leader and here I send you his answer: "I guess you can always i