Re: [Trisquel-users] trisquel 9 roadmap

2019-12-03 Thread fvalvarez
I'm no developer, just a general user, but if I had to compare 16.04 versus 18.04 - I had a lot of problems and stability issues in 18.04. For me 16.04 just works flawlessly, so I really enjoy using trisquel 8 (for more than a year now everyday) with only minor problems and I'm actually not

Re: [Trisquel-users] open source wifi dongle?

2019-12-03 Thread fvalvarez
What about this one?: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Atheros-AR9271L-802-11n-150Mbps-USB-Wireless-WiFi-Adapter-Wifi-Antenna-for-Win/352856112189?hash=item5227dcfc3d:g:EkAAAOSwU2Jdz-h- It has a same chipset ( Atheros AR9271 ) like the one from FSF page you recommended:

Re: [Trisquel-users] Jami version in the Trisquel 8 repos is still called Ring

2019-12-03 Thread mason
> my ufw is set to only allow dns http and https so wen i lunch jami it > wont connect to the internet I see. I'm not sure which port Jami uses, and I don't have time to look into it right now. Maybe strypey can help, since he uses Jami, but it might be worth asking the Jami team for help here:

Re: [Trisquel-users] trisquel 9 roadmap

2019-12-03 Thread mason
> Lite Software offers a seemingly curated, de-mystified list of > "popular" apps and other installs. > https://www.linuxliteos.com/manual/software.html#installsoftware Yes, it is based on manual curation. The source code contains a hard coded list of applications to recommend.[1] Much of it is

Re: [Trisquel-users] Hardware supplier

2019-12-03 Thread behmen
Vikings, Minifree and Technoethical all sell libre hardware shipping to EU. You can get a libre desktop/laptop/modems and other accessories from these sellers If you are trying to find hardware for a existing machine, like a graphics card, I would recommend you check out hnode.org for

Re: [Trisquel-users] Are there easily measurable images of the earth with Trisquel Flidas?

2019-12-03 Thread erbperbp
>I started out not knowing any of this stuff either. I'm still learning, >but after a few years, I now know enough that I can help other people >who are where I was back then. In a few years, you will too. For now, >just keep learning, and keep asking for help when you need it. That's >what this

[Trisquel-users] Hardware supplier

2019-12-03 Thread phakt
Hello, which hardware supplier based in EU do you recommend? someone have a list of the best suppliers? Thanks

Re: [Trisquel-users] trisquel 9 roadmap

2019-12-03 Thread leoo
I have zero idea about technical underpinnings, so maybe I should just remain silent, but... Linux Lite is also Ubuntu based, so it may be easier to use some of its code than non Ubuntu based distros. https://www.linuxliteos.com/manual/software.html#instsoftware It seems to have two

Re: [Trisquel-users] The Free Software Force is calling for support

2019-12-03 Thread leoo
Someone on the Internet engaging in intelligent speculation that fits the facts, common sense, and parsimoniousness? And, what's more, going so far as to clearly acknowledge a lack of data, rather than confidently claiming inside knowledge or "obvious" conspiracies? What is the world

Re: [Trisquel-users] open source wifi dongle?

2019-12-03 Thread leoo
Heh, lingered too long over my post and you beat me to it.

Re: [Trisquel-users] open source wifi dongle?

2019-12-03 Thread leoo
I realize what follows isn't exactly what you're looking for, since you already have the antenna, but any port in a storm, perhaps? Also since you mentioned having a big antenna, this product has an antenna upgrade available to take you from the included 5dBi antenna to a 9dBi one, kicking

Re: [Trisquel-users] open source wifi dongle?

2019-12-03 Thread jason
"(all three were advertised as "works with linux")" They may be dependent on proprietary firmware, as nadebula.1984 mentioned. Check out the FSF's RYF program. It seems to contain 3 with external antennas. https://ryf.fsf.org/categories/wireless-adapters

Re: [Trisquel-users] open source wifi dongle?

2019-12-03 Thread xliang9550
Any ath9k-htc model should work with free firmware. You can try to find wikidevi.com on web archive. With the site down I can no longer search for devices based on ath9k-htc. Beware that the USB WLAN adapters bearing the same commodity name but with different hardware revisions are

[Trisquel-users] open source wifi dongle?

2019-12-03 Thread fvalvarez
Hi, Can somebody recommend me a usb wifi dongle with an external antenna socket, that would work on trisquel (libre driver) ? Because I have a nice big external wifi antenna, but so far I have tried three dongles without success on trisquel (all three were advertised as "works with

Re: [Trisquel-users] Jami version in the Trisquel 8 repos is still called Ring

2019-12-03 Thread contactezrached
my ufw is set to only allow dns http and https so wen i lunch jami it wont connect to the internet this is what i get from ufw.log: Dec 3 08:46:12 99 kernel: [ 1674.239424] [UFW BLOCK] IN= OUT=wlp3s0 SRC=192.168.1.8 DST=192.168.1.1 LEN=30 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=1503 DF PROTO=UDP

Re: [Trisquel-users] Are there easily measurable images of the earth with Trisquel Flidas?

2019-12-03 Thread mason
> Marble seems to be exactly what I'm looking for. Great, I'm glad it's working for you. > I would like to pay you back for your help but I'm an only an old > unprosperous IT student who is struggling to get out of digital > illiteracy with the burden of little time and a flat learning curve. I