Re: [Trisquel-users] Simple guide to make happy a GNU user

2013-12-06 Thread Andrew R.
On 07/12/13 12:31, gnuser wrote: You are relying on the work of a non free project, but you don't look at that in the same light you do with Debian. I am not against linux-libre, I am a supporter of such a project, but I am aware that if Linux stopped being developed, Linux-libre would be

Re: [Trisquel-users] How do I set up a mail server?

2013-12-05 Thread Andrew R.
On 06/12/13 08:29, adel.afzal wrote: Would the big email providers block my address even if their customer emailed me first? Would asking others to email me frist solve this problem? My experiences with blocking: - Hotmail has no issues. - Gmail blocks emails sent from your mail server

Re: [Trisquel-users] Simple guide to make happy a GNU user

2013-12-04 Thread Andrew R.
On 04/12/13 22:34, dudeski wrote: Nothing wrong with letting people decide for themselves. Debian simply gives you the choice. You are missing the point. People are free to have the choice to, say, run proprietary software such as Windows, yet that is something the free software movement

Re: [Trisquel-users] TV phones home with your viewing habits, names of files you screen, even if you tell it not to

2013-12-03 Thread Andrew R.
On 04/12/13 01:13, dadix wrote: pc, mobile phone and now Tv is spying you: I found this story: http://boingboing.net/2013/11/19/lg-tv-phones-home-with-your-vi.html#more-269086 Very disturbing. It seems LG is catching up with TiVo, who has been doing similar surveillance on TV viewers for

Re: [Trisquel-users] Let's make FLOSS out of Winamp! Petition to AOL.

2013-11-29 Thread Andrew R.
On 30/11/13 00:01, aaz...@mail.ru wrote: Where do you read that? http://imm.io/1l8fL That is not the petition page. Andrew.

Re: [Trisquel-users] I messed up my task bar...

2013-11-29 Thread Andrew R.
On 30/11/13 07:40, adel.afzal wrote: How do I put the web broser back where it was, next to the home folder? I made a copy of the web browser launcher too ... I'd like to remove the extra. Help? http://i.imgur.com/IyRq0xL.png You should be able to press ALT+Super+right-click and then move

Re: [Trisquel-users] Let's make FLOSS out of Winamp! Petition to AOL.

2013-11-27 Thread Andrew R.
I originally supported the idea, until I read the petition and realised that it said keep Winamp alive OR go open source. I could only sign a petition that said go free software (or maybe go open source if I knew the open source license was also free). Unlike other opinions here, I think

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel Makes It

2013-11-19 Thread Andrew R.
On 20/11/13 04:06, gnuser wrote: I wonder why gnewsense is above trisquel, when Trisquel is developed more often than gnewsense. I don't think Distrowatch is very accurate, as it bases its popularity statistics on page hit counts. Which basically means that more people are reading about

Re: [Trisquel-users] Import pdf on Libreoffice

2013-11-12 Thread Andrew R.
On 12/11/13 08:29, Pascal Diogo Antunes wrote: When I import a document pdf on libreoffice, all pages are blank. What I have to do? I will also add that it is possible to edit PDF documents using Inkscape, although not ideal. Depending on what you're doing, OCR might be a better idea. Andrew.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Mounting drive upon log-in

2013-11-11 Thread Andrew R.
On 12/11/13 10:13, oralfloss wrote: I use a separate partition on my hard drive for my music, but I always have to mount it when I log in before I can play music. How can I make the partition automatically mount when I log in, so I don't have to do it manually? You can edit /etc/fstab so

Re: [Trisquel-users] maps program

2013-11-08 Thread Andrew R.
On 09/11/13 08:43, adel.afzal wrote: Could you guys recommend one? I know about openstreetmaps but I'd prefer something that isn't a service. GNOME Maps will come as a preview with GNOME 3.10, but I think Ubuntu 14.04 might be shipping GNOME 3.8. Andrew.

[Trisquel-users] GNOME 3.8 in next Trisquel release (maybe)

2013-11-08 Thread Andrew R.
[Not wanting to hijack the maps thread too much, I'm posting this a new thread.] On 09/11/13 12:18, icarolongo wrote: GNOME 3.10 was released in September. GNOME 3.12 will release in March 2014. Probably Ubuntu will shipping GNOME 3.10. That's what I previously thought as well, but there are

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] What are the things that Trisquel can do but Windows 7 can't?

2013-11-05 Thread Andrew R.
Better package management.

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

2013-11-05 Thread Andrew R.
On 06/11/13 11:28, gaming4jc2 wrote: 2) Trisquel let's you run unix applications; Windows 7 has non-free cygwin but it's just not the same. cygwin is free software! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cygwin Andrew.

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

2013-11-05 Thread Andrew R.
On 06/11/13 10:01, c269824 wrote: Oh, gosh, no. On Windows there's no such thing as a broken package. On Windows you never have to worry about dependencies. On Windows you can install things easily without an Internet connection because of those dependencies. On Windows you don't depend on

Re: [Trisquel-users] Some questions about TAILS and virtual operating systems

2013-11-03 Thread Andrew R.
On 04/11/13 00:20, Quiliro Ordóñez wrote: 2. Who is TAILS designed for? Whistleblowers, activists, people who might be censored, people who might be watched, people who care about their own security. 3. When should I use TAILS? When shouldn't I use TAILS? You should not use Tails if you

Re: [Trisquel-users] [OT] Charging for source code

2013-11-02 Thread Andrew R.
On 02/11/13 13:09, darrenvenables wrote: Are binaries allowed to be proprietary if the source code is free? Mozilla previously did this, i.e. they had a EULA on their binaries for end-users (breaking freedom zero). This is permitted by the MPL. Andrew.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Some questions about TAILS and virtual operating systems

2013-10-31 Thread Andrew R.
On 01/11/13 12:02, uedibupi wrote: 1. What is TAILS useful for? Booting an OS to do something that doesn't require any of your own data is the typical use case for any Live CD/DVD, including Tails. For example, if I use someone else's computer to do casual browsing for a few hours I might bring

Re: [Trisquel-users] How can I update gnupg?

2013-10-30 Thread Andrew R.
On 31/10/13 04:30, jeremiahmasbury wrote: I'm pretty sure that GPG gets updated with Trisquel's update manager. GPG and GPG2 are treated as separate packages and maintained separately, so updating GPG wouldn't give you GPG2. Andrew.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Canonical wins award for Amazon integration

2013-10-29 Thread Andrew R.
On 30/10/13 09:09, em9002 wrote: Is Chromium known to be spyware? I haven't heard anything about that. I know some of its files have unclear licensing information, which is why it's not included in Trisquel, but I've never heard of it being spyware. Possibly, for a number of reasons.

Re: [Trisquel-users] How can I move the .bitcoin folder from 'Home' to a new directory?

2013-10-28 Thread Andrew R.
On 28/10/13 22:35, jason wrote: ln -s /path/to/where/you/put/the/bitcoin/folder ~/.bitcoin Not sure if it'll follow a symlink and even if it did you'd need to update it if you ever moved your bitcoin folder again. I can confirm that Bitcoin does follow symlinks as I do this myself. Andrew.

Re: [Trisquel-users] How to recognize non-free javascript

2013-10-25 Thread Andrew R.
On 26/10/13 03:41, em9002 wrote: You just don't get it, do you? We're pro-GPL here. We like it because it guarantees freedom for users. That's really all there is to it. Permissive licenses do guarantee freedom for users. But what they don't do is prevent the creators of derivative works

Re: [Trisquel-users] [OT] Why is a program being nonfree reason enough to avoid it?

2013-10-25 Thread Andrew R.
On 26/10/13 06:53, gramex wrote: I told a friend of mine who uses gmail about PRISM, Edward Snowden, and the Lavabit shutdown, but he didn't really care; he said he wouldn't even care if the whole world read his emails. Everyone has something to hide

Re: [Trisquel-users] Removing Trisquel in windows problem

2013-10-24 Thread Andrew R.
Here's what you need: 1. You need to disable UEFI whitelisting or enable legacy mode. I don't know much about this step, and I suspect others here are in the same position, as this is only specific to recent UEFI computers. 2. GRUB is best installed in the Master Boot Record. 3. If you want to

Re: [Trisquel-users] How to fix MBR problem caused by Trisquel Installation?

2013-10-24 Thread Andrew R.
On 25/10/13 11:14, masikwha wrote: After the removing Trisquel my windows MBR is emotionally damaged. Possible changes in MBR made by Trisquel installation,or possible remains of Grub in MBR has led my windows unstable, not to leave out frequently disconnected WiFi after the removal of

Re: [Trisquel-users] Removing Trisquel in windows problem

2013-10-24 Thread Andrew R.
On 25/10/13 11:38, masikwha wrote: Putting aside all, so what is the solution? How to fix my MBR? Installation of an OS will override the MBR, unless you tell it otherwise. AFAIK the Trisquel installation asks you if you want to install GRUB. You will need to override GRUB with the Windows 8.1

Re: [Trisquel-users] Removing Trisquel in windows problem

2013-10-24 Thread Andrew R.
On 25/10/13 11:38, masikwha wrote: Going back to Stallman, his principle, having the freedom to use software, applies just as much to Not using a software. If you add something to my MBR and it causes problems, you should provide with a way to clean it up otherwise your foundation and your

Re: [Trisquel-users] MPL 1.1 Incompatibility

2013-10-17 Thread Andrew R.
On 18/10/13 13:03, oralfloss wrote: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#MPL According to this page, MPL 1.1 is not GPL compatible because it has some complex restrictions. This also makes it non-FSF approved, No it doesn't? Andrew.

Re: [Trisquel-users] File system encryption in Trisquel?

2013-10-16 Thread Andrew R.
On 16/10/13 19:59, b112327 wrote: Hello, in the current Ubuntu there is an option during the installation time to encrypt the filesystem on the harddrive. When you turn on the computer, after the BIOS loading, user have to enter his password to decrypt the file system and let the OS to

Re: [Trisquel-users] D-Link firmware backdoor

2013-10-14 Thread Andrew R.
On 15/10/13 05:38, krofnica996 wrote: http://it.slashdot.org/story/13/10/14/0120221/d-link-router-backdoor-vulnerability-allows-full-access-to-settings http://www.devttys0.com/2013/10/reverse-engineering-a-d-link-backdoor/ And yet many say that FSF is too paranoid about free firmware.

Re: [Trisquel-users] How to get non-techies to start hosting their own servers

2013-10-09 Thread Andrew R.
On 10/10/13 13:16, Michael Mehrazar wrote: My first question, which is probably extremely very basic, is what material is needed for a small, personal Internet server that should ideally only be used by myself. I assume a personal computer running server software (GLAMP, GNU/Linux, Apache,

Re: [Trisquel-users] How to get non-techies to start hosting their own servers

2013-10-09 Thread Andrew R.
On 10/10/13 13:57, I wrote: It is possible to get a dynamic IP address (DDNS) Oops, I meant to say dynamic DNS here. Amdrew.

Re: [Trisquel-users] How to date girls using free software :P

2013-10-08 Thread Andrew R.
On 08/10/13 16:01, oralfloss wrote: To make an analogy, Facebook is a tolled bridge on an river that flows downstream for an infinite amount of miles. Anyone can build their own bridge on this river, or use already set up non-tolled bridges. By tolling the people who cross the Facebook

Re: [Trisquel-users] How to date girls using free software :P

2013-10-07 Thread Andrew R.
On 08/10/13 09:54, oralfloss wrote: That's what a privacy policy is for. I am free to use their services given those conditions, just as all other services have certain conditions. There have been many people asking about why extensive swearing isn't allowed on Trisquel, and there are

Re: [Trisquel-users] [OT] Free JavaScript scripts site?

2013-10-07 Thread Andrew R.
On 08/10/13 11:29, gramex wrote: I am looking for a website that has freely-licensed JavaScript examples. I don't mean a site that merely runs free JavaScript, I mean one which has code examples to integrate into my own site. I use https://developer.mozilla.org a lot, which has code snippets

Re: [Trisquel-users] CD ripper with best GUI

2013-10-05 Thread Andrew R.
On 06/10/13 09:01, oralfloss wrote: I noticed there are a lot of CD rippers in the repos. I have tried 2, namely Rhythmbox and Ripperx, but neither of them have a good GUI or barely any customizaitons. Does anyone have a recommendation for a CD ripper, preferably one that rips to FLAC? I

Re: [Trisquel-users] Frontier Search

2013-10-03 Thread Andrew R.
On 03/10/13 15:26, oralfloss wrote: Here's my results: trisquel@thinkpad:~$ host thisisnotadomain.org thisisnotadomain.org has address 198.105.241.114 thisisnotadomain.org has address 198.105.251.114 Host thisisnotadomain.org not found: 3(NXDOMAIN) Now I'm a bit scared. An example of

Re: [Trisquel-users] Frontier Search

2013-10-03 Thread Andrew R.
On 03/10/13 12:38, Armworm wrote: I have this problem as well. Andrew R.'s command does not provide an address. It outputs Host thisisnotadomain.org not found: 3(NXDOMAIN). I'm not sure what's causing the problem on your end. Are you using a proxy? Have you tried using Safe Mode in Abrowser

Re: [Trisquel-users] Frontier Search

2013-10-02 Thread Andrew R.
On 03/10/13 11:11, oralfloss wrote: Starting today, my computer has been redirrecting me to frontier searches every time I type in a bad URL. That's not a lot of information, but it sounds like your ISP *could* be doing DNS poisoning. If you type in a terminal: $ host thisisnotadomain.org

Re: [Trisquel-users] Running Gnu Privacy Guard (GPG) in Trisquel

2013-10-01 Thread Andrew R.
On 02/10/13 07:04, lddimov wrote: I can't figure out how to encrypt files in Trisquel using the Gnu Privacy Guard (GPG). In Window$ you right-click on any file and chose Encrypt. That option is not available in Trisquel. It is sad that there is a good help website for the Win users, but an

Re: [Trisquel-users] Seeking for a backup tool

2013-09-27 Thread Andrew R.
On 27/09/13 23:56, mYself wrote: To be short, I am searching for an application with a user interface, that supports updating/refreshing readily available partition image clones, so that I does not need to create a full drive backup every-time I make a backup. I already used Clonezilla to

Re: [Trisquel-users] Gnome-Panel fails to load on startup sometimes

2013-09-26 Thread Andrew R.
On 22/09/13 23:36, gaming4jc2 wrote: This sounds like a bug, but I no longer use Gnome3 myself. I was wondering if anyone else experienced this problem before or knew how to get a proper debug log without too much work? That way I can have the bug filed. Here is an existing bug report:

Re: [Trisquel-users] Unsafe ISO-file signatures

2013-09-16 Thread Andrew R .
It more and more appears to me like security is not og high priority in the distribution. I see a lot of bugreports regarding privacy and security. Privacy and security are a priority for Trisquel. However, lack of development resources can make this difficult. Some package helpers (e.g.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Unsafe ISO-file signatures

2013-09-15 Thread Andrew R .
On 15/09/13 20:10, Liberty wrote: Hello friends, Why does Trisquel use the notorious unsafe MD5 for verification of downloaded ISO-files? http://cdimage.trisquel.info/trisquel-images/md5sum.txt Yes, this isn't ideal. IMHO GnuPG signatures would be best, maybe alongside SHA-2 for people

Re: [Trisquel-users] Fundraising campaign: Privacy Friendly Mail (TLS/OpenGPG/etc) Software

2013-09-15 Thread Andrew R .
On 16/09/13 10:10, Fernando Negro wrote: That is, unfortunately, another thing that only adds to my suspicion... Because, the WikiLeaks project, that must be the alternative media organization that I have ever seen be most promoted by the corporate media [...] The corporate media rides on

Re: [Trisquel-users] How many people are working on Trisquel? Which libre Linux distro has the most developers?

2013-09-12 Thread Andrew R .
On 12/09/13 14:52, pedrosilva wrote: DEBIAN IS OPEN-SOURCE MOVEMENT. They never really cared about freedom. If they did they would have been a free distro since day one. I don't think it's wise to speak for an entire distribution. Debian as a whole focuses on freedom, but not enough, and

Re: [Trisquel-users] How many people are working on Trisquel? Which libre Linux distro has the most developers?

2013-09-12 Thread Andrew R .
On 12/09/13 13:14, 438963 wrote: How many people are working on Trisquel? 10? 20? Can you please give a number? Depends what you count as working on. Patches? Working on documentation? Writing code? Maintaining the server? Also, things are a little quiet at the moment, although I'm sure they

Re: [Trisquel-users] Sticking To It

2013-09-11 Thread Andrew R .
First of all, welcome, and good on you for helping program free software. My question is, how have you kept yourselves on the right track this entire time, and is there any way that I can easily convince my friends to atleast try to not use Micro$oft Windows and proprietary software? Hmm,

Re: [Trisquel-users] Antwort: Where is the JDK stored?

2013-09-10 Thread Andrew R .
On 10/09/13 15:39, holger.beetz wrote: I guess that Neatbeans might require a proprietary JDK from Sun / Oracle. You should consult their installation requirements. Yes, I believe it is. I was rather disappointed when I tried installing and running NetBeans in Trisquel and Debian only to find

Re: [Trisquel-users] Problems with Abrowser Update

2013-09-10 Thread Andrew R .
On 10/09/13 14:57, oralfloss wrote: I'm not using Abroswer plugins to search, nor do I plan on doing so. Plugins != search plugins. A search plugin is just an XML file with the search engine URL and other information required to display the search engine in the search bar. Andrew.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Problems with Abrowser Update

2013-09-10 Thread Andrew R .
On 11/09/13 11:00, oralfloss wrote: That is completely off topic. I am not using either, nor did I ever need to before. The URL bar should act as a search if I use URL.keyword, and it has before, without plugins or search plugins. The problem I am having is that the update is forcing the

Re: [Trisquel-users] Tor isn't safe from NSA

2013-09-09 Thread Andrew R .
On 10/09/13 12:57, ewlabonte wrote: However, the new version of Tor, 2.4, uses elliptical curve Diffie-Hellman ciphers, which are probably beyond the NSA's reach. Just update your tor software. Tor 2.4 is still in development (I think it is RC status at the moment) and only ~10% of Tor

Re: [Trisquel-users] The NSA can tap into Android systems

2013-09-08 Thread Andrew R .
On 08/09/13 15:57, Chris wrote: What phone do you use? Does it run Replicant? I'd be curious as to how that works. Where is the code for that? Is it in the modem firmware or part of the OS firmware? It's not Replicant, or even a smartphone. It's an ancient Nokia phone, actually. I'm not

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel/GNU/Linux Blog

2013-09-08 Thread Andrew R .
Sorry, been busy with assignments/exams. I've setup a basic Planet instance if anyone's interested: http://planet-trisquel.org/ It's rather quiet at the moment. Anyone else got Trisquel-focused blog feeds? In the next week I'll prod quidam on IRC and see if he might consider setting up the

Re: [Trisquel-users] The NSA can tap into Android systems

2013-09-08 Thread Andrew R .
On 08/09/13 20:01, erikthorsen wrote: ...The SIM card? Since when was any of that on the SIM card.. To my recollection phones starting using their internal memory around ten years ago. So unless you have a Nokia 1610... ..In which case, I salute you, that was a great phone for bludgeoning

Re: [Trisquel-users] The NSA can tap into Android systems

2013-09-08 Thread Andrew R .
On 08/09/13 20:10, erikthorsen wrote: So essentially.. If I mighty paraphrase here. No real point in running Replicant, you're screwed by default regardless, might as well enjoy all them cool games and stuff on them cool app stores. Well for a while I was thinking that it might be possible

Re: [Trisquel-users] The NSA can tap into Android systems

2013-09-08 Thread Andrew R .
On 09/09/13 00:57, Fernando Negro wrote: (Responding to both andrew's and Chris' comments above...) The phone companies can access people's mobile phones, even when they are (apparently) turned off, and turn on the microphone in it, at least (and, therefore, turn them into listening

Re: [Trisquel-users] The NSA can tap into Android systems

2013-09-07 Thread Andrew R .
On 08/09/13 12:30, Fernando Negro wrote: The *NSA can tap into Android systems(!)* (and also other, non-Linux, mobile devices). There's an initial report here: http://rt.com/news/nsa-smart-phones-spying-563/ And, I'll probably post some more links about the Android part (that most

Re: [Trisquel-users] Fundraising campaign: Privacy Friendly Mail (TLS/OpenGPG/etc) Software

2013-09-07 Thread Andrew R .
On 08/09/13 03:11, Fernando Negro wrote: Am I the only one who thinks someone might be reading the conversations held in MSN Messenger? http://omnitechsupporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/MSN-Messenger-300x243.jpg No, they are surely spying on MSN conversations. MSN has now been

Re: [Trisquel-users] Would I get banned if I use Tor Browser to log in to Trisquel forums?

2013-09-05 Thread Andrew R .
On 05/09/13 17:12, 438963 wrote: Some online forums ban Tor IP addresses. Apparently some people use Tor to send spam or do other malicious activities. No. I use Tor and I haven't been banned yet. :-) However, a few days ago Rubén added a new spam countermeasure which has automatically

Re: [Trisquel-users] VirtualBox

2013-09-04 Thread Andrew R .
On 04/09/13 23:23, brianyroush wrote: man, this hasn't to do with your version of kernel. A solution may be sudo aptitude install linux-headers-`uname -r`-generic sudo dpkg-reconfigure virtualbox-dkms I have headers and dkms installed with my 3.10 kernel (from jxself's repo) and I still

Re: [Trisquel-users] ThinkPenguin now accepting Bitcoins with BitPay

2013-09-01 Thread Andrew R .
On 01/09/13 14:26, Chris wrote: https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/thinkpenguin-now-accepting-bitcoins-bitpay :) I finally got around to setting up a blog and posting the bitcoin press release. The bitcoin checkout option is now enabled. Comment away... * Although hopefully you

Re: [Trisquel-users] ThinkPenguin now accepting Bitcoins with BitPay

2013-09-01 Thread Andrew R .
On 01/09/13 18:04, Chris wrote: The reason a business would utilize it is to automate the conversion of bitcoins to a hard and/or more stable currency Yes, I forgot about that. I should also note that some services I've used that accept Bitcoins make the BTC price slightly higher than the

Re: [Trisquel-users] Nonfree Javascript

2013-08-31 Thread Andrew R .
On 31/08/13 16:53, tobias wrote: The Free Software Foundation recently started a campaign for free javascript [1]. Unfortunately to many webpages still use nonfree javascript. One of them is SoundCloud.com. Maybe we should create a wiki page on the Trisquel wiki (or maybe even on

Re: [Trisquel-users] Playing video freezes my netbook!

2013-08-30 Thread Andrew R .
On 30/08/13 13:11, icarolongo wrote: Since GNOME 3.8 the Fallback Mode (GNOME Panel like GNOME 2) was removed, now only works with GNOME Shell and 3D acceleration. Fallback mode *is* still maintained AFAIK. It was announced last year that it would be ended, then someone stepped up and became

Re: [Trisquel-users] Ubuntu 13.10 the second step to spy its users ?

2013-08-30 Thread Andrew R .
On 30/08/13 21:01, erikthorsen wrote: But that's not different from essentially every other cloud service people like using. =p That doesn't make it okay. Because almost every other OS people are using doesn't respect their freedom, and that doesn't make it okay. We live in an era of Big

Re: [Trisquel-users] VirtualBox Being Removed From Trisquel

2013-08-30 Thread Andrew R .
On 30/08/13 20:08, erikthorsen wrote: Firstly, Oracle (while admittedly being a big douchy at times) has nothing to do with OpenWatcom, other than using it as a compiler for the VirtualBox BIOS, so this is already nonsense. If VirtualBox won't fully compile without non-free (or

Re: [Trisquel-users] Ubuntu 13.10 the second step to spy its users ?

2013-08-30 Thread Andrew R .
On 31/08/13 05:10, erikthorsen wrote: That's your opinion on cloud services, and it's entirely irrelevant seeing as all I said was it's perfectly ok to include service setup in the installer. I disagree. IMHO the service setup only be used when a person wants to use it, not on installation.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Best free forum software - phpBB, Simple Machines, or MyBB?

2013-08-30 Thread Andrew R .
On 31/08/13 10:32, knowledgepaths.com wrote: Has anyone used these, and if so, do you have any thoughts or suggestions, pro or con? My past experience was with vBulletin, but a commercial product seems like it would defeat the purpose of free software promotion. :) Thanks. You mean

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel/GNU/Linux PLANET

2013-08-29 Thread Andrew R .
On 30/08/13 00:19, Fabian Rodriguez wrote: On 2013-08-27 20:43, Andrew R. wrote: Just for reference, Trisquel does have an official Planet, but it looks a little bit empty. :-( https://trisquel.info/en/planet Why don't we contribute to this (already visible, available) resource instead

Re: [Trisquel-users] VirtualBox Being Removed From Trisquel

2013-08-29 Thread Andrew R .
On 30/08/13 05:40, erikthorsen wrote: Right.. Yes, I see. It's got a silly, completely unenforcable clause in there. Heh. Suppose my immediate vaguely childish reaction is akin to who gives a shit.. The code is still out there. You can grab it, stare at it and modify it. Then again, the

Re: [Trisquel-users] Problems with Abrowser Update

2013-08-28 Thread Andrew R .
On 29/08/13 13:19, oralfloss wrote: So recently I updated Abrowser (I haven't had internet in a month) and I noticed that when I use the URL bar to search, I get a DuckDuckGo search using https://duckduckgo.com/?t=trisquelq=. The problem is I don't want the trisquel to be included, and I

Re: [Trisquel-users] Web Registrar?

2013-08-28 Thread Andrew R .
On 29/08/13 13:16, gnufreeme wrote: Do you the members of this forum have any suggestions as to which web registrar I should use for obtaining a new domain? I must confess that I have not even looked into this issue before and I have no idea what roadblocks there might be in this area.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Can sudo be removed?

2013-08-28 Thread Andrew R .
An (angry) ex-NSA White Hat asked this question on another forum. It sounded like an interesting question. Yes, sudo can be removed # apt-get remove sudo You can use su instead of sudo. Just set the root password (before removing sudo) by doing sudo passwd root Note that I haven't tried

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel/GNU/Linux Blog

2013-08-27 Thread Andrew R .
I'm in the process of setting up an *unofficial* Trisquel Planet now on my VPS. To avoid any confusion, I'll be noting that it is indeed unofficial at the top of the page. Also, all Trisquel users are welcome to send me a link to their feed, so I can add it. Email me at firstname at roffey

Re: [Trisquel-users] Switching Email Providers

2013-08-27 Thread Andrew R .
On 28/08/13 11:57, dev.deckardcain wrote: Hello everyone; I am currently in the midst of converting my programming group over to Trisquel GNU/Linux, and would also like to switch all of my other services / products over to a GNU Friendly alternative. By that I mean, something that

Re: [Trisquel-users] GNU-Linux on Wikipedia

2013-08-25 Thread Andrew R .
On 25/08/13 15:48, adel.afzal wrote: Wikipedia seems to under-credit GNU, and over-credit Linux. Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system... (Linux page, Wikipedia) ...no stable release of GNU yet exists as of May 2013. Non-GNU kernels, most famously the Linux kernel, can also be

Re: [Trisquel-users] GNU-Linux on Wikipedia

2013-08-25 Thread Andrew R .
On 26/08/13 07:08, Chris wrote: Is there a defined way to deal with this issue? Can somebody make the change with a link to that defined way? It's hard to argue 'troll' when your linking to wikipedia's own rules and procedures for dealing with this. And what if we started a discussion page and

Re: [Trisquel-users] I am waiting the day when Hurd kernel will be default kernel in Trisquel

2013-08-25 Thread Andrew R .
On 26/08/13 07:53, gnuser wrote: The FSF did not gave up on HURD just because it's too hard but because the Linux kernel, distributed under the GNU GPL, was there to fill the gap. Notice, for instance, that that the GNU project never started a window system because the X window system,

Re: [Trisquel-users] Re : Trisquel free, but based on Ubutu ??

2013-08-25 Thread Andrew R .
On 26/08/13 09:05, gnuser wrote: not your birthday baby, so no cake. And stop making poop everywhere! [...] As for what you wrote, you have problems reading english apparently[...] Now, that is just BAD BAD BAD for privacy and security! Please refrain from making inflammatory, trollish

Re: [Trisquel-users] 6.0.1 Ready For Testing

2013-08-25 Thread Andrew R .
On 26/08/13 09:56, adel.afzal wrote: Is there a way to upgrade to 6.01, without reformatting, if I am using 6.0? Will that perhaps come as a regular system update, after this testing period? Thanks for the upgrade, all involved :) apt-get update and apt-get dist-upgrade, or using the GUI

Re: [Trisquel-users] The next DE for trisquel

2013-08-24 Thread Andrew R .
On 25/08/13 07:18, danfun360 wrote: I am curious as to what the next DE for trisquel would be come Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Assuming that it uses the latest GNOME, Fallback won't be an option. So what would you use instead? Are you going to replace gnome with Xfce, MATE, or Consort? Maybe it's too

Re: [Trisquel-users] I am waiting the day when Hurd kernel will be default kernel in Trisquel

2013-08-23 Thread Andrew R .
On 23/08/13 20:03, dadix wrote: Like in my tilr from above. :) At this time, I don't think Hurd will provide the free software community with any benefit over existing solutions, like Linux-libre... The Hurd isn't even stable in upstream (Debian) yet. Don't hold your breath. Andrew.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Lavabit shut down due to U.S. government

2013-08-22 Thread Andrew R .
On 22/08/13 16:45, virx61 wrote: I was using IMAP with Lavabit, mistakenly thinking that it downloaded copies of each message I read, but also left them on the server. Seems I was wrong, since I have only headers and no message bodies. Depends on your email program. With Thunderbird you can

Re: [Trisquel-users] Abrowser 23.0 not displaying text

2013-08-21 Thread Andrew R .
On 22/08/13 04:16, librefree2013 wrote: This text problem occurs on a great ammount of sites, even when all extensions, addons, languages, etc. are disabled and in safe mode. Try disabling hardware acceleration: Go to Abrowser Preferences Tools General tab uncheck Use hardware

Re: [Trisquel-users] New thinkpenguin laptop

2013-08-21 Thread Andrew R .
On 22/08/13 03:21, Chris wrote: There is a decent chance we will have out a 14 lightweight ultrabook model by the end of the year. Keep in mind that predicting the future is haphazard at this point. We are waiting for Intel's finalization of some of the Haswell lineup. Sounds interesting,

Re: [Trisquel-users] Abrowser 23.0 not displaying text

2013-08-21 Thread Andrew R .
On 22/08/13 11:59, librefree2013 wrote: Still no change; thanks for the suggestion though. How strange. Maybe try changing around the fonts in Abrowser Preferences Content Advanced? Also, if you're desperate you could try using a new profile: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_Manager Keep

Re: [Trisquel-users] Is adding or subtracting easier?

2013-08-16 Thread Andrew R .
On 17/08/13 05:44, lloyd wrote: I wonder what that would mean for Trisquel. There would still be a demand, I think, for something that is based on Ubuntu and updated more frequently than Debian, but imo it would spell doom for gNewSense. Karl Goetz, the former lead gNewSense developer is

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel free, but based on Ubutu ??

2013-08-15 Thread Andrew R .
On 15/08/13 21:16, mabra wrote: Hi All ! I came here from https://prism-break.org/ which told me, that Ubuntu is not free and Trisquel is completely free [FSF]. Now, here, I read, it is based on Ubuntu ? Trisquel is indeed based on Ubuntu. It uses the Ubuntu kernel patched by modified

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel free, but based on Ubutu ??

2013-08-15 Thread Andrew R .
On 15/08/13 21:23, mabra wrote: I found some info in the documentation section. But I am coming from Windows. So, what differentiate that Ubuntu (??) part from Debian, for example?? I am coming more and more into the situation to keep everything on debian, where I initially have been

Re: [Trisquel-users] Possible linux trojan disguised as Tor

2013-08-14 Thread Andrew R .
On 14/08/13 18:13, shiret...@web.de wrote: Their opinion is that disabling it would: 1. Make you less anonymous on the net; 2. Break too many websites to make it usable. They never said disabling it would make you less anonymous. They said: enabling javascript for certain websites when

Re: [Trisquel-users] VirtualBox

2013-08-14 Thread Andrew R .
On 15/08/13 01:34, Sachin wrote: I just tried linux-libre 3.10 from jxself's repo, yes virtualbox didn't work but if virtualbox is really necessary and downgrading to linux-libre 3.2 is not a issue for you then you can have it working. Kernel 3.2 works for me as well. So I changed by GRUB

Re: [Trisquel-users] Need help installing Trisquel on my netbook

2013-08-13 Thread Andrew R .
On 14/08/13 14:13, ethan wrote: Yeah, I saw that page (https://trisquel.info/en/wiki/how-create-liveusb) and thought that'd help, but make a bootable USB drive with *Trisquel installed*, so I don't think that'll help, unless I'm misunderstanding that phrase. I think the wiki page could be

Re: [Trisquel-users] New thinkpenguin laptop

2013-08-11 Thread Andrew R .
On 11/08/13 13:52, ahj wrote: Well well well... What do we have here? https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/snares-penguin-gnu-linux-notebook My freedom is ready Nice specs. :-) But it is a little heavy... it's around the same weight as my current laptop. Which isn't too bad, but I want

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel is less secure than Ubuntu at this point

2013-08-11 Thread Andrew R .
On 03/08/13 05:32, erikthorsen wrote: fucking little kids up the ass is fine so long as they say yes. How exactly does a discussion about security in Trisquel evolve into a discussion about anal sex? Andrew.

Re: [Trisquel-users] wireless problems

2013-08-10 Thread Andrew R .
On 11/08/13 11:59, antont1 wrote: Hello, I recently installed trisquel 6.0 on my laptop and everything works fine except for my wireless, help me please. Since Trisquel does not ship with proprietary firmware, some wireless chips don't work. The easiest way around this is to buy a USB wireless

Re: [Trisquel-users] just told my facebook friends that I'm leaving

2013-08-09 Thread Andrew R .
On 10/08/13 04:13, shiretoko wrote: Maybe you're right. Since it's a program of the Gnu Project, I didn't think carefully but trusted them blindly. Are you sure using Icecat can bring up security issues? As far as I know, Gnewsense uses this browser as its standard webbrowser. AFAIK the

Re: [Trisquel-users] First batch of videos from LibrePlanet 2013 published!

2013-08-08 Thread Andrew R .
Reposting here, for anyone interested. On 08/08/13 14:04, Jason Self wrote: First batch of LibrePlanet videos are available, for those that are interested: https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/first-batch-of-videos-from-libreplanet-2013-published -- Andrew Roffey

Re: [Trisquel-users] Thunderbird vs. Icedove

2013-08-08 Thread Andrew R .
Seems like it has been open for almost a year. Why has it not been corrected yet? We need to build a package helper (perhaps similar to the Abrowser package helper) to automatically rebrand Thunderbird. I think Ruben hinted in the developer meetings earlier this year that anyone who wants to

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