Re: [Trisquel-users] Librem 15: A Free/Libre and Open Source Laptop That Respects Your Essential Freedoms

2014-11-24 Thread Lev Lazinskiy
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hey Chris, I enjoyed reading your perspective on this issue. I agree that project like this is certainly a necessary one. However this specific project may not be it. Best, Lev Lazinskiy https://levlaz.org On 11/24/2014 08:18 PM, ch

Re: [Trisquel-users] Belenos: Accessible GUI Calendar app?

2014-11-24 Thread Lev Lazinskiy
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi Dave, I am glad you got this working! I made the suggestion because I just installed Lightning yesterday morning as well so I was sure it was there. :) Best, Lev Lazinskiy https://levlaz.org On 11/24/2014 12:33 PM, dh...@freedommail.co wrote

Re: [Trisquel-users] is Debian GNU/Hurd free?

2014-11-24 Thread Lev Lazinskiy
g together because he is spending all of his time on the more important issue of enabling the use of free software across the board. I do not think that this is censorship, and is certainly is not hurting any cause. GNU, FSF, and projects like this one are doing just fine. Best, Lev Lazinskiy https://

Re: [Trisquel-users] is Debian GNU/Hurd free?

2014-11-24 Thread Lev Lazinskiy
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hello, I see your point, but this is a mathematical issue. How can you be partially 100% free? :) Best, Lev Lazinskiy https://levlaz.org On 11/24/2014 01:07 PM, shiret...@web.de wrote: > Honestly, why can't they list debian as 'parti

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel 7 (gnome) - make it lighter weight, more responsive, more usable and have better default choice of applications.

2014-11-24 Thread Lev Lazinskiy
earch-results?query=pidgin&search_type=last3years&cves=on When it comes to messaging and email communications platforms this is really unacceptable. Best, Lev Lazinskiy https://levlaz.org On 11/24/2014 03:16 PM, dh...@freedommail.co wrote: > I don't see which of these post-install ch

Re: [Trisquel-users] Indicator app

2014-11-24 Thread Lev Lazinskiy
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hello! Could you post a screen shot of this error? Best, Lev Lazinskiy https://levlaz.org On 11/24/2014 03:24 PM, papp1fer...@gmail.com wrote: > Hi! I upgraded my system to Trisquel 7. I encountered a problem > when I log in my system. I

Re: [Trisquel-users] Belenos: Accessible GUI Calendar app?

2014-11-23 Thread lev . lazinskiy
Hi Dave, Adding Lightning is very simple! 1) Open IceDove 2) Open the Menu on the top right 3) Select Add-Ons * (Alternatively you can right click on the top of the IceDove window, select "Menu Bar" and then go to Tools -> Add-Ons) 4) Search for Lightning 5) Install and Restart IceDove

Re: [Trisquel-users] Librem 15: A Free/Libre and Open Source Laptop That Respects Your Essential Freedoms

2014-11-23 Thread lev . lazinskiy
Wow, this is awesome! Thanks for sharing :)

Re: [Trisquel-users] Opening usb memory when plug not working on trisquel 7

2014-11-23 Thread lev . lazinskiy
Hello, Please have a look at the bug report, the issue is that the drive is not auto mounting and it can be fixed simply by installing usbmount. http://trisquel.info/en/issues/12790#comment-59696 Best, Lev

Re: [Trisquel-users] I love Trisquel 7

2014-11-23 Thread lev . lazinskiy
I also agree. :) Trisquel 7 is the best release yet!

Re: [Trisquel-users] Good free website hosting

2014-11-03 Thread lev . lazinskiy
This is the first I have heard of openshift, thanks for sharing!

Re: [Trisquel-users] How do I access my system from another computer?

2014-11-03 Thread lev . lazinskiy
You will also need to open up a port on your home router to allow SSH conncetions. In addition, you will need to either jot down your IP address, or set up dynamic DNS (unless you have a static IP address at home). Best, Lev

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel 7 and new homepage - gratz!!

2014-11-03 Thread lev . lazinskiy
The new website looks awesome! Great job! :)

Re: [Trisquel-users] Use Dillo, Startpage, and VLC to play streaming multimedia

2014-05-01 Thread lev . lazinskiy
This is in excellent article, thanks for writing it up!

Re: [Trisquel-users] A statistics software

2014-05-01 Thread lev . lazinskiy
The built in statistics module in Gnumeric is powerful and easy to use. Not a lot of people know about it and it is much more robust than what LibreOffice calc has to offer. I agree that R is amazing and the way to go for basic or advanced statistics, despite the steep learning curve.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel recommended on getgnulinux.org

2014-05-01 Thread lev . lazinskiy
I agree that this website is not particularly helpful, but it is nice to get some visibility. Hopefully new users to GNU/Linux will see Trisquel at the bottom and give it a try!

Re: [Trisquel-users] Updating the kernel

2014-03-22 Thread lev . lazinskiy
If you follow the instructions on http://jxself.org/linux-libre/ it is super easy to upgrade to a different version of the kernel. Best, Lev

Re: [Trisquel-users] Libre Planet 2014 Photos

2014-03-22 Thread lev . lazinskiy
I am sad! I bought my ticket, T shirt, and was all set to go - but then I got pulled into doing upgrades this weekend for work. Have a great time and please share more pictures! Best, Lev

Re: [Trisquel-users] Free artwork for trisquel (svg and xcf files) with all layers

2014-03-21 Thread lev . lazinskiy
Thanks for sharing, looks great!

Re: [Trisquel-users] Recommend web design program for newbie

2014-03-21 Thread lev . lazinskiy
Nice job with the site! It looks great for a "newbie" :)

Re: [Trisquel-users] Buying a laptop

2014-03-21 Thread lev . lazinskiy
Hey Lembas, Thanks for the link! this is great information -- unfortunately even when this computer had Windows on it, it would max out at around 2.5 hours so surprisingly Trisquel does just as well! The nice part about this specific computer is that it is small, light, and has a pretty

Re: [Trisquel-users] Buying a laptop

2014-03-21 Thread lev . lazinskiy
Hi! I was having trouble getting the video on the site you linked to - I tried to upload it twice but it did not seem to go through. So, I uploaded it to an alternate location. http://levlaz.co/media.html#trisqueldemo (Right click and select play) Please check out the short video I made of

Re: [Trisquel-users] Buying a laptop

2014-03-21 Thread lev . lazinskiy
Chris (Owner of ThinkPenguin) is pretty active on these forums, I am not sure about the answer this this question - but I hope he comes by and provides some insight!

Re: [Trisquel-users] Buying a laptop

2014-03-20 Thread lev . lazinskiy
Also -- Maybe worth mentioning, the touch screen (while faddish and kind of useless) works with the latest libre-kernel. :)

Re: [Trisquel-users] Buying a laptop

2014-03-20 Thread lev . lazinskiy
Hey! I am using a Lenovo IdeaPad S210 Touch-- It was under $300, my version came with the Atheros wireless card, and everything works perfectly out of the box. The only thing I do not like is the battery life is only around 2 hours. Best, Lev

Re: [Trisquel-users] Searching for flights without non-free JavaScript

2014-02-25 Thread lev . lazinskiy
Hey aloniv, this is very helpful - thanks for posting this. I travel a lot so I will keep an eye out as well. Best, Lev

Re: [Trisquel-users] RMS Talk From LibrePlanet

2013-09-18 Thread lev . lazinskiy
Hey Jason, thanks for posting these videos, they were great!

Re: [Trisquel-users] Why should I continue with Triaquel 5.5 or anything related to it?

2013-01-30 Thread lev . lazinskiy
As an add on to my previous rant -- when Chris says there is no mention of Ubuntu. This crystal clear diagram of "How Trisquel is Made" pretty much sums it up. I am not sure if he wants us to praise Ubuntu on every single page, but this is about as good of attribution as I can think of. htt

Re: [Trisquel-users] Free as in Trisquel or as in Fedora ?

2013-01-30 Thread lev . lazinskiy
That's the whole idea of copyleft -- you "patent" or "license" or whatever under a free license. So in the end you are still credited with the work and no one else can claim that it is their own, while preserving freedom.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Problem installing printer

2013-01-30 Thread lev . lazinskiy
If you do lsusb You should be able to see everything that is attached.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Free as in Trisquel or as in Fedora ?

2013-01-30 Thread lev . lazinskiy
I agree with sirgazil, I applaud the efforts to make something free on all accounts. It is very difficult to have 100% free hardware, but when it comes to software, media, documentation -- this is something that we can control and I encourage others to do so.

Re: [Trisquel-users] I got a response regarding Linux Libre in Ubuntu from Canonical

2013-01-30 Thread lev . lazinskiy
I agree with the notion that the libre kernel should be distributed to as many places as possible, but at the same time depending on how much time and resources that would take I would hate to see less attention devoted to refining trisquel and being spent on providing a kernel that may or ma

Re: [Trisquel-users] Problem installing printer

2013-01-30 Thread lev . lazinskiy
hp-setup -i will show you an interactive terminal... that should work. :)

Re: [Trisquel-users] Problem installing printer

2013-01-30 Thread lev . lazinskiy
Hmm.. that is odd. Check out

Re: [Trisquel-users] Problem installing printer

2013-01-30 Thread lev . lazinskiy
What happens when you try to "add a printer" ? Also you can try the hplip-gui sometimes it makes more sense that way.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Problem installing printer

2013-01-30 Thread lev . lazinskiy
Did you try to install hplip? sudo apt-get install hplip

[Trisquel-users] User to Contributor

2013-01-30 Thread lev . lazinskiy
I saw this article via the GNU planet and I think it brings up some interesting points that are relevant to our community. How do we better fill that gap and encourage people to take the leap from using to contributing? When I first came to GNU/Linux I had no idea what I was doing and used

Re: [Trisquel-users] GNI/LinuxFest Northwest

2013-01-29 Thread lev . lazinskiy
I am trying to decide if I should go to this one or Libre Planet -- I think both would be very interesting events and I understand that they have different goals. But as much as I would love to go to both I think that I will only have the resources to go to one or the other. Which one do yo

Re: [Trisquel-users] New Trisquel User Here

2013-01-29 Thread lev . lazinskiy
Welcome Gustav - it's a great distro and an awesome community. I hope you will continue to enjoy it for a long time! You joined at just the right time because the next release of Trisquel is just a few weeks away!

Re: [Trisquel-users] GNI/LinuxFest Northwest

2013-01-29 Thread lev . lazinskiy
Chris, I live in Ohio but I would be interested to go this event and volunteer for a Trisquel Booth -- what would that entail and I am also able to provide some financial support for whatever the cost of setting this up will be!

Re: [Trisquel-users] Why should I continue with Triaquel 5.5 or anything related to it?

2013-01-29 Thread lev . lazinskiy
onpon4 - I watched the RMS one when it came out and it was really annoying to watch. I think RMS can be a little overwhelming to some people, but despite his hard philosophy he has contributed so much to the community. No one ever wants to say it but where would Linux be without GNU? I thin

Re: [Trisquel-users] Why should I continue with Triaquel 5.5 or anything related to it?

2013-01-29 Thread lev . lazinskiy
I just saw watched this episode of the LAS for the first time last night and I was really annoyed with Chris and Matt's analysis of the distro. I think they kind of missed the point of what we are trying to do here. I was especially annoyed by Matt's comment when he said "I tried to watch a

Re: [Trisquel-users] Ranking the 100% free distributions

2012-02-23 Thread lev . lazinskiy
Before I discovered Trisquel I used gnewsense for quite some time, and I found it to be a terribly frustrating experience. Not only is the software out of date and poorly maintained, their community is not very welcoming either. I believe that Trisquel is the #1 100% Free distribution becau

Re: [Trisquel-users] Dual License?

2012-01-26 Thread lev . lazinskiy
Great! Thanks for the clarification :) --Original Message-- From: mornealbe...@gmail.com Sender: trisquel-users-boun...@listas.trisquel.info To: trisquel-users@listas.trisquel.info ReplyTo: User help and discussion Subject: Re: [Trisquel-users] Dual License? Sent: Jan 26, 2012 2:50 PM As l

[Trisquel-users] Dual License?

2012-01-26 Thread lev . lazinskiy
Hey all, I have a quick question. If something is dual licensed, is it considered "free"? I think I have a decent understanding of the FSF guidelines, but FBreader stumps me because they have a default GPL license and a separate "closed-source" commercial license.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Apple has really irked me with iCloud and iWork regarding OpenDocument

2012-01-26 Thread lev . lazinskiy
@Magic Banana - Thank you for your reply - Sorry about the mix up - I am actually pretty new to Mathematica. I did try out Maxima before - it works well. And just to note that Mathematica is Available for Linux, but its not free software. Also, I think its AWESOME that you only accept free

Re: [Trisquel-users] Cheap Wifi Card - Works Great.

2012-01-26 Thread lev . lazinskiy
Hey this is the link to the h-node http://www.h-node.com/wifi/view/en/19/WG111v2/1/1/Netgear/undef/undef/undef/undef And this is the link to where I bought it from on ebay. I think the guy had about 10 of them so they should still be around? http://www.ebay.com/itm/NETGEAR-WG111v2-54-Mbps-W

[Trisquel-users] Cheap Wifi Card - Works Great.

2012-01-25 Thread lev . lazinskiy
If anyone is looking for a cheap wifi card for their notebook I would recommend the NETGEAR WG111v2. I checked on h-node before I bought it and I was able to find it on ebay for $9. I popped it into my dell Latitude D430 and it worked right away. Signal is good and speed is just fine (its a

Re: [Trisquel-users] Tablets

2012-01-25 Thread Lev Lazinskiy
I would get one today if it was around. It would be great to have a tablet running Trisquel! As far as features go, I would definantly want an SSD, wifi obivously, and a long battery life (at least 5 hours). I would primarily use it for reading and light web browsing so it would not need to

Re: [Trisquel-users] Apple has really irked me with iCloud and iWork regarding OpenDocument

2012-01-25 Thread lev . lazinskiy
I agree and its a real shame that this is the way things are. The sad thing is that the subject we are working on (Physics Lab) is interesting, and useful. We are using Excel in ways that I didn't even know existed. But there is absolutely no reason why this cannot be done in any other progra

Re: [Trisquel-users] Apple has really irked me with iCloud and iWork regarding OpenDocument

2012-01-25 Thread lev . lazinskiy
I am an apply convert - and I used iWork for quite some time. I have always been frustrated with the blatant incompatibility that the program has with anything other than iWork. At my school we are forced to use MS word for various statistical applications (Excel + Macros) because the profess

Re: [Trisquel-users] Critical bug: Need YOUR help fixing!

2012-01-25 Thread lev . lazinskiy
Just became a member too! I have been using trisquel for around 4 month and I am loving it so far. I have tried various other completely free distributions but trisquel by far blows them out of the water. That is why I want to invest in the future of this wonderful distribution. I cannot wa

Re: [Trisquel-users] Triquel and hardware

2012-01-21 Thread Lev Lazinskiy
On 1/22/12 12:43 AM, ch...@thinkpenguin.com wrote: No. Unfortunately there is no way to produce a completely free computer. There will never be a completely free X86 system. It may be possible to design a non-x86 computer to be completely free although so far it appears there aren't any. The mo

Re: [Trisquel-users] Triquel and hardware

2012-01-21 Thread Lev Lazinskiy
On 1/21/12 11:16 PM, ch...@thinkpenguin.com wrote: Not sure what you are looking for exactly although we have a 13.3" notebook with an ATOM proccessor you may want to take a look at. Netbooks were traditionally laptops with very small screens and inexspensive. That probably wouldn't apply here

Re: [Trisquel-users] Your next textbook may require non-free software.

2012-01-21 Thread Lev Lazinskiy
On 1/21/12 7:09 PM, migatheot...@gmail.com wrote: I really just wish that they wouldn't rely on Adobe Flash for something as important as school, especially since my school is completely online. I couldn't agree with you more. I think its vital that educational institutions resist the proprieta

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel Mini on Asus Eee 900

2011-09-23 Thread lev . lazinskiy
Hahaha! I am glad to hear that it worked. :) Don't feel embarassed I have spent hours trying to fix various issues in the past and when I finally got to the answer it was usually something obvious and simple. Enjoy your Trisquel-mini! Just a quick question though does the wifi work out the

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel Mini on Asus Eee 900

2011-09-22 Thread lev . lazinskiy
I had a similar issue with the mini version on an old P4 Dell. Did you try typing startx into the console window? This did the trick for me on the live CD. I know this is a pretty basic fix and I am not trying to insult your intelligence! Just want to make sure you didn't try the obvious f

Re: [Trisquel-users] Best way to present Trisquel to people

2011-09-22 Thread lev . lazinskiy
In my opinion, the average non-linux user could care less where the software came from, who made it, who owns it, or how much it costs. The average user cares about weather or not a program will work and if their hardware is compatible. In addition people are afraid of change so most will b