[Trisquel-users] The FSF sponsors an Outreachy internship including Trisquel and other projects, applications are open until March 29!

2018-03-13 Thread Ruben Rodriguez
I'll borrow the description from www.outreachy.org: "Outreachy provides three-month internships for people from groups traditionally underrepresented in tech. Interns are paid a stipend of $5,500 and have a $500 travel stipend available to them. Interns work remotely with mentors from Free and Op

Re: [Trisquel-users] Quidam in the next Linux Action Show

2015-01-23 Thread rodriguez
Good to hear!

Re: [Trisquel-users] Re : Buying a Trisquel laptop in France

2013-12-31 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-12-27 08:33, magicban...@gmail.com wrote: > As it has already been said, you had better take an Intel processor but > without the TXT or vPro "technologies". Could someone properly document this on the Trisquel wiki or share relevant links s

Re: [Trisquel-users] Buying a Trisquel laptop in France

2013-12-31 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-12-21 06:03, wlqdq...@sharklasers.com wrote: > [...] Then who is going to pay for the price of sending back the laptop if > anything happens? And who is going to pay for a replacement during that time. Y'know, transatlantic postal packs don't

Re: [Trisquel-users] Concern about GNU/Linux becoming more proprietary

2013-12-17 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-12-16 18:59, x...@riseup.net wrote: > After Valve annouced the release of SteamOS I have been pretty concerned > about GNU/Linux becoming more reliant on proprietary software. > [...] On Steam + Debian, this post recently was on Debian Plane

Re: [Trisquel-users] Gnome shell privacy issue : Auto answering voice and video calls

2013-12-17 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-12-16 12:18, dude...@gmx.com wrote: > And yeah, if the Trisquel devs wanna shoot people in the foot with the > bullshit that is Gnome Shell, that's their right of course. Let's all keep in mind the particular setup that leads to this is not

Re: [Trisquel-users] freedom friendly netbook

2013-12-13 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-12-13 03:09, spi...@mykolab.com wrote: > do you guys have any recommendations for a freedom friendly ultra portable > laptop or netbook? i'd like something 11.6" or smaller, with all the hardware supported by free software. I am willing to pu

Re: [Trisquel-users] freedom friendly netbook

2013-12-13 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-12-13 07:14, Andrew Roffey wrote: > If you exclude the BIOS from your achievable freedom criteria for a > lightweight laptop, you might want to check out this page for laptops: > > http://www.ubuntu.com/certification/desktop/ Careful. Unless

Re: [Trisquel-users] GNU Social / Status Net Trisquel group

2013-12-09 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-12-09 14:31, george.stand...@ncf.ca wrote: > Thanks to Bob Jonkman, Trisquel now has a GNU Social / Status Net group at http://sn.jonkman.ca/group/trisquel https://www.joindiaspora.com/tags/trisquel also has interesting contributors (other th

Re: [Trisquel-users] gluglug thinkpad x60 w/ coreboot mini review

2013-12-05 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-12-02 04:54, a...@member.fsf.org wrote: > So I bought this liberated notebook about a month ago, and haven't been using > anything else since. T [..] It would also be useful to post your review in the "Reviews" tab at: http://shop.gluglug.or

Re: [Trisquel-users] gluglug thinkpad x60 w/ coreboot mini review

2013-12-05 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-12-02 04:54, a...@member.fsf.org wrote: > So I bought this liberated notebook about a month ago, and haven't been using > anything else since. The man behind the configuration is Mr. Francis Rowe, and he has been nothing but extremely helpfu

Re: [Trisquel-users] Your Android Phone Is Secretly Recording Everything You Do

2013-12-05 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-12-02 07:53, fernando.ne...@inbox.ru wrote: > > It, obviously, compromises the security of your whole systems and devices. > > http://gizmodo.com/5863849/your-android-phone-is-secretly-recording-everything-you-do Old story, but if you're won

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

2013-11-06 Thread rodriguez
The feature that Windows doesn't have and never will is that Trisquel has respect for the user and last but not least, is ethically and morally correct, end of story. The satisfaction that comes with it, is just overwhelming.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Enigmail

2013-11-03 Thread rodriguez
Check this Quick Start Guide: https://www.enigmail.net/documentation/quickstart.php

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

2013-10-16 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-10-16 06:16, mikko.viinam...@students.turkuamk.fi wrote: > Uhm, isn't there such an option during the install? Not, not in the Trisquel 6 graphical installer. That option was only introduced in Ubuntu 12.10, so it didn't make it into Trisque

Re: [Trisquel-users] [OT] Eben Moglen: Snowden and the Future

2013-10-16 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-10-14 10:57, onp...@riseup.net wrote: > I watched the first part via the recording. Parts 2, 3, and 4 are going to be > spoken on October 30, November 13, and December 4. More information and the recording of part 1 is on this web site: > > h

Re: [Trisquel-users] A good Russian alternative to Skype?

2013-10-09 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-10-08 14:26, fernando.ne...@inbox.ru wrote: > I'm just leaving here this information so that those of you, who use video > conferencing, can know of the existence of this (Free Software, using an "open protocol") client, and for anyone who wa

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

2013-10-02 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-10-01 17:04, lddi...@yahoo.com wrote: Install the following packages: seahorse seahorse-nautilus Restart nautilus from command line or logout + login: sudo killall nautilus Once installed you will have a new "Password and keys" application

Re: [Trisquel-users] I need recommendations for disk encryption software.

2013-10-01 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-10-01 12:16, gra...@openmailbox.org wrote: > Is TrueCrypt nonfree? "The TrueCrypt License has not been officially approved by the Open Source Initiative and is not considered "free" by several major Linux distributions (Arch Linux,[54] Debian,

Re: [Trisquel-users] Firefox OS's libre typefaces available

2013-10-01 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-09-29 16:55, darrenvenab...@shaw.ca wrote: > [...] > > The typefaces don't come with a license file, but I opened it up in FontForge and the headers state that the fonts are free under the OFL. What's really nice about these fonts is they bear

Re: [Trisquel-users] I need recommendations for disk encryption software.

2013-10-01 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-09-29 02:14, 438...@muchomail.com wrote: To implement encrypted file containers, I used cryptkeeper at some point. I now only use LUKS partition/full disk encryption, it's available from the disk utility. Here is a tutorial to create encry

Re: [Trisquel-users] You're Invited: GNU 30th anniversary celebration and hackathon

2013-09-23 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-09-22 22:26, ch...@thinkpenguin.com wrote: > OK- > > Change of mind. I'm going. I will also be going, see you there :) Fabian - -- Fabián Rodríguez http://fsf.magicfab.ca -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Com

Re: [Trisquel-users] how to install ath9k-htc-firmware for Atheros Communications, Inc. AR9271

2013-09-21 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-09-20 23:22, falmv...@gmail.com wrote: > I downloaded the firmware update from http://jxself.org/ath9k-htc/ so that I > could use my Atheros ThinkPenguin usb wireless adapter. > > [...] > > So, I'm not sure what to do and your help is much ap

[Trisquel-users] Anyone here using myKolab.com?

2013-09-20 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi, I was wondering if anyone here was using myKolab.com as their primary provider for email and collaboration (calendar, address book, calendar, file sharing) tool? I have been using it for close to a month now, with great results. I am actually mov

Re: [Trisquel-users] Where is there hardware (computers) which has no compatibility problem with free OS ?

2013-09-10 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-09-10 09:47, ashok.biol...@mailoo.org wrote: > On the market, more and more computers have compatibility problems with free > OS. Sometimes the wifi card must be changed. Even, sometimes you replace by a compatible wifi card on an other compu

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

2013-09-10 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-09-08 06:24, Andrew R. wrote: > 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 >

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

2013-09-03 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-09-01 00:26, ch...@thinkpenguin.com 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 optio

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

2013-08-30 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-08-30 05:42, da...@qq.com wrote: > Hi all. Today I saw this article: "Ubuntu One Set-Up" > > http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/08/ubuntu-one-log-in-added-to-ubuntu-13-10-installer > > > > You remember Amazon search bar from Ubuntu.From what I

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

2013-08-29 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 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 instea

[Trisquel-users] [OT] Privacy-Conscious Email Services

2013-08-29 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I thought this link would be interesting to readers here, given the frequent questions about email providers: http://prxbx.com/email/ The list is maintained by members of this forum/site, which I also recommend keeping up with: http://www.reddit.com/

Re: [Trisquel-users] Re : You might be using a google name server

2013-08-28 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-08-28 16:32, mtl...@member.fsf.org wrote: > Sorry if this is a stupid question... To fix this problem, can I > just remove the 8.8.8.8 line from > /etc/resolvconf/resolv.conf.d/tail? Or must I replace it with > something else? It was my under

Re: [Trisquel-users] careful with PPA

2013-08-26 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-08-26 12:10, ja...@bluehome.net wrote: >> Excuse me, where do you read any hysteria in my comment?? -.^ > > Perhaps you should re-read your message: "Trisquel would be more > trustworthy if it started to work on top of Debian Stable instead >

Re: [Trisquel-users] Logout Problem

2013-08-26 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-08-25 01:04, ngaw...@tharchin.net wrote: > Most of the time after logout I return to the login screen the list > of users is there. Sometimes though the login screen appears but > the list of users does not and so I have to reboot to be able t

Re: [Trisquel-users] Penguin Wireless N USB Adapter for GNU / Linux (TPE-N150USB) not working :(

2013-08-24 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-08-24 16:58, m...@runbox.com wrote: > Does anyone know how I can get the wifi adapter to work? If you have the same configuration, try plugging in the other (working) USB adapter. This will at least rule out (or confirm) a hardware problem. Al

Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant on Galaxy S2

2013-08-21 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-08-20 20:54, adel.af...@gmail.com wrote: > I hope that this isn't too off topic. I'll understand if someone > removes it. Replicant's forum doesn't seem active, so I thought I > would ask here. I am very close to leaving this mailing list,

Re: [Trisquel-users] Domain Name Registration

2013-08-20 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-08-20 16:35, ch...@thinkpenguin.com wrote: > Pamela Jones of Groklaw (recently shuttered, similar response as > lavabit) suggested kolab for email: https://mykolab.com/ Interesting. Looks like a ver complete and functional package, includin

Re: [Trisquel-users] Domain Name Registration

2013-08-19 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-08-19 03:31, ngaw...@tharchin.net wrote: > Can anyone suggest a good company to register a domain with or does > it not really matter? Thanks. I deal directly with Tucows (OpenSRS). You may also want to ask whoever you choose if they accept

Re: [Trisquel-users] A libre Courier font saved my rush

2013-08-18 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-08-17 12:21, ejectm...@me.com wrote: > Please don't link to sites that recommend or promote proprietary > software. This site recommends a non-free app on its homepage. Where? - -- Fabián Rodríguez http://fsf.magicfab.ca -BEGIN PGP SI

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

2013-08-08 Thread rodriguez
This is unfortunate. Mailoo is base in France http://www.mailoo.org Can this be a good alternative.

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

2013-08-06 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-08-05 21:07, adel.af...@gmail.com wrote: > > "I left facebook a year or two ago because I got uncomfortable with > it tracking people. I've been back for a few months now; I decided > to compromise to keep in touch with friends. But I regret >

[Trisquel-users] [OT] An invitation to the LibrePlanet Activists team

2013-07-30 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi, If anyone's interested, I'd like to invite you to join this mailing list: http://lists.libreplanet.org/mailman/listinfo/libreplanet-discuss It's part of the LibrePlanet Activists group: http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:LibrePlanet_Activists "Th

Re: [Trisquel-users] The trap of proprietary software - no money no upgrade - Ubuntu forum hacked

2013-07-24 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-07-22 08:15, icarolo...@gmail.com wrote: > Ask Ubuntu is proprietary also, uses Stack Overflow. Ask Fedora > uses Askbot (free software). [0][1] Regarding Ask Ubuntu and how / when it started, here is a bit of history. At the time I was worki

Re: [Trisquel-users] Ubuntu Forums Hacked

2013-07-24 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-07-20 22:52, oralfl...@lavabit.com wrote: > They claim that the passwords are encrypted, but as someone who is > somewhat knowledgeable on SQL, I can say they likely used a > one-way encryption method like SHA1 or MD5. This means that if you >

Re: [Trisquel-users] GPL projects with non-free code - I don't get it

2013-07-12 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-07-12 07:47, Michał Masłowski wrote: > What else such certification would do? tl;dr: the GPL (or other free licensing) is not enough to guarantee your freedom or privacy, it's only one of many criteri. This discussion reminds me of how F-Droi

Re: [Trisquel-users] Logitech Wireless Mouse/Keyboard FOSS-friendly

2013-07-11 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-07-11 23:55, nickjwal...@gmail.com wrote: > Hello, in case anyone was wondering, Logitech wireless mouse/keyboard > combos that use the "Unifying" receiver work right out of the box with > Trisquel (and I assume other FOSS GNU/Linux distros). (

Re: [Trisquel-users] Update on ath9k_htc in Ubuntu's repos

2013-07-11 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-06-29 11:25, tegskywal...@hotmail.com wrote: > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=711470 > > I don't know if they are going to respond to the bug request or if > it is in the pipeline. Either way if Ubuntu does it and it moves >

Re: [Trisquel-users] Acer Aspire 7739

2013-07-11 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-07-10 04:00, gromo...@web.de wrote: > Hi guys, I recently installed Trisquel-Mini on my Acer Aspire 7739 > laptop and have to say that it really works very well. So far I > haven't had any issues except for one: > > My laptop seems to get real

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel on Lenovo (beginner user)

2013-07-11 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-07-11 08:22, ron88...@gmail.com wrote: > Hello, > > I would like to know if my laptop is suitable for this distribution > of Linux. I've read articles and watched some videos regarding FSF > and free software and it would be nice to try someth

Re: [Trisquel-users] Should Trisquel accept Litecoins?

2013-07-09 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-07-07 23:38, christ...@priest.com wrote: > I've heard the bitcoin economy is pretty unstable and I've been > wondering how well the alternatives have been designed. I'm > pretty ignorant about economics unfortunately, but what are the > advan

Re: [Trisquel-users] Kernels

2013-07-03 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
On 2013-07-03 12:30, ll...@lloydsmart.com wrote: > Hey, > > Just curious about something. > > Ever since Debian Squeeze, the Debian Linux kernel has been deblobbed - > i.e. it contains only free software. > > Given this, what's the actual difference between the Debian kernel and > Linux-Libre? A

Re: [Trisquel-users] Information about Trisquel

2013-06-30 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
On 2013-06-29 18:46, javipa...@hotmail.com wrote: > Greetings, I'm a Slackware user who is interested in knowing some things > about Trisquel. [..] Hello, and welcome here! > In my point of view, Trisquel seems not to be anything else but Ubuntu > with the nonfree programs purged from the reposit

Re: [Trisquel-users] Alternatives to non-freedom-driendly webmail services

2013-06-21 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
On 2013-06-20 13:01, chrisandmelissa31...@gmail.com wrote: > My next question is about gmail. I am still using gmail and looking to > change, simply because I am trying to break my google addiction. The > PRISM break page listed two alternatives. The rise up is not attractive > at all to me afte

Re: [Trisquel-users] Are most of you free software extremists?

2013-06-18 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-06-18 18:29, ejectm...@me.com wrote: > I agree with icarolongo in comment number 1, with one exception. Almost every > day, I have to use Windows when I work. I can't exactly install Trisquel on a computer that's not my own. I bet you could.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Are most of you free software extremists?

2013-06-18 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-06-18 15:07, tegskywal...@hotmail.com wrote: > The recent post by Magic Banana post about him complaining about the term > "open source" over "free software" for software licensed under the same freedom sharing license like the GPL really mad

Re: [Trisquel-users] Problems spreading the word... and the idea of a little project

2013-06-14 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
On 2013-06-14 11:37, mikko.viinam...@students.turkuamk.fi wrote: > >Can you please try and avoid such expressions here? Is this what you > meant? > > What's the problem? Yes that is what I mean. Not everyone will understand such expressions. I for one had to look it up.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Problems spreading the word... and the idea of a little project

2013-06-14 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Thanks for sharing your concerns, it's very important that you do, specially here. On 2013-06-14 04:42, shiret...@web.de wrote: [...] > > So two questions: > 1. how would you try to help this person in my situation You mention three major perception

Re: [Trisquel-users] Problems spreading the word... and the idea of a little project

2013-06-14 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-06-14 07:46, mikko.viinam...@students.turkuamk.fi wrote: > going cold turkey Can you please try and avoid such expressions here? Is this what you meant?: "*Cold turkey*" describes the actions of a person who abruptly gives up a habit or addic

Re: [Trisquel-users] How do you get your movies?

2013-06-12 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
On 2013-06-12 22:49, ch...@thinkpenguin.com wrote: > > It may make sense for us to investigate an analog option. I believe this > would be useful for connecting DVD/VHS players, game consoles (older > ones at least), and at least some cable boxes I believe (ones that are > still outputting analog?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Is there any interest in privacy & free software friendly services?

2013-06-08 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-06-08 00:02, ch...@thinkpenguin.com wrote: > You only need to be better than the rest to make it worthwhile. I believe you already are better on several levels, or already there, at ThinkPenguin. If I were you I'd create such a service with

Re: [Trisquel-users] Ixquick/Startpage launching new privacy-aware email service.

2013-06-05 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Although I appreciate these discussions about privacy and other subjects somewhat connected to Trisquel, they are vastly off-topic here. There many more forums and mailing lists to talk about this. Could future off-topic messages be moved elsewhere

Re: [Trisquel-users] Recommened low end laptop

2013-06-04 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-05-30 12:16, danfun...@gmail.com wrote: > Hello! I am a fan of open source and hope to go to college soon. I am looking > for a laptop which is under $300 as my first computer. I would prefer one that uses as much "free hardware" as possible.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Its here: Final Thesis - H-node

2013-05-30 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
On 2013-05-30 18:19, mattij.la...@kolumbus.fi wrote: > > I wrote you some time ago about my final thesis which was practically > done back then and was waiting for an approval from my school. Well, I > got a word today that it has been approved and can now be accessed from > my school's thesis dat

Re: [Trisquel-users] Firefox 23 Removes "Disable Javascript" from the Preferences Dialog

2013-05-16 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-05-16 21:35, Andrew Roffey wrote: > It's a shame that they also removed the Images Exceptions section on the > dialog box as well. I often use that to block the rare image ads that I > see in my browser. I use Tor, so less images being downloa

Re: [Trisquel-users] BIOS modification to eliminate mini PCIe whitelist

2013-05-15 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
On 2013-05-15 13:37, Quiliro Ordóñez wrote: [...] > The problem with it is that it is a win32/64 program. I downloaded > FreeDOS but it will not recognize my USB memory where I saved the BIOS > mod. I had the same problem with an installation of Windows on Virtualbox. > > I have no option but to i

Re: [Trisquel-users] Final Thesis: H-node

2013-05-12 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
On 2013-05-11 19:42, mattij.la...@kolumbus.fi wrote: > I am the sole author. I'm thinking of releasing it as CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 > for my school's database and with GFDL for everyone else if there are > people who are interested about it and would prefer a different license > (FSF and FSFE, maybe?). I

Re: [Trisquel-users] Final Thesis: H-node

2013-05-12 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
On 2013-05-11 12:13, mattij.la...@kolumbus.fi wrote: > UPDATE > > Just sent a copy to Michał Masłowski and magicfab. I hope they are fast > readers. Thank you Michał Masłowski and magicfab! Just be very fast. Many thanks, I just sent my comments in, it's an excellent document, and I can't wait to

Re: [Trisquel-users] Final Thesis: H-node

2013-05-10 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-05-10 17:43, em9...@lavabit.com wrote: > As far as I know, there is nothing non-free about the CC-BY-SA license. But > saying that something is under "a Creative Commons license" is ambiguous: there are several different Creative Commons lic

Re: [Trisquel-users] Final Thesis: H-node

2013-05-10 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
mons licence wouldn't be considered free, specially if there is a "non-commercial" use restriction. Perhaps other can provide a better opinion here. I would definitely be interested in reading it, so please do share a link to it (and if possible, the source to the document). Cheers

Re: [Trisquel-users] OpenOffice

2013-05-09 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-05-09 10:54, superbyel...@yahoo.com wrote: > The other day I tried to get rid of LibreOffice and install OpenOffice > being that I like the look and feel of OpenOffice better than LibreOffice. So I removed LibreOffice using Synaptic, but

Re: [Trisquel-users] This will be of interest to Trisquel + OpenStreetMap contributors

2013-05-07 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-05-07 17:59, Quiliro Ordóñez wrote: > I was not able to use it on OSM but found JOSM and I am testing now: You were unable to use what? F. - -- Fabián Rodríguez http://trisquel.magicfab.ca -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4

[Trisquel-users] This will be of interest to Trisquel + OpenStreetMap contributors

2013-05-07 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi OpenStreetMap has launchad a new web editor (using HTML5, no more Flash!), meaning those of us using Trisquel can now contribute from the browser with a very nice interface, in an efficient way. All the details are here: http://blog.openstreetmap

Re: [Trisquel-users] FSF Certifies Atheros-Based ThinkPenguin 802.11 N USB Adapter

2013-05-02 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
On 2013-05-02 03:22, ch...@thinkpenguin.com wrote: > The reason for listing 6.5 is that I have a 'pre' release of 6.5. It's > such an early version that not even Rubén, Jason, or any other people > critical to the development of Trisquel have it yet. So I can say 6.5 > works, but Trisquel 6 does no

Re: [Trisquel-users] Antwort: TiVo solution

2013-05-01 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
On 2013-05-01 03:09, holger.be...@gmail.com wrote: > so in term of suggesting / promoting non-free devices you Silicon Dust > devices are not "better" than using a TV adapter which relies on a > firmware blob. I believe they are much better, yes. They give unlimited access to unencrypted streams i

[Trisquel-users] New Trisquel mirror in Montreal

2013-04-30 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
Hi I am in the process of requesting a new mirror for Trisquel in Montreal. Other than this: https://trisquel.info/en/wiki/mirroring-trisquel ... what else is required? Thanks for any information. Cheers, Fabian -- Fabián Rodríguez http://trisquel.magicfab.ca signature.asc Description:

Re: [Trisquel-users] TiVo solution

2013-04-30 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
On 2013-04-30 10:02, holger.be...@gmail.com wrote: > > By the way: HDHomeRun seem to rely on firmware as well: > > From: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HDHomeRun > ... > Download firmware > The latest firmware is available from the SiliconDust website. > ... > > The question is though what li

Re: [Trisquel-users] TiVo solution

2013-04-30 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
On 2013-04-30 10:00, holger.be...@gmail.com wrote: > Pascal, do not buy any evil USB / PCI / PCIe device which relies on bad > closed firmware...stick to the less flexible solution & functionality > which a standard STB offers. Actually, I am fairly certain Chris @ ThinkPenguin found a solution fo

Re: [Trisquel-users] TiVo solution

2013-04-30 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
On 2013-04-30 04:53, holger.be...@gmail.com wrote: > to my best knowledge there is no such thing as a free solution for > providing such functionality as a Tivo. > At least most modern cards (DVB-T / DVB-S / DVB-S2 / DVB-C) rely on > non-free firmware files. May be there is a small minority of card

Re: [Trisquel-users] TiVo solution

2013-04-30 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
On 2013-04-30 05:31, holger.be...@gmail.com wrote: > The cheapest PVR (= personal video recorder) I could imagine would be a > cheap DVB-S2 receiver. At least for Europe and free to air satellite you > usually pay below 50€ for a standard receiver which can record DVB-S2 (= > HD stuff) to a USB hdd

Re: [Trisquel-users] TiVo solution

2013-04-30 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
On 2013-04-30 05:29, Pascal Diogo Antunes wrote: > I don't know TVHeadEnd. > Thanks for your link. > And for a TV tuner box, how can I be sure it will be free and safe? > Which are the best? You have HDHomeRun box, what are others choices I > have? TV tuner card are interested? You're very welcome

Re: [Trisquel-users] TiVo solution

2013-04-29 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
On 2013-04-29 12:03, Pascal Diogo Antunes wrote: > Hi, > I would to know what are the free solutions for the digital video > recorder TiVo? > Libere, > Pascal Diogo Antunes. I use TVHeadEnd in a virtual machine, with two HD Homerun network digital dual-tuners. This summarized my setup but it's in

[Trisquel-users] Another distro picker without Trisquel

2013-04-25 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Here, just came across this: http://tuxradar.com/content/distro-picker-0 F. - -- Fabián Rodríguez http://trisquel.magicfab.ca -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: PGP/Mime available upon request Comment: Using G

Re: [Trisquel-users] Ideas for Trisquel

2013-04-24 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-04-24 10:09, aliasb...@gmail.com wrote: > > [...] This is why I think that we - with "we" I am talking about > me, but I am also giving some ideas for Trisquel itself [...] I'd strongly suggest you join the Dev meetings here: https://trisquel

Re: [Trisquel-users] graphics mode while booting

2013-04-15 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-04-14 15:01, gustavo...@lavabit.com wrote: > You are welcome :-) > > My grub doesn's ignore it. Perhaps the version in Trisquel repos is > not ready for your videoboard? Don't forget to: sudo update-grub F. - -- Fabián Rodríguez http://

Re: [Trisquel-users] Antwort: Watch LibrePlanet live this weekend

2013-03-29 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-03-29 07:14, holger.be...@gmail.com wrote: > I don't know about you, but playing back the original ogg resulted > in a horrible playback experiences for me. Neither Firefox, nor > Chromium or VLC were able to skip through the video without loss

Re: [Trisquel-users] Watch LibrePlanet live this weekend

2013-03-28 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-03-28 08:38, holger.be...@gmail.com wrote: > I was aware of this and think we all can read The question > still remains: Is there any ETA ? Hey, you're welcome! F. - -- Fabián Rodríguez http://fsf.magicfab.ca -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-

Re: [Trisquel-users] Watch LibrePlanet live this weekend

2013-03-28 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-03-27 16:39, Andrew Roffey wrote: > On 28/03/13 00:16, Darksoul71 wrote: >> Is there any ETA when the videos of the sessions will be >> published ? I am currious to see RMS and Ruben's speech. > > I'm not sure where, but I read somewhere that

Re: [Trisquel-users] Hardware Issues in Trisquel? Buy a Pre-Installed Trisquel Computer.

2013-03-27 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-03-27 05:46, holger.be...@gmail.com wrote: > @m971668: [...] Not everyone can afford to buy a new system from > thinkpenguin for example. [...] > Example: I just recently set up an old AMD Sempron with 2GB DDR > RAM, 80GB HD and a GeForce 5700

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel mug - where can I get it?

2013-03-21 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-03-21 06:08, poenik...@fastmail.co.uk wrote: > I've seen pictures of the Trisquel mug on this site, but the > organisations selling Trisquel gear only sell T-shirts and shopping > bags. Where and how can I buy the mug? > http://trisquel.sprea

Re: [Trisquel-users] lightdm on Trisquel 6

2013-03-20 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-03-20 21:40, Benjamin Rochefort wrote: > But if you prefer lightdm it is easy to install and change the >> settings. I'd love to know how. Every theme I tried is quite ugly compared to the Unity theme, which is not trivial to just use as a rep

Re: [Trisquel-users] Brightness

2013-03-20 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I had another Samsung, different problem, but similar problem. I remember trying some other value for acpi_vendor at boot. Check this: http://wiki.debian.org/InstallingDebianOn/Samsung/Samsung%20N150 Cheers, Fabian - -- Fabián Rodríguez http://f

Re: [Trisquel-users] On the conversion of a Macbook Pro

2013-03-18 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-03-16 13:38, atilio.bar...@gmail.com wrote: [...] > > Is it possible to convert a Macbook Pro to run Trisquel? Reading > elsewhere I gather that there are still a fill issues with wireless > and video card drivers that could make that hard or

[Trisquel-users] Enabling Gnome 3 in Trisquel 6 - now works

2013-03-17 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi I asked this a few months ago, while using Trisquel 6 beta Gnome 3 was broken. I am happy to report this isn't the case anymore :) I had to reinstall Trisquel 6 on my home PC, after a hard disk failure, and after the initial install I had to add t

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel 6 Officially Out; yes- really this time!

2013-03-12 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Le 13-03-12 12:46 AM, ch...@thinkpenguin.com a écrit : > Thought I'd start a new topic given the official announcement has been > released. I'm surprised nobody else has mentioned it yet. It has been available for many hours now. I have not had a cha

Re: [Trisquel-users] After version 6, Trisquel is moving to LTS only releases.

2013-03-11 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
z.com/blog/2013/03/09/moving-on-how Cheers, Fabian - -- Fabian Rodriguez http://trisquel.magicfab.ca -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: PGP/Mime available upon request Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iEYEARECAAYFAlE93RIACgkQfUcTX

Re: [Trisquel-users] Ethical dillema about Trisquel GNU/LINUX. In need of the community response.

2013-02-12 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
On 13-02-12 09:02 PM, r...@ronbravo.com wrote: > My suggestion was just based on the feedback and experience I have had > with people as I tried to educate about Free Software and other > available Operating Systems. In the end, they wanted a completely > functional computer regardless of the ethic

[Trisquel-users] Adding Trisquel to the [GNU/]Linux distribution chooser

2013-02-10 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
Hi, I recently came across this which I had tried a few years ago: http://www.zegeniestudios.net/ldc/index.php?firsttime=true I think it's a pretty good resource, but Trisquel is missing :) I write a short note about this using this feedback form: http://www.zegeniestudios.net/ldc/feedback.php

Re: [Trisquel-users] Ethical dillema about Trisquel GNU'LINUX. In need of the community response.

2013-02-09 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Le 13-02-09 01:48 PM, davidvarg...@mac.com a écrit : > Dammit, I just order a card for myself, I wish I could bought him one...I got > no more money to spare, until the end of the month. > I have an idea: > I will try to persuade him to purchase a ne

Re: [Trisquel-users] Ethical dillema about Trisquel GNU'LINUX. In need of the community response.

2013-02-09 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Le 13-02-09 12:37 PM, r...@ronbravo.com a écrit : > Most here may not agree with my response but I would suggest, for someone who > is new to the GNU Linux environment, to get them a distro that will give them the least problems when it comes to comp

Re: [Trisquel-users] Ethical dillema about Trisquel GNU'LINUX. In need of the community response.

2013-02-09 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Le 13-02-08 10:24 PM, ch...@thinkpenguin.com a écrit : > Besides the USB G adapter option there is also a mini pci card option most > likely. You can replace the card inside the laptop. It looks like it should be an easy thing to do. There appears to

Re: [Trisquel-users] [off-topic] donation needed to improve accessibility

2013-02-05 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
On 13-02-05 03:45 PM, Fabian Rodriguez wrote: > On 13-02-05 12:43 AM, Dave Hunt wrote: >> [...] The accessibility features, found in Sonar, are part of the >> standard GNOME feature set. In the typical out-of-the-box GNOME >> setup, they're not enabled by default. [...

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