On 3/4/20 5:43 AM, mang...@mail.com wrote: > Do you think that its redundant to use Trisquel as my main desktop OS > and install non free software on it? Should I just have separate > laptops, one exclusively free and another non free out of necessity?
I think this was asked just a few days ago. The answer is NO. When using Trisquel, you have to make a deliberate decision to install the software. The OS will not offer it to you. Polluting a free system is much better than using a proprietary system with even more proprietary packages installed. I once thought of getting a cheapo laptop with Windows 10 on it for "development purposes", to help build up-to-date Windows packages for free programs, and to curate a free software userspace for Windows that I could recommend to people and easily transfer over to Trisquel. Ultimately, I decided against it, because I realized small things in Windows might creep into my life and I would slowly find myself using Windows more and more. If possible, create another user account for the proprietary software, and only install it for that user. Do not install it across the system. This way, you have to step out of your normal desktop to use the software, and return back as soon as possible. Also, it has no access to your home directory. I am sorry you are in such a horrible situation, that would cause you to ask a question like this. What features are you missing? -- Caleb Herbert KE0VVT (816) 892-9669 https://bluehome.net/csh
