date:20130717


Forgot to add this adapter:

Wistron NeWeb DNUA-93F

It is not clear for me, at this moment, which manufacturer (Unex or Wistron  
NeWeb) produces these adapters, but you cannot directly order from Wistron  
NeWeb, unless you're a reseller (just my thoughts).


 Are these manufacturer websites?

It looks like the first one is. The other ones looks to be just another  
profiles of the same manufacturer, so you're contacting the supplier directly  
if you make an order (again, just my thoughts). Here's another one:


http://www.eckind.com/product_4649369_dnua-93f-802-11n-wifi.htm

 The other brands have just rebranded this one, right?

Not exactly. There are at least two different mainboard revisions I'm aware  
of. But yes, they are basically the same.


A picture of the Unex DNUA-93F adapter internal mainboard (can be also  
applicable to ThinkPenguin TPE-N150USB, and Wistron NeWeb DNUA-93F, since  
they have the same FCC ID)


 I've never made such a purchase before

Then go for it! But don't forget to inform us what happened, and whether the  
delivery was successful or not. Another alternative is the Onkyo UWF-1, which  
you can buy here, and here, or the ThinkPenguin TPE-N150USB model from here,  
and here.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Are we need to remove software, that support patented formats?

2013-07-17 Thread gene1morris

patents are only valid if the inventions they disclose were not known by the  
public prior to the filing of the patent application, or if the inventions  
were not obvious to those of ordinary skill in the art at the time the patent  
application was filed.


patent attorney

Re: [Trisquel-users] WiFi on Macbook Air 5-2 (13, 2012) not working

There is one thing that really confuses me. There are actually two  
manufacturers that produces these adapters. One is Unex, while the other one  
is Wistron NeWeb. I would like to make it clear, which one is the actual  
manufacturer of the ThinkPenguin TPE-N150USB wireless USB adapter. Can you,  
as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ThinkPenguin confirm, which one is  
it? Is it Unex as you already said in your previous comment, or the Wistron  
NeWeb?


The reason why I am asking this, is because WikiDevi is listing TPE-N150USB  
as the OEM Wistron NeWeb DNUA-93F, so I need to be 100% sure before  
contacting the admin of the site to complain :).


As far I can see, Wistron NeWeb produces customized versions of the DNUA-93F  
model to companies like Onkyo, Sharp, and Sony, but I am not sure.


Thank you in advance!

Re: [Trisquel-users] Old packages Trisquel 6

2013-07-17 Thread D. A. H.

For particular packages, you may be able to find ppa with newer 
versions.  try searching launchpad.net for these archives.  You add them 
to your installed software sources, and update as usual.

Re: [Trisquel-users] trisquel freezes

2013-07-17 Thread mikko . viinamaki

Sounds to me that gthumb crashes would have been a much better title to  
this thread then than trisquel freezes.


There's probably something funny going on with your files.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Jamendo Ogg Vorbis

2013-07-17 Thread zatroch


Way cool man, way cool!

May I live until I got my fingers on some decent videocamera and push the  
output straight to VP9/WebM. Seems like you are too an audiophile from the  
collection of other scripts..

[Trisquel-users] Re : A few worries about Tor


Let us recap:

You complain that with not enough exit nodes and too many clients, which send  
and receive much information, there is no Tor network (your words). So, you  
are perfectly aware of the main problem Tor faces.
You publicly argue against against running exit nodes because the legitimate  
use of Tor (letting the Chinese guy access uncensored information about the  
Tibet or Taiwan, letting the Syrian rebellion communicate to organize  
themselves, same thing for the dissidence in Iran or Egypt, allowing Edward  
Snowden send information about PRISM to the Guardian and the Washington Post,  
etc.) are not worth the risk of being detected as the source of the  
connection.
You are a client of the Tor network for the worst workload I am aware of  
(streaming videos) and for leisure purposes only.



How isn't that parasitizing?

[Trisquel-users] Re : trisquel freezes


I would try to run gThumb from the terminal and log what it outputs:
$ gthumb PATH_TO_IMAGE.png  log

Re: [Trisquel-users] Old packages Trisquel 6

Yeah, I use a handful of Launchpad PPAs to get updates to the free software  
packages I use on my Trisquel 6 box. I really wanted the community backports  
repo to happen and it is a shame that we are still left in the dark. Even if  
one of us did put the effort to create the repo and provide the packages, it  
may be months before Ruben even takes a look at it.

Re: [Trisquel-users] A few worries about Tor

1. Yes, it is true that more nodes equals more people being able to use it.  
That is obvious.


2. What you are describing as legitimate is very subjective. I do understand  
that people need an outlet sometimes to discuss information, but like I said  
a handful of times, the owner of the IP becomes liable. If someone provides  
an exit node for someone to use it for illegal purposes, doesn't that make  
them an accomplice?


3. I don't use Tor every day and using it to stream a video from the BBC only  
really happens if I want to see something in the iPlayer. If you are  
chastizing me for that, you are really being hypocritical. You say that Tor  
allows people the freedom to access and process information regardless of the  
country they are in and for a person in the US to access services on UK  
servers is no different than someone in Japan trying to access services on US  
servers.


No matter what, Tor allows someone access to something they are typically  
denied to by the rules of their country. If accessing Google is a big thing  
for a Chinese user, many times than not the Google servers will detect that  
the IP is under a type of proxy and will not let you proceeed. Of course  
someone can get around that by using DuckDuckGo or Startpage from the start  
regardless of their country.

[Trisquel-users] Re : A few worries about Tor

What I called legitimate is not subjective. It corresponds to the  
objectives of the Tor network. That is why I added i.e., the uses promoted  
by people actively working for Tor. Just read the home page of the Tor  
project, section What is Tor:
Tor is free software and an open network that helps you defend against a form  
of network surveillance that threatens personal freedom and privacy,  
confidential business activities and relationships, and state security known  
as traffic analysis.
If, in this text, you read let American people enjoy BBC videos, then you  
cannot read.


You are confirming that you are perfectly aware of the main problem the Tor  
project faces to fulfill its objectives: the workload increasing faster than  
the number of exit nodes. Anyway you are selfish enough to:


not have any moral issue overloading the network by streaming BBC videos  
(hence taking the bandwidth that is aimed at fulfilling Tor's goal);
arguing against anybody managing an additional exit node because you believe  
the objectives of the Tor project are not worth the risk.



I repeat: how isn't that parasitizing?

[Trisquel-users] Re : Netinstall with KDE fails with login message Failed to load session 'ubuntu'

Isn't there a selection of sessions to choose from (at the graphical login  
screen)?

Re: [Trisquel-users] trisquel freezes

If gThumb is giving you problems, have you tried Shotwell's viewer?  
https://launchpad.net/~yorba/+archive/ppa

[Trisquel-users] Re : BOINC

BOINC is free software (distributed under the terms of the GNU LGPL). It can  
be used to only run free software or not (the user chooses the project she  
wants her computer to work on).


I believe my analogy with Abrowser (free software), which can run (or not)  
proprietary Javascript, is valid. If you want another one, there is the  
ScummVM precedent. This virtual machine is almost entirely used for the  
purpose of running proprietary software (according to the original  
description of the issue) and yet still is in Trisquel 6.0's repository  
because it is free software and can be used to run free software games.

[Trisquel-users] Re : I'd like to make an xmpp account -- where should I do it?

Become a Trisquel member and have with it an account on its XMPP domain  
(member.trisquel.info)!

Re: [Trisquel-users] A few worries about Tor

2013-07-17 Thread shiretoko

 Tor is free software and an open network that helps you defend against a  
form of network surveillance that threatens personal freedom and privacy


This doesn't mean tor is only for anti-government activists or censored  
chinese people.
We don't want the gouvernment to know: everyone who downloads tor does some  
abnormal things and is worth being written on a list.
Surfing the internet anonymously should just be normal; it should be a right  
for everyone, not being tracked. I don't want to get tracked walking in the  
forest; I don't leave a little note in the forest with a address, and  
everyone who finds it can find out who I am.

I know tor can't handle this at the moment.
But I don't agree with your thoughts about the purpose of tor.

Re: [Trisquel-users] WiFi on Macbook Air 5-2 (13, 2012) not working

2013-07-17 Thread fourfreedom


I'm going for it :)

I have contacted two suppliers this morning via their web interfaces  
(taiwantrade.com.tw and weiku.com) and asked about the shopping conditions as  
a private buyer for two adapters (minimum order).


So far I have only received a standard email confirmation from weiku.  
Taiwantrade has not responded yet. I suspect that they will have trouble  
validating my phone number because it did not fit the required format.


If there are updates to report, I'll update this post here.

Re: [Trisquel-users] A few worries about Tor

Just like Chris stated there really aren't known cases of people running an
exit node going to jail. Chris was very thorough in his post, but t3g is just
ignoring this. No, you cannot, I repeat cannot, be held liable for the
traffic that comes from your IP address. The worst that could happen is that
your house would be raided and your name smeared for a bit. Take a look at
this artile for example:
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/42740201/ns/technology_and_science-wireless/t/bizarre-pornography-raid-underscores-wi-fi-privacy-risks/#.UeblsnzA9D1.
The article does erroneously refer to crackers as hackers.

Another instance where I can think the owner has not been held liable is in
the case of trolls. I can't remember the source, although if t3g insists I'll
search for it. These guys would grab IP addresses from file sharing networks,
ask the ISP for the owner of the IP and sue them. They'd get people in the
other side of the country and tell them something along the lines of pay us
$3000 or we'll drag you out to the other side of the country on charges of
piracy of pornography. A judge found that an IP address does not
automatically make the registered user the responsible party.

Likewise, if you were to use your Internet connection for illegal activity
the government is not going to jail everyone that works for the ISP. Again,
this is something that Chris mentioned and you simply ignored. In essence, if
someone is running an exit node they are providing the same service.

For the record, no you can't be held accountable for the traffic coming from
an exit node you run. The worst that can happen is you'd get raided and
you're name would be smeared for a short while. If that's too high a price to
pay, then don't participate but don't spread misinformation so no one else is
willing too either.

Re: [Trisquel-users] I'd like to make an xmpp account -- where should I do it?

2013-07-17 Thread davidvargas1

I actually did apply for an e-mail account with them, and they did grant me  
one. It is true, I could confirm, they do encrypt messages, I send an e-mail  
to my dad and he told i CANT READ WHAT YOU WROTE IS ALL GARBLE

Re: [Trisquel-users] A few worries about Tor

2013-07-17 Thread shiretoko

 If that's too high a price to pay, then don't participate but don't spread  
misinformation so no one else is willing too either.


Where did I spread misinformation?
I _asked_ in this thread whether it is a problem or not. And by the way, I  
thought about tor running as a client, though the whole discussion is about  
exit nodes.
I don't want to setup tor as an exit node, though it may be right what you  
said.
Don't know how things are in different countries, but in germany, it's like  
this:
you may have justice on your side, but it doesn't matter. Law is very complex  
in different judged make different decision. It's pretty much of a roulette,  
even if the law is actually on your side.

If law isn't even clear at all, chances in the roulette are worse for you.
In germany, you can dare to fight a law conflict if you have money and time.
I have neither money nor time, and so I decide not to do it.

I know of people being sued for using filesharing networks.
They received letters from lawyers telling them to stop illegal activity and  
pay an amount of money for not being brought to court.
Perhaps the law is actually different, I don't know. Whenever I informed  
myself about the law concerning online activity, the output was: even experts  
are arguing and don't know what's legal an what isn't.
So if I run an exit node, getting such a letter is the best thing of the bad  
things that could happen.

Would I dare to join the roulette?
No.
And I never heard of the tor developers saying everyone who uses tor as a  
client does harm to the project - stop it.

If I read something like this, I would simply stop using tor.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Jamendo Ogg Vorbis

2013-07-17 Thread Alexander Stephen Thomas Ross


On 17/07/13 15:17, zatr...@riseup.net wrote:

Way cool man, way cool!

May I live until I got my fingers on some decent videocamera and push
the output straight to VP9/WebM. Seems like you are too an audiophile
from the collection of other scripts..

Thank you. I try hard to be a audiophile/fuss pot to some :D hehe.

!Sales Pitch! I hope you don't mined.:

In fact this programmer newbie is slowly working towards a non-evil, 
free software supporting, project funding, decent video distribution 
biz. An alternative to vodo.net,clearbit  a-likes and bye bye drm 
crippled others!


Got a documentary or other video to distribute or just interested? ping me:
vidbiz@my domain name. see my mailing list email address.

Guilty as charged. If I am still using Trisquel by the time I make 
progress and have profit then Trisquel will be on my funding/donate list.

[Trisquel-users] Bypass Cameras h264 Encoder Via HDMI?

2013-07-17 Thread Alexander Stephen Thomas Ross


On 17/07/13 15:17, zatr...@riseup.net wrote:

May I live until I got my fingers on some decent videocamera and push
the output straight to VP9/WebM.


I have been wanting too test (Pending getting some hdmi cables + 
adaptors and access to a hdmi screen or buying an hdmi2vga.) to see if 
one gets a raw out not a preview from ones camera via hdmi and if so 
that would mean with a suitable encoding monster computer one can avoid 
the video ever going into h264! Yay!


I have a damcannon powershot SX260HS with CDHK.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Kleopatra errors: self-test error, can't change my own key's passphrase, can't search for certificates on key servers

2013-07-17 Thread croutrea


The same problems that I mentioned at the start of this thread.

[Trisquel-users] Re : A few worries about Tor

The Tor developers never said that everyone who uses tor as a client does  
harm to the project - stop it. Neither did I.


Tor's FAQ blame people using *a lot* of bandwidth for no good reason (e.g.  
Bittorrent). And so did I (with video streaming).

Re: [Trisquel-users] Netinstall with KDE fails with login message Failed to load session 'ubuntu'

2013-07-17 Thread chuck

Unfortunately not.  I'm currently reverted to Kubuntu because I can't get  
Triskel to run.  8-(

[Trisquel-users] Re : Netinstall with KDE fails with login message Failed to load session 'ubuntu'

What did you precisely do? You should have done the NetInstall and then 'sudo  
apt-get install triskel' (and, if you wish, 'sudo apt-get  
triskel-recommended'). Is that it?

[Trisquel-users] good web server? apache?

2013-07-17 Thread rova


apache http server is good for making a web page and host it my self?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Jamendo Ogg Vorbis

That'd be great! Especially since the Vodo tracker seems to be broken. At  
least for now.

Re: [Trisquel-users] A few worries about Tor

I clicked on the wrong reply link. That reply was meant for t3g not you.  
Sorry for any confusion. As to your original question, there's no risk as far  
as I know. I believe it is possible to tell that one is on Tor, but I don't  
think that would be a problem.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Compiz on startup


I posted a fixed version of the script here.

https://trisquel.info/en/issues/7862

Re: [Trisquel-users] WiFi on Macbook Air 5-2 (13, 2012) not working

I just made a product request on DealExtreme. Here is the message that I sent  
them:


Hi DX staff.

I would like to know, if there is a possibility to include some Atheros  
AR9271, or AR7010+AR9280/AR9287 based wireless USB adapters in the  
foreseeable future, especially the Unex DNUA-93F model, which is nearly  
impossible to buy for a competitive price. Other alternatives includes  
(sorted alphabetically):

- Onkyo UWF-1
- Sharp VR-WL25
- Sony IFU-WLM3
- ThinkPenguin TPE-N150USB
- Wistron NeWeb DNUA-93F

There is a pretty decent demand for these models, since they have excellent  
multiplatform support (Windows, Mac, GNU/Linux), and also for their small  
size. For more information, follow the ongoing thread on Trisquel Forums:


https://trisquel.info/node/9498


Best regards,

Peter

Sorry for the way I described the adapters, but I really cannot use terms  
like free software compatible/friendly, or freedom respecting here.


The good thing about DX is that you doesn't need to pay the postage costs,  
regardless what location of the world you live, or what is the price of the  
item you ordered.


If I get some response, I'll post it here later.

Wish me luck!

Re: [Trisquel-users] I'd like to make an xmpp account -- where should I do it?

2013-07-17 Thread gnuser


Well, pretty much what everyone has said.

You can wait for Jabber.org to have their servers back online.
You can become a member of Trisquel which will give you (among other things)  
an XMPP account.

You can use Riseup.
YOu can use lavabit and have both email and xmpp.

From my personal experience, Lavabit is a good, simple, choice if you will be  
making a decent use of it. So, I suggest you use Lavabit (start with free  
account and if you like it, you can use a padi account which is excellent!)

[Trisquel-users] Location of Trisquel Wallpapers?


What directory are the Trisquel wallpapers located in?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Location of Trisquel Wallpapers?

2013-07-17 Thread ejectmail


I'd also like to know what their license is.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Location of Trisquel Wallpapers?


/usr/share/backgrounds

Re: [Trisquel-users] good web server? apache?

2013-07-17 Thread Andrew R .

On 18/07/13 06:44, rova wrote:
 apache http server is good for making a web page and host it my 
 self?

Yes, I have used Apache httpd for years, even back when I used Windows I
used it. It has a lot of support and is probably the most used web
server. It also has modules for PHP, TLS, and much more.

Nginx is another popular web server, that is considered more
lightweight. I don't know a lot about it TBH. But there is plenty of
information on the internet about it.

There is also Apache Tomcat, which is primarily used by people writing
Java Server Pages (JSP).

Andrew.

[Trisquel-users] How to completely remove LXDE and XFCE?

I installed both while testing Desktop enviroments and not want them  
completely removed, but this task seems harder than I thought.

Re: [Trisquel-users] good web server? apache?


Where do the HTML pages go to be hosted on the server?

Re: [Trisquel-users] BOINC

2013-07-17 Thread andermetalsh

SCUMMVM does not run propietary software at all. It does exactly the  
opossite: It works like a free engine replacement for propietary adventure  
games.


After all, you are just playing  some copyrighted game data as if you were  
playing a movie.


So if I play MYST under SCUMMVM I am still running libre software. And that's  
pretty nice.


Don't know about BOINC and its related  grid based research projects , but if  
it downloads external stuff, you should take a bit of care.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Location of Trisquel Wallpapers?

2013-07-17 Thread mikko . viinamaki


GPL

PS. You can find it out by first finding out which package they came out  
from, e.g. dpkg -S /usr/share/backgrounds/robur.png


That will give you the name trisquel-wallpapers. Then by going to  
http://packages.trisquel.info/#kw you can search for the package and finally  
click copyright file.

[Trisquel-users] Re : How to completely remove LXDE and XFCE?

Take a look at this post and replace triskel with the meta-packages you  
installed.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Which free software to use for peer-to-peer and torrent ?

2013-07-17 Thread c_paulette

I thought Transmission was Libre.  As a dependency, it installed  
AdobeReader_sve.i486 0:8.1.7-1 on my system.  I searched for that file, looks  
to me like it's really Adobe Reader.  Any thoughts on this?

Re: [Trisquel-users] good web server? apache?

I love nginx and have been using for years. You can nab it via a PPA:  
https://launchpad.net/~nginx/+archive/stable

Re: [Trisquel-users] A few worries about Tor

Your reading comprehension must not be great or you are simply ignoring  
viewpoints that aren't yours:


1.) I don't use Tor everyday
2.) I've only used it for streaming BBC content maybe 3-4 times total
3.) An exit node is a risk because you cannot trust the user who uses your  
node and you are in the dark if they abuse it. You can be altruistic all you  
want, but people use Tor because they have something to hide and don't want  
their own IP tied to it.

Re: [Trisquel-users] A few worries about Tor

If you say that you cannot be held liable for traffic on your IP address, why  
is it that so many people get notices from their ISPs and media companies for  
sharing files on BitTorrent? The IP address is tied to an activity whether it  
is file sharing or a web server storing your visit through Google Analytics  
or their own software.

Re: [Trisquel-users] good web server? apache?

2013-07-17 Thread Andrew R .

On 18/07/13 12:17, ssdclickofdeath wrote:
 Where do the HTML pages go to be hosted on the server?

They go in /var/www.

If you want to you can change ownership of /var/www to yourself, rather
than root. Just do:

sudo chown ${USERNAME:-user} /var/www

in a terminal. I normally do this on my own machine.

Andrew.

Re: [Trisquel-users] A few worries about Tor