[Trisquel-users] SuSE-specific Linux-libre kernels?
In my acknowledgements SuSE TW clearly isolates nonfree against main repo (in contrary to SLE), and I have tried out-of-the-box w/in Linux-libre RPM kernels by the Freed-ora and deCentOS projects, but Freed-ora is Fedora-centric and deCentOS is CentOS or RHEL centric. Where are alternatives for the SuSE-centric Linux-libre kernels available overall our world?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Purism Librem Laptops Completely Disable the Intel ME!!!
This is true, but Think Penguin also doesn't market itself as selling freedom-respecting hardware. It just markets itself as selling hardware that works with libre GNU/Linux distros out-of-the-box. Only products which have been RYF-certified are labeled as freedom-friendly.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Purism Librem Laptops Completely Disable the Intel ME!!!
I don't even like the fact that they're calling this "disabling" the ME. That term suggests that it's not being run, when it absolutely is; it's just being run less.
[Trisquel-users] Re : How do I stop distro-hopping?
When it comes to endorsing a distribution, I do not think it matters much where the inspiration for the criteria comes from. Debian provides "contrib" and "nonfree" (hosted on the project's servers). Fedora has, by default, a kernel with proprietary firmware. If you wish, you can deem a problem worse than the other, hence the related distro "more free". Personally I would say Debian's problem, although real ( https://www.gnu.org/distros/optionally-free-not-enough.html ), is less grave than shipping proprietary firmware by default.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Purism Librem Laptops Completely Disable the Intel ME!!!
This is an excellent post, but ThinkPenguin does not go as far out of its way to caution customers as Technoethical does. A relevant point of comparison would be Technoethical's up-front and proactive discussion of the limitations of its smartphones, including from a freedom perspective, while ThinkPenguin does not mention that its PCs use the default manufacturer-supplied BIOS.
[Trisquel-users] It's over, Bill Gates switches to Android :D
https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/26/16365424/bill-gates-android-phone-switch Next, Microsoft will be based on Linux and will be fully free.
[Trisquel-users] Re : How do I stop distro-hopping?
For urpmi distro we already have Uruk, a Trisquel derivative, not having a need anymore to liberate ROSA, Mageia, or openMandriva, right? The interface to the package manager is not the whole distribution. Finally, I need to recommend LibertyBSD removing every nonfree over openBSD, but not yet approved due to BSD licensing clauses? Both BSD licenses are free software license. I guess FSF's distro reviewing work of LibertyBSD has not been achieved yet. That is all.
[Trisquel-users] Re : Virtualbox on Libreboot w/Trisquel?
It does not matter much where the code is compiled. The point is you cannot really know what the binary does because it requires a binary compiler to be made. It may include malicious software into the binary for instance.
[Trisquel-users] Re : add-apt-repository in Trisquel 8
The author of the video supposes Trisquel's developers choose not to ship 'add-apt-repository'. He is simply wrong. It is a bug to be fixed. And I believe 'sudo apt edit-sources' work and allow to add any repository. Please do not propagate false rumors.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Purism Librem Laptops Completely Disable the Intel ME!!!
I think the page you link to is a good example of why Purism comes across as
less-than-honest. While they avoid explicitly taking credit for disabling the
ME, they phrase everything so that if you aren't paying very close attention
you'll interpret it that way.
For example, your initial post indicates that the Purism article led you to
believe that this is a new accomplishment and that Purism is responsible for
it. When ivanB1975 pointed out that this is not true, you acknowledged that
he was correct but apparently did not feel lied to by the article, perhaps
because it avoided making any explicit claims about the issue.
As far as I know Purism hasn't actually lied about anything, in which case
you are correct that they are not literal frauds. However, they use
misleading language so consistently that it is certainly intentional, and the
tactic seems to have worked here.
Compare that to the language Technoethical uses here.
"Technoethical S3 smartphones are refurbished Samsung Galaxy S3's
pre-installed with the 100% free operating system Replicant. Please note that
while the main processor is running only free software, the modem processor
is running a Samsung nonfree system."
They state exactly what they are selling, appropriately credit Replicant for
their work, and then immediately draw attention to the nonfree modem. They
then go on to disclose the other limitations of the product, with phrases
like "read-only nonfree boot rom" and "nonfree bootloader" in bold so the
reader won't miss them. When they describe research, they acknowledge who was
behind it ("In 2014, Replicant developers have found..."). It isn't until the
fourth paragraph, after they are certain that the reader has been adequately
informed, that they begin to actually try to advertise the product. In doing
so they credit Replicant for all features for which they are responsible,
rather than implying that these features are unique to Technoethical's
products. After that, they let the specifications speak for themselves so
that the reader can decide for themselves whether the product is what they
want.
Companies like Technoethical, Minifree, and ThinkPenguin are of course
businesses that want you to buy from them, but they consistently prioritize
accurately informing potential customers. Purism does the opposite. they
prioritize creating as positive an image of themselves and their products as
possible, and only disclose information to the contrary when they absolutely
have to, and in as little detail as possible.
Re: [Trisquel-users] How do I stop distro-hopping?
I installed it on trisquel 8. So far so good :)
[Trisquel-users] Re : Trisquel 8... where are you?
It is 'add-apt-repository' and not 'add-apt-repo'.
Re: [Trisquel-users] How do I stop distro-hopping?
I don't know but I wanted just to make an example on how we could give an hand somehow. Compiling a kernel is not a big deal. Not so much as digging in the C code. I want to try linux libre as well. Thanks for the link
[Trisquel-users] Re : Virtualbox on Libreboot w/Trisquel?
Vita_Cell gave the link above : The compliling is not done on your computer, but the Virtualbox BIOS (software) is built with that compiler which is considered non-free due to compliance issue.
Re: [Trisquel-users] How do I stop distro-hopping?
correct me if I'm wrong, but I think you can use jxselfs repo to get a newer kernel on Trisquel? https://jxself.org/linux-libre/
Re: [Trisquel-users] Purism Librem Laptops Completely Disable the Intel ME!!!
yep, I think the same. They are really doing some work
Re: [Trisquel-users] Purism Librem Laptops Completely Disable the Intel ME!!!
I never said that Purism did this work all by themselves; I merely bring it up, because it demonstrates their commitment to free software, making it harder to believe that they are some kind of fraud (which a lot of people on this forum think is the case).
Re: [Trisquel-users] Virtualbox on Libreboot w/Trisquel?
Is the compiling done on my computer or on the computer which compiled the debian virtual box software, you can download? If the software you can download is gpl 2 licensed, then how can there be non libre software in it?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Purism Librem Laptops Completely Disable the Intel ME!!!
Not totally correct. You are speaking about the intel Boot guard that is not enabled on all laptop. If it is enabled me_cleaner doesn't work. Check here please: https://github.com/corna/me_cleaner/wiki/Intel-Boot-Guard So if you are able to use the me_cleaner script means that there is no intel Boot guard. Regarding the phrase: "The intel cpus will only work, if the software is signed by an encryption key only intel has. That is why you cannot select what cpu software to install." I really don't get it...
Re: [Trisquel-users] Purism Librem Laptops Completely Disable the Intel ME!!!
The only credit I would give to Purism company is the fact that they are investing on this topic. They ported their hardware to coreboot. This requires some work as I am finding out. Not so easy as disabling intel ME.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Purism Librem Laptops Completely Disable the Intel ME!!!
People on libreboot's irc says differently. Libre software requires you have all the source code. You do not. The intel cpus will only work, if the software is signed by an encryption key only intel has. That is why you cannot select what cpu software to install.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Purism Librem Laptops Completely Disable the Intel ME!!!
Mhmm This is already done by many here check here please: https://github.com/corna/me_cleaner/issues/3 All these people did already this. The developer that achieved this is Nicola Corna. Credit to him. I also disabled intel ME. If you check here: https://puri.sm/posts/deep-dive-into-intel-me-disablement/ They use the script of Corna.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Purism Librem Laptops Completely Disable the Intel ME!!!
Here a very good guide on how to do this: https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Sakaki%27s_EFI_Install_Guide/Disabling_the_Intel_Management_Engine
[Trisquel-users] Purism Librem Laptops Completely Disable the Intel ME!!!
https://puri.sm/posts/purism-librem-laptops-completely-disable-intel-management-engine/ This is a huge step for software freedom!
Re: [Trisquel-users] How do I stop distro-hopping?
There is the link to the issues. you could start from there. An example even if related to trisquel 7: https://trisquel.info/en/issues/22926 some users complain about old kernel. Someone could compile and package a new kernel and create a ppa repo. Ps I am not a developer from trisquel and the example is just an hypothesis on how I would look for something to do if I would have time.
Re: [Trisquel-users] add-apt-repository in Trisquel 8
Trisquel 8 - Free Software Distro Overview (by GnuLinux Geek) URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jtc42F5H01I
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel 8... where are you?
OMG. If thaat copy of MINIX were GPLv3... Eeee! \^o^/
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel 8... where are you?
I can't add the repo for the emoji picker. add-apt-repo not found. (If Trisquel 8 could have an emoji input method by default, that would be great.)
Re: [Trisquel-users] How do I stop distro-hopping?
> Substitute Fedora's kernel with Linux-libre and you have a GNU/Linux > distribution that is as free as Debian GNU/Linux Is it not *more* free, since the GNU FSDG comes from Fedora, whereas Debian's guidelines and free software definition are more lax?
Re: [Trisquel-users] How do I stop distro-hopping?
I wish I could just help Trisquel, but Trisquel doesn't communicate much, and IDK what's happening in the code because there's no documentation of what's happening and hwat needs to be done.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Anti-virus software?
cheers dawg le mange :)
Re: [Trisquel-users] Anti-virus software?
>The rather low popularity of GNU/Linux is the main reason why there are not many viruses/troyans/worms targeting it. I disagree on this point. Gnu/Linux's popularity is everything but low and there is certainly great incentive to write malware for it, there are hundreds of thousands of servers cracking which would be extremely profitable But you have nailed it completely when you say >Then, there is the fact that GNU/Linux users usually not run as root, so the vulnerability must allow privileges escalation to be actually dangerous. Logic has it there are no viruses in the wild because of the great variety of distributions and packages versions and especially because as you point out writing a proper malware for GNU is no easy game. dat my 2.15 cent..
[Trisquel-users] Re : Need help installing PIA VPN...
David888 no need to apologize ;-) you're welcomed to ask ! You're running Trisquel 7 Gnome Flashback ? (i'm not familiar with Gnome) but the sugestions here might help https://askubuntu.com/questions/515658/in-14-04-gnome-classic-how-to-add-icons-to-panel ALT-right click on the top panel (taskbar), you can drag and drop the desired apps from Application to the top panel Make sure to disable WebRTC in Abrowser as sugested here in 'about:config Tweaks' https://trisquel.info/en/wiki/tweak-your-browser-enhance-security-and-privacy or install Privacy Settings addon this will do it for you & more , https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/privacy-settings/?src=search You can check your VPN IP and if your browser leaks DNS with https://www.dnsleaktest.com/ IP, Headers.. https://wtfismyip.com/ or in a terminal route
Re: [Trisquel-users] How do I stop distro-hopping?
SuSE TW (in contrary to SLE from the same SuSE company) also clearly isolates nonfree repo as well as Debian, does appending Freedora also full liberate SuSE TW (with disabling every nonfree repo) like Fedora? For urpmi distro we already have Uruk, a Trisquel derivative, not having a need anymore to liberate ROSA, Mageia, or openMandriva, right? Finally, I need to recommend LibertyBSD removing every nonfree over openBSD, but not yet approved due to BSD licensing clauses?
[Trisquel-users] Re : Trisquel 8... where are you?
Is the ThreadX OS hidden behind Intel ME also hidden behind your BIOS since mid 2006 in EVERY Intel-based hw systems? Starting with ME 11: MINIX was chosen as the basis for the operating system (previously, ThreadX RTOS had been used). Now ME firmware includes a full-fledged operating system with processes, threads, memory manager, hardware bus driver, file system, and many other components. http://blog.ptsecurity.com/2017/08/disabling-intel-me.html MINIX. Tanenbaum's OS, under a pushover license. A perfect example of the relevance of copyleft...
Re: [Trisquel-users] Anti-virus software?
Linux-libre (mostly in PC) is very seldom to be affected and Linux embedded system (most of most nonfree Linux) is most likely in high risk, finally nonfree Linux in PC varies, rolling ones are less often, Debian is most secure overall LTS ones (esp disabling EVERY nonfree and contrib pools), Fedora needs to be most vulnerable which its releases are by every 0.5 years. But of course our sense of cyber security is also an aspect against the Unix-like-targeted malware.
[Trisquel-users] Re : How do I stop distro-hopping?
Arch also has no policy about not distributing nonfree software through their normal channels. Fedora does have a clear policy about what can be included in the distribution, and it seems to be followed carefully. https://www.gnu.org/distros/common-distros.html That makes a difference. Substitute Fedora's kernel with Linux-libre and you have a GNU/Linux distribution that is as free as Debian GNU/Linux (without enabling the "contrib" and "nonfree" sections of the package repository). On the contrary, with Arch, you may end up installing proprietary software from the default repository. About third-party package repositories, the distributions are not responsible for them! Adding to Trisquel's repositories a PPA with proprietary software is easy. Of course, the Trisquel project does not recommend to add such repositories (distributions doing so should be criticized for that). See https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-system-distribution-guidelines.html
Re: [Trisquel-users] How do I stop distro-hopping?
You could build your own:)
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel 8... where are you?
Is the ThreadX OS hidden behind Intel ME also hidden behind your BIOS since mid 2006 in EVERY Intel-based hw systems? My Trisquel, Hyperbola, LibertyBSD live CD are boot from boot menu, where other live CD like Parabola, Uruk, Devuan, gNewSenseare and every local systems are boot thru rEFInd, rEFInd is a libre boot manager and boot menu systems are all libre, will they be still suffered against ThreadX?
[Trisquel-users] Parabola: Hardware backlight varies in different desktops
LXQt shell: Hw backlight not working, using soft backlight Deepin shell: Hw backlight working, soft backlight not needed MATE shell: NOT hw OR soft backlight working Liri shell: /home/$YOURNAME/.config/liri/platform.json unknown, shell always dying Liri is a system itself, but it is also working as a repo in a current Arch derivative, https:liri.io WARNING: Liri (both OS and desktop) is in alpha stage which expects issues. For the same LXQt and MATE in my Flidas system the hardware backlight in BOTH desktop shells is working.
Re: [Trisquel-users] How do I stop distro-hopping?
Arch also has no stock nonfree repo, but allowing external repo to contain nonfree apps like AUR, and mis-tolerating nonfree drivers and firmware, so nonfree Linux kernels. Fedora honestly has no stock nonfree repo, but allowing external repo to contain nonfree apps like RPMfusion, and mis-tolerating nonfree drivers and firmware, so nonfree Linux kernels. Commenting here means Trisquel wont die upto now, here is also a forums for any GNU systems like Parabola, Uruk, gNewSense, LibertyBSD, Hyperbola. Not yet to try GuixSD which they are yet early beta, but you can use the Guix package manager sources to port for Parabola and Trisquel.
