Re: [Trisquel-users] When will Trisquel 9.0 release?
Ah... okay. So should it be considered a beta? or an alpha?
Re: [Trisquel-users] When will Trisquel 9.0 release?
If I had to guess, given that I don't use trisquel anymore, it probably has a year before being stable. As for when its beta, who knows... Don't ever, ever upgrade to alpha operating systems unless you know the risks. Just a heads up.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Java as Abrowser's extension
Yep, mhm... Though I would avoid palemoon and go for Basilisk or Waterfox, unless you disable Palemoon's blocklist so you can use noscript. :/
Re: [Trisquel-users] A 'tool' to select librebootable thinkpad
Hmm... So how long do you think it will be out in, and when do you think quantum computers will become dangerous enough that x86 will be completely useless...
Re: [Trisquel-users] Java as Abrowser's extension
Regardless java is insecure anyhow and thus crappy.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Java as Abrowser's extension
Java is a huge vector for insecurity anyhow... Although if you need it bad enough, I suppose you could use Basilisk Browser and put it on that. I don't recommend it at all though. Java is after all one of the oldest most insecure vectors for malware. ;)
Re: [Trisquel-users] A 'tool' to select librebootable thinkpad
Ah, well thats okay. I just felt like asking. Besides, RISC-V hopefully will be around the corner in half a decade. ;)
Re: [Trisquel-users] A 'tool' to select librebootable thinkpad
Cool, do you have one you could sell in the future? Aka, extra? I wouldn't be able to buy till december though...
Re: [Trisquel-users] A 'tool' to select librebootable thinkpad
Is the X200s with SU9600 processor, librebootable? And does it have a significant battery life difference compared to the X200 regular, meaning it uses less? Also, does it have a LCD screen, and finally, if you had 4gbs of ram on it, would it be able to use 128mb of it, for a virtual machine of archlinux or parabola or hyperbola? Obviously, without crashing the comp though. ;) Does it have an lcd screen and last I guess, do you have a spare if the answer to these is yes? :) The x200 regarding ghz, can handle virtualizing 128mb oses easily. In fact it can even handle distributing 2gbs of ram. So what I am wondering is would that X200s model I mentioned worked almost as well? Like a 50% reduction in processor speed/how much it can handle? I am thinking of these questions so I know if SL9600 is the better processor for X200s or if I would rather have SU9600.
Re: [Trisquel-users] A 'tool' to select librebootable thinkpad
Didn't even know there were X200s laptops with SU9600 processors in cicrulation. :)
Re: [Trisquel-users] Recovering old USB drive previously used with MacBook
It may be possible to zero it. That would be the solution I would hope.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Compiz on Thinkpad T400 hardware
If battery life is more important, try Draco Desktop. In my experience its lighter than XFCE. Also LXQT I wonder if it is lighter than LXDE-GTK3 from AUR. hmm... but yeah, I will link it for you if you are interested. https://github.com/rodlie/draco
Re: [Trisquel-users] An Open Source License That Requires Users to Do No Harm
Yeah... there's a problem I have with this idea... It's called free will. That is something proprietors think they can control if they are sneaky enough and clever enough. So I guess to summarize, such a thought process doesn't exist within someone who has an actual conscience.
Re: [Trisquel-users] The Free Software Force is calling for support
Yeah... I am going to say something... I really think that the beating on Stallman is getting really crazy, it already was to begin with, but this is just getting nasty. No one is perfect... and I don't think people understand where this is going... Not that I support everything he does, but kicking him out of both FSF and GNU is just downright crazy.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel Unstable?
IF I am correct, you have to upgrade it the same way as you do on debian or devuan. Change the repos from Flidas to Etiona. But before you do this, verify from Jxself if I am indeed correct, and if its worth it... I don't want your comp breaking because of me. ;)
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel 8 - Graphic Card Radeon HD
Yeah I know, I just thought I should have made a suggestion beyond just warning him not to use non-free crap. Jxself did what I considered to be useful. :)
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel 8 - Graphic Card Radeon HD
My apologies floppy, if I upset you, I am just trying to warn you. But yeah, you could try what jxself said as a suggestion.
Re: [Trisquel-users] amd vga without firmware
Unless the lenovo G505s someday is librebooted, probably there isn't much that can be done regarding AMD. Although that device has weak hinges, it supposedly is being looked into being run without any psp modules. and supposedly the only obstacle to librebooting it is supposedly the atom bios. I have no use for something that intense at this time, especially given Risc-V is around the corner and I want a low voltage like cpu. but meh... Coreboot also works on that laptop btw without microcode updates. But don't buy it until Leah or someone fully adds it into the librebootable category. :/
Re: [Trisquel-users] Adobe Flash
That is most likely due to it being proprietary though. Flash being proprietary makes it insecure I am sure. That being said, I think the adobe people should at least not have the gall to keep it proprietary for life.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel 8 - Graphic Card Radeon HD
I would remove that firmware quickly... (firmware-amd-graphics_20161130-5~deb8u1_all.deb) (firmware-misc-nonfree_20161130-5~deb8u1_all.deb) (firmware-linux-nonfree_20161130-5~deb8u1_all.deb) these are a security risk and a privacy risk. That aside, non-free software isn't going to fix this issue for you. What are you using to view photos/images anyways?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Nobody lasts forever
I would agree, but we do need someone to fill at least some of the void if not better. Someone who has much trustworthiness as Jxself or better if possible.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Nobody lasts forever
This! I had thought about saying maybe six hours. And yes, its not only not a bad idea, he does seem to know quite a bit about how to handle the situation of free software. That being said, I only said nothing for so long, because Stallman's situation deserved I thought some time before we thought about replacement... But yeah, Jxself seems to be the only one here I would say has maybe almost as much authenticity as. He does after all check the distros that are free software friendly. I say go for it.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Richard Stallman Does Not and Cannot Speak for the Free Software Movement
Well i kind of doubt Stallman doesn't speak for the free software movement. I just think he isn't the only person to speak for it. That's all... But yeah, T3g don't get me wrong, I have no idea why, but I missed your foolishness. Just like I missed Jodiendo. meh, if this is trolling, well played friend. :o
Re: [Trisquel-users] Nobody lasts forever
Hey, I wondered, where you have been t3g. I didn't expect you appear at this time. But yeah, careful with your links, it could be used to potential destroy the fsf. and that would be dangerous to freedom as a whole.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Kodi uPnP/DLNA
Well Trisquel is a LTS distro. That is the most likely reason you are looking for I am sure. :O
Re: [Trisquel-users] Recommended Music players?
Audacious probably did some reverse engineering to make .ape files work. In my personal opinion though, I use mpv, ever since Supertramp said how bloat VLC was, I looked at other options and I finally decided on mpv. :) It works well with website urls too. ;) I bet it could run .ape files too.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Libreboot X200 and X200 Tablet prices on minifree.org reduced
How long is docking station deal going/reduced prices?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Azure and WSL version of Trisquel
That was my point. :)
Re: [Trisquel-users] Azure and WSL version of Trisquel
That really wasn't what I meant... I meant Stallman wouldn't want to give legitimacy to Windows or Azure. Although, you may have a point regardless, maybe this would be a good idea... hmm... Would microsoft block people from using Trisquel in Azure though? hmm... Maybe, although Microsoft could be confident that won't happen regardless of Trisquel being on Azure. I really have no idea. Well, I Guess I might be wrong.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Azure and WSL version of Trisquel
Even then, I don't think Stallman or the trisquel developers would want that. If Microsoft became fully free software and had no propreitary components which is a very crazy stretch of the imagination... Then yes, Trisquel developers would be willing I bet. Again, that's a 0.001 chance of ever happening. perhaps even a complete 0%. The only way that would happen is if one person bought up all the shares and decided to do the unthinkable. But yeah, that's extremely near impossible if not completely impossible.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Virtual machine to use Brave, Epic & Tor browsers
"Okay, I read the links. This trademark restrictions don't seem like a freedom issue to me. You are still free to modify the software and to redistribute your modified version, as long as you don't call it "Rust." Firefox has similar trademark terms. That's why modified versions of Firefox have to use different names like "Abrowser" and "Iceweasel-UXP". Note that according to your third link Rust's trademark policy is based on Python's, and if you follow the link given[1] you'll see that Python has similar trademark restrictions." Hmm? Python has similiar restrictions? Can I see the link? Ps, I thought the same about Rust initally, but I was informed otherwise. Maybe Icecat and Abrowser and Tor Browser are just non-free in the free culture sense? I wish it were more clear to me, but its clear as mud right now to me. ;)
Re: [Trisquel-users] Virtual machine to use Brave, Epic & Tor browsers
Ads wouldn't be a problem for me except for one thing, I kind don't trust them given so many companies do this thing called malvertising where they track you with them. That is uncalled for, and a security risk. So yeah, I block all of them. That being said, Epic is a trash web browser according to their terms of service, etc... and its based on friggin chromium. ;p Brave is not enough, I try to use iceweasel-uxp + privoxy + tor. Its an interesting combo to say the least. And yes it does work, jondofox doesn't completely detect me much when doing this. Even more than Tor Browser. :) Icecat and Abrowser may benefit from this combo too, not sure though... I have heard they have a lot of vulnerabilities due to webextensions. and some devs say Icecat is non-free due to that. I don't completely understand that part of it being non-free... probably has to do with electron or Rust. meh... https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/53287 https://www.rust-lang.org/en-US/legal.html https://www.rust-lang.org/policies/media-guide On the bottom of the last link scroll down to, this okay: *Uses that require explicit approval* this part especially: "Distributing a modified version of the Rust programming language or the Cargo package manager and calling it Rust or Cargo requires explicit, written permission from the Rust core team. We will usually allow these uses as long as the modifications are (1) relatively small and (2) very clearly communicated to end-users." Nonetheless, I need it less than I used to. :) PS, before you flame me, understand, that there is a controversy surrounding rust, and also at least read all the links I mentioned, etc... so you at least have an informed view. Then by all means say what you want. -_- this I think is relevant to this part of the forum because Trisquel uses a web browser with rust code in it.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Computer will not shut down
Late reply, but I have an x200, I use Hyperbola and i have this problem when I try to shutdown from the screen where you are logged out. ;/
Re: [Trisquel-users] How to get a Libre distro from Devuan
This seems to be in the wrong place... I think this should be in general free software talk. :) I am confused otherwise though.
Re: [Trisquel-users] URGENT!!!
It isn't spam, its trolling at worst, at best he serious. Either way, its not exactly supposed to be in this part of the forum. ;)
Re: [Trisquel-users] URGENT!!!
I see, well I disagree, Enoch, Elijah both were supposedly raptured in the bible. Just saying...
Re: [Trisquel-users] URGENT!!!
Don't get me wrong, I do believe there will be a rapture, but your timing was so random, that I laughed. I mean was it really that urgent you needed to put it in the wrong part of the forum? Or in all caps, Still, quality trolling if I ever saw it. Oh Jodiendo, you are getting soft in that area. I miss you being absolutely absurd. Meh... but yeah send this to the troll lounge, no offense, but I don't think it belongs here.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Questions About Keepassxc, VeraCrypt, ZuluCrypt and Some Others
Truecrypt, was only ever useful for proprietary operating systems. If I remember correctly, but in all honesty, dmcrypt and luks should be sufficient for now. :) The best way to encrypt files, is with GPA + a gnu privacy guard ECC key. Of course you can't lose that key obviously... :) But yeah I think that is the most secure way. But also, you need to have the key be two things, using best practice algorithms, and a curve25519 rather than RSA4096 or anything else. ;)
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel 7 and Trisquel 8 Question
Ah okay! my bad.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel 7 and Trisquel 8 Question
Trisquel 7 died in 2018. My... how time flies! ;0
Re: [Trisquel-users] Computer will not shut down
I have had that problem before too. So yeah...
Re: [Trisquel-users] Atheros 9271 chipset "libre" but "non-free" in Debian - why ?
I wonder if they will accept that though. Do you have any experience doing that as to what Debian's response would be?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Atheros 9271 chipset "libre" but "non-free" in Debian - why ?
I have a few reasons I dislike Debian, firefox comes with pocket enabled for one thing, for another, I prefer OpenRC over SystemD, but also, this was a reason I could never use it on my netbook a while back. That being said, I think you just gave me an even bigger reason to dislike it. Although most distros including Fedora, are decidedly worse. I forgot that firmware was made free in 2013. This is kind of well... sad and absurd for a free as in freedom distro. :(
Re: [Trisquel-users] Hardware Recommendations
Sounds about right... Unless someday libreboot works on the lenovo g505s and yes its possible because it uses a richland amd processor. Those have no PSP or Intel Me equivalent in them. But, there are things that need to be purged before they can be librebooted. Which I am sure libreboot and others are working on. But now is not the time for that. As for other options, MNT Reform isn't an option till a libre processor option is made available and eoma68... well... not yet either. xD And both of those last two options will be too slow anyhow for most people. ;( At least for now! anyways...
Re: [Trisquel-users] Kernel 4.4.0-143 in 2019?
Yeah... I would move it into the regular one for free. Just a thought. :)
Re: [Trisquel-users] Things we already knew but the rest of the world is still learning now
Ah, my bad. thanks for the correction. :) I need to read more carefully next time. Yep, he is a wise man.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Things we already knew but the rest of the world is still learning now
I would say they should have to pay 100$ per note merely because they shouldn't be ending their service without allowing people to keep what they have bought. SMH.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Kernel 4.4.0-143 in 2019?
You may want to state what ETS kernels are good for more clearly. Some people may want them if you make it more clear.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Things we already knew but the rest of the world is still learning now
Yep, although should we be surprised? Stallman has been right about many things. The only things I currently disagree with him on are mostly things that have nothing to do with software/hardware. With few exceptions, BSD for example isn't bad, its just harder and needs to be pruned of the blobs. I learned what BSD thinks is a blob is due to a confusion of what blob means to BSD and GNU is different. That being said, I am getting a bit off topic here. Though I still think we need more libre BSD forks. :)
Re: [Trisquel-users] Considering change to Arch
I have never even heard of that happening in a very long time... Your hardware, must be fairly new and/or arch had some stupid update that screwed things up. Dunno which, or both... but yeah. I thought those errors never happened anymore since the early 2000s. ;)
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel 9 Ready For Development And Testing
Yes, Tor Browser is *ALWAYS* releasing a new version every week it seems like... sometimes even more frequently... although rarely it is less.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Considering change to Arch
Parabola is good too, personally, anything is better than a ubuntu non-free derivative. I don't recommend using any non-free software directly. I wonder if he plans to try this, of course I also wonder how new is hardware is. ;)
Re: [Trisquel-users] Considering change to Arch
I almost never see you post on the forums, its an interesting site. I wonder what Trisquel 9 will look like on arm. ;o Will arm64 bit be supported? just wondering. Hope all is well for ya.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel on Arm? Pinebook Pro running Trisquel? Trisquel Touch?
What about MNT Reform?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel on Arm? Pinebook Pro running Trisquel? Trisquel Touch?
I hope someone will make better usb wifi adapters some day. I wonder if Luke would be willing to make some if he knew the others were junk...
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel on Arm? Pinebook Pro running Trisquel? Trisquel Touch?
MNT Reform Laptop/Eoma68 Laptop are the only good options if they ever get released that is... ;) I am hopeful they will in the future, but I am not sure you will get any noticeable security boost in arm vs intel for this reason: https://www.tomshardware.com/news/quantum-computers-encryption-decades-researchers,38819.html https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/featured/will-quantum-computers-threaten-modern-cryptography/ https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/mit-five-atom-quantum-rsa/ Just a taste of what is to come...
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel 9 Ready For Development And Testing
My X230 with coreboot and intel me cleaner on it, currently has trisquel 8 on it with your linux-libre-lts mostly because, linux-libre-lts is more stable/new and also odd errors appeared when I tried to install *mostly* full disk encryption without /boot not encrypted. So yeah... but long story short, if you use a devuan/debian based distro, use jxself's linux-libre repo. Linux-libre-lts better imo though then linux-libre. And linux-libre-ets is probably over the top for most. ;o
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel 9 Ready For Development And Testing
I recommend anything that uses mpv as its base. :) Including, baka-mplayer. If you need a gui that is... Besides, mpv works with url's pretty well. :)
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel 9 Ready For Development And Testing
This. I use soundconverter for any media I want put in ogg format for my rockbox. device.
Re: [Trisquel-users] CC Search , the search engine for free images, is "out of beta"
ah... okay, I am forgetful... I wonder which month it came out in though still. But yeah I am probably just forgetful.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Problem in Firefox disables all add-ons - Abrowser and IceCat could be affected too
When I compared pulseaudio to systemd, I was not comparing what they do to each other, I was comparing the amount of issues each have in comparison to their counterparts aka, alternatives. PS, yeah perhaps I do need to re-evaluate webextensions and pulseaudio. Systemd on the other hand, I just don't see myself doing that. As for this: "The post-truth politics apparently works very well on social media. Like-minded people turn into hooligans that way. Facts are not checked there: apparently, nobody enters the anti-Trump group or anti-Hillary group or anti-Mozilla group or anti-systemd group or ... to check whether the news confirming his/her bias are fake. Anything bad is "because of the enemy", even if "the enemy" does not relate to the problem in any way: the truth does not matter." Yeah, I don't see that is being true for me with regard to mister Trump or Hillary, quite frankly, I disliked both of them and didn't trust either. I voted for Hillary, only because I thought trump would be ten thousand times worse. Keep in mind when you showed me evidence about pulseaudio vs alsa, I did admit that pulseaudio wasn't as bad as I thought. Actually, it would probably be better if all distros switched to sndio for their sound system, at least by default anyways. Though everyone should have their own choice aka, not required, but can be replaced. OpenBSD may be full of elites, but they know security and make all code open source by default and by that I mean, both proprietary and free software uses are allowed. Which isn't as good to me, but meh...
Re: [Trisquel-users] CC Search , the search engine for free images, is "out of beta"
I thought all releases were supported for 5 years. Did this change recently?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Problem in Firefox disables all add-ons - Abrowser and IceCat could be affected too
Yeah, the way you started that reply doesn't really garner respect from me. Maybe webextensions isn't as I think, maybe systemd isn't as bad as I think... Although its also possible the reverse too, either way though... tell me, have you ever looked up librefox before? If you ever stop using a free software distro for any reason which I doubt or one that isn't free by default, again I doubt this, it also has webextensions but its meant to be more private by default. PS: I will give you one thing if it means anything, pulseaudio is nowhere near as bad as systemd. Matter of fact, alsa and pulse are probably not much different in the amount of flaws. That being said as well, this has done none of us any good. zzz...
Re: [Trisquel-users] Will Linux-libre 5.1 have support for ALC5651 audio chip?
You may need to do some research but usually audio chips are supported by free software distros at least in my experience. Usually, wifi, graphics, 3d video acceleration, etc... are the issues.
Re: [Trisquel-users] CC Search , the search engine for free images, is "out of beta"
Midori is being updated again... epiphany and dillo idk about... and abrowser/icecat should work.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Inappropriate presence of entertainment system emulators in Trisquel repository
To be honest, emulators are fine imo as long as they cannot escape the sandbox at least from a security point of view. But freedom wise I understand people disagree, but its better then them using non-free software to do the emulation which is entirely possible... God forbid they switch back to malwaresoft winbugs or crapple or even crapbooks.. So yeah, that's my point of view, take it for what it is worth. ps, application layers like wine are in the same boat as far as i am concerned... except never ever, run it in root. ;/ That is a dangerous death sentence to your computer. ;p
Re: [Trisquel-users] How do I connect to Private Internet Access?
Ah okay I hadn't realized that.
Re: [Trisquel-users] wifi driver
His only chance is probably... if he can clean the intel me, which he shouldn't do without special knowledge of how to modify a bios via external flashing. Of course... that is very dangerous, so I don't recommend it. That being said, he may have to learn what I learned back around 7 years ago, which is, that hardware by big names doesn't support total software freedom without modifications usually... I hope this isn't the case and I hope he doesn't give up on GNU/Linux though. I myself admittedly am guilty of using some proprietary software, such as dos games and wine-staging games. But yeah, never play games from software the way their creators originally intended them to be played. That is a security issue, privacy issue and makes the developers out there way too happy.
Re: [Trisquel-users] How do I connect to Private Internet Access?
To be honest, I think any free software license would be an improvement for a VPN service. As long as it is at the standard of MIT or higher. aka permissive is a good start. But, obviously copyleft is better. :)
Re: [Trisquel-users] VirtualBox, Eclipse Java
"One problem with VirtualBox is that only a proprietary compiler, Open Watcom, can compile the code of its BIOS" One word: Frightening!
Re: [Trisquel-users] X220 vs T450
Well, I didn't realize it was that bad. But yeah, T450 is not the best option anyways. Lenovo *might* be able to undo the intel me cleaner because of it being such a new processor. Long story short, T400s is the best current option, until g505s is made available under libreboot. Although that device is an ideapad and still hasn't been librebooted yet. But! it can be run without blobs supposedly. Though it sure isn't as durable as T400s. So long story short, X220 or X230 with coreboot + me cleaned are your next best option, or go straight for libreboot T400s if you want real freedom.
Re: [Trisquel-users] X220 vs T450
The 400s, or you could use zerocat.org/shop and send your x220 and have it corebooted and me cleaned. but, I don't know the specfics, so you would have to discuss it with the owner. If it can be me cleaned, you can replace the wifi card. Aka the x220, I myself have an x230 to replace the thinkpenguin laptop that way I can take my thinkpenguin laptop elsewhere... Aka, the whole thing has intel me 100% enabled... I wish it didn't though... ;/ Your best option though if you want full freedom though is the T400s, next best is the x220. Third best is the x230. and like Nadebula said, stay far away from that T450 device. Oddly enough, I think t450 can be corebooted and have the intel me cleaned, but unless your extremely experienced in corebooting a laptop with external flashing, I wouldn't recommend either... and I don't know if you can have both done at the same time. So yeah, "Your best option though if you want full freedom though is the T400s... next best is the x220. Third best is the x230." T400s is librebootable anyhow I think if you have a clue what your doing.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Is there an amd gpu (deblobbed) which I can use?
So that is the simplest guide you say? Okay thanks for telling me!
Re: [Trisquel-users] Is there an amd gpu (deblobbed) which I can use?
I saw, odd isn't it. :)
Re: [Trisquel-users] Is there an amd gpu (deblobbed) which I can use?
Okay, where can i find that usb programmer? And what supplies do I need to have it work/is there a guide to flash coreboot/libreboot with it? As for broadcom, I will ignore it now that I know its this horrible if I can get my hands on the above, the usb programmer/guide to flash. ;) IF true, zerocat's product is meaningless though. ;/
Re: [Trisquel-users] Is there an amd gpu (deblobbed) which I can use?
"It is really strange to hear - that you, while really caring about free software, would like to flash your BIOS using Pi. These Pi single board computers have one of the worst software freedom status according to Free Software Foundation - blobbed, and have a horrible Broadcom as its' CPU. As you know, Broadcom is one of the worst companies regarding their relation to opensource! And I would not be surprised if there are any backdoors inside, and maybe some spies are deliberately promoting a BIOS flashing with Pi on purpose - if through these blobs it could be possible to remote control and e.g. for some specifically targeted people trick their Pi into flashing a wrong BIOS image. There are so many Pi BIOS flashing instructions in the internet, it is suspicious - but if you are not afraid you could use them... :P" Yeah, I mentioned the raspberry pi, because I know someone who has one. :0 I don't own one. But I have access to one, I guess you could say. ;p I don't currently have anything that can do it otherwise. Although if you know an easier way to flash stuff, I may consider buying something libre in the future for this purpose. ;) Although, I have heard that SPECIFIC raspberry pi devices can be librebooted. So there is that too. PS, I have used raspberry pi to fix my x200 via the libreboot guide. They don't recommend using non-free software though for such a purpose obviously... I didn't know broadcom was that bad, thanks for telling me. :)
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel continuously crashing, the state of the FOSS community
I agree 1% bundling/forcing an os onto a computer should be illegal. Though I also think hardware should be libre by default, not just software, and as for why I say by default, give the user the choice... if you don't, and people get upset, we will be back to square one, etc, etc... And yes, its not what stallman wants, but hardware should AT the bare minimum be OPTIONALLY free. If people do that, the rest is extremely simple by comparison. Alas, that's not how it works currently... Risc-V hopefully will be optionally free hardware. Risc-V, the mozilla of hardware. ;)
Re: [Trisquel-users] I'm finally completely free.
I find all fast food disgusting too. That being said, I unfourtunately have a gmail account... I had certain reasons I needed it. but yeah, its best to avoid it when possible. and yes I have a phone... sadly I need it for certain things. But I do not recommend anyone doing this unless they know the consequences/are willing to accept all the issues related to using a spyphone. Ps, your idea of disgusting is mine as well, only I take it a step further and try to avoid non organic when possible and artifical foods for sure.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Is there an amd gpu (deblobbed) which I can use?
Are there any durable thinkpads with any of the richland amd cpus that you think could be used as blob-free as the G505s? I found this: https://freundschafter.com/cybersecurity-cpu-and-system-alternatives-without-intel-me-iamt-and-amd-psp-secure-technology/ and wondered, if any thinkpads could be liberated that have any of those four quad core amd processors: AMD A8-5550M AMD A8-5557M AMD A10-5750M AMD A10-5757M :0 Anywho though, appreciate your response. Do you have documenation on how to flash with a raspberry pi 2 or later?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Is there an amd gpu (deblobbed) which I can use?
Out of curiosity do you also plan to do the same treatment, to E545 thinkpad? It also uses a richland amd cpu. PS, do you guys plan to run a store in the future that sells those? Even if it wouldn't be fully libre. Just curious, as I am not an expert on how to do external flashing with a g505s or any device for that matter...
Re: [Trisquel-users] Is there an amd gpu (deblobbed) which I can use?
My bad, qmastery, I didn't know that the Libreboot community didn't contribute at all... Wait though, you saying it can be flashed without external flashers? That sounds badass. :) Ps, I wasn't trying to be mean when I said minifree should sell it. Although, blobbed coreboot seems unneeded for this laptop. ;/ ps, I almost always use a power strip. :)
Re: [Trisquel-users] Is there an amd gpu (deblobbed) which I can use?
Is the g505s really that bad of a laptop? I am curious, is it easy to break, durability wise? But yeah, it does have an extremely fast processor. I wonder if any other laptops have that amd processor that can be librebooted that are durable... Just a thought. ;)
Re: [Trisquel-users] Is there an amd gpu (deblobbed) which I can use?
I spoke too soon, about this, but THERE might actually be an amd gpu you can use soon that is deblobbed... Such as THIS: https://notabug.org/qmastery/libreboot/src/master/docs/candidates.md The g505s lenovo apparently can run blobless and is a target for libreboot. However, I don't know how durable that device is/when it will be librebooted. Wish I knew both answers... heh... When it does get liberated I hope it will be sold on minifree.org, etc...
Re: [Trisquel-users] I have set up an account on Liberapay:
Ah good to know. :)
Re: [Trisquel-users] Icecat seems very outdated, what browser *should* one be using?
Doesn't midori suck anyways due to being extremely outdated and abandoned?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Debian census
I truthfully agree, but evidence I found here may or not be relevant: https://suckless.org/sucks/systemd/ But regardless, I understand people can be set in their ways. It was around when I discovered devuan and used it listened to their arguments, and found systemd to be questionable... When I heard about the fedora and ubuntu systemd forks failing I thought systemd wasn't an issue. But somehow the devuan fork still is being worked on, etc... Long story short, people need to hear both sides of the argument. if anyone has a counter argument for that link, feel free to show it to me. I believe one of the arguments for systemd is that it makes developers have an easier job, I would like to see though a detailed list on one web page to compare to see what it looks like. like the link above, only with systemd... Anyways I am getting off topic, this is probably not the place to discuss this. I do agree with you pyraman, but maybe we should discuss this on a different forum to minmize the flaming on the irritation both sides have for each other. Some people on this forum respectfully love systemd after all. Not sure why, but it is what it is.
Re: [Trisquel-users] I have set up an account on Liberapay:
Last time I used 1.0 it seemed a bit buggy, on my x200. is 2.0 way better? just wondering.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel continuously crashing, the state of the FOSS community
Dunno myself, but you probably know more about hardware than me so yeah.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel continuously crashing, the state of the FOSS community
As much as I dislike systemd and its questionable ways, I somehow doubt it would work incorrectly like the way you mentioned. All you have to do to know that I dislike systemd is do a search in my history on here. That aside, I use trisquel 8 on my kororapenguin and it works fine even with systemd. So to be honest, I think you have a much larger problem. Maybe the ram or maybe it was installed incorrectly? Or maybe try a different operating system... Or, I hate to say this, but it could be tehnoetic maybe some screwup. PS, I have used devuan, debian, fedora, trisquel, both on that kororapenguin and all worked fine. This puzzles me somewhat. I wish you the best on finding the problem but yeah, I have no answer beyond what I said/was said. I have an x200 myself and it works good for most things, except gaming of course! ;)
Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel continuously crashing, the state of the FOSS community
systemd stuff aside, what do you think his problem is via the log he attached? just curious.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Problems modifying grub
Okay, just to tell you, I haven't done this in a very long time. Also, I would need to look ahead of time to find a time to do it anyways. But yeah, it is totally doable. Although, the modify the grub part I will remember how to do. :)
Re: [Trisquel-users] ThinkPad W510 Wifi - Whitelist, Replacement Cards..
Well, even if you can't switch machines, you could use a different one for your personal use. But yeah, trisquel isn't bad, but I myself prefer Hyperbola. Although it is not user friendly at all yet... and requires two computers to install. So yeah, Trisquel is your best bet. ;) and also, yes hardware manufacturers have a lot of apathy. And last but not least, the wifi usb, enjoy!
Re: [Trisquel-users] I need CWirc packaged
Hexchat is what I use too! Agree wholeheartedly that xchat is not to be used. I wondered why it was in trisquel 7, when it was said to have freedom issues. I forget where I read they had freedom issues... https://libreplanet.org/wiki/List_of_software_that_does_not_respect_the_Free_System_Distribution_Guidelines#XChat Ah yes... look at the Xchat on here. I don't know if it still has those issues, but like you said its inferior.
Re: [Trisquel-users] ThinkPad W510 Wifi - Whitelist, Replacement Cards..
Oh, I didn't know you double posted... Well in that case, refer this thread's answer: https://trisquel.info/en/forum/thinkpad-w510-wifi-whitelist-replacement-cards-0 unless you waiting for other replies.
Re: [Trisquel-users] ThinkPad W510 Wifi - Whitelist, Replacement Cards..
Here is one idea: https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/penguin-wireless-n-usb-adapter-gnu-linux-tpe-n150usb If you cannot use a form of coreboot/me cleaner then you should probably either A: do the above, or B: get a new laptop. The X230 is the most recent coreboot laptop that I know you can strip down the intel me 95% including the network stack. But for that, you would be better off buying from here: http://zerocat.org/shop-en.html IF not, and this is a better option, in fact I am typing from this: A libreboot device. Such as the x200, T400, X60 64 bit, (which can be done via software if you extremely careful!) I use an x200, for a more complete list of libreboot devices,: https://libreboot.org/docs/install/ But yeah, for now I recommend the usb adapter I mentioned
Re: [Trisquel-users] Rekonq ignores my request to set the default search engine
It is an old browser though isn't it?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Problems modifying grub
its not too hard, unless your using full disk encryption with a non debian based system. :) Like Hyperbola/Parabola. I could help you probably walk you through it once if you wanted. Want me to pm you my email?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Is there an amd gpu (deblobbed) which I can use?
Two options seem to exist, Coreboot + me cleaner... or libreboot. At least as x86 goes... Otherwise its Risc-V future or ARM within reason of course... OR powerpc if you have a lot of money. Those are your options for newer technology I believe. Although some of them probably won't be enough if you want to do gaming. :/ But yeah, avoid AMD like the plague, and intel gen4 and beyond unless intel me is completely neutered and wifi card is free software friendly. Even intel gen3 is somewhat questionable though. Zerocat.org sells some coreboot laptops with gen3, but make sure the intel me is disabled as much as possible. :) X230 is the only one I would get though, as it is stripped down a lot. and then there is this: https://tjheeta.github.io/2018/07/15/thinkpad-x230-coreboot-power-usage/
Re: [Trisquel-users] Debian census
Not for nothing, but shouldn't devuan be listed? It is indeed a debian derivative, although I may not be completely aware of something so please fill me in... if I wrong.
Re: [Trisquel-users] gtk fork
Are you thinking of doing this for the same reason, QT3 is being continued to be supported by the Trinity Desktop group? Just curious... Very much so in fact...
