Re: [Trisquel-users] How Does linux work? is it fair to all women?

2015-04-17 Thread xnchgyqk

Okay, I guess you're probably right.


Re: [Trisquel-users] How Does linux work? is it fair to all women?

2015-04-08 Thread jabjabs
I keep saying this, all the Freedom that we get through this OS is amazing  
but what is just as wonderful is just easy it is to use.


Personally it is the easiest GNU/Linux distribution I have ever used and that  
includes the the proprietary friendly ones.


Re: [Trisquel-users] How Does linux work? is it fair to all women?

2015-04-08 Thread taiji_tao
Now it makes sense...Ruben really should implement a spam button along with  
the -/+.  


Re: [Trisquel-users] How Does linux work? is it fair to all women?

2015-04-08 Thread legimet . calc
I also thought it was trollish, and his next post  
(https://trisquel.info/en/forum/what-linux-and-how-can-i-use-it-get-some-nice-young-girls)  
shows that he is just vPro/chaosesqueteam.


Re: [Trisquel-users] How Does linux work? is it fair to all women?

2015-04-08 Thread ghost565269
You are trying to say that I am not allowed to post on this forum? You are  
trying to take my rights away... Communist Scum. My nice young daughter just  
wants to learn about linux and how to read and write. If you think this is  
Trollish please feel free to leave. You can also go back to Russia. Your  
choice. Have a nice day fellow linux user


Re: [Trisquel-users] How Does linux work? is it fair to all women?

2015-04-08 Thread ghost565269
Thank you for you kind answer fellow linux user. My daughter is having  
trouble using linux. How do i teach my nice young daughter how to read and  
write.


[Trisquel-users] How Does linux work? is it fair to all women?

2015-04-07 Thread ghost565269
I am new to linux and was wondering if I could give it to my nice young  
daughter.


Re: [Trisquel-users] How Does linux work? is it fair to all women?

2015-04-07 Thread tirifto

Hello and welcome!

First of all, 'Linux' is just a part of a bigger system called 'GNU'. People  
often call this combination 'Linux', but properly it should be called  
'GNU/Linux', since all the operating system like Debian, Blag or Trisquel are  
actually a part of GNU/Linux family.


Now, to answer your question: I'd say yes.

I'm not entirely sure what do you mean by 'fair to all women'. An operating  
system is a computer program; it's a tool used by the user. Free software  
will only be unfair to women if the user will use it to do things unfair to  
women. Personally, I don't know any software that would discourage fairness  
to any gender.


In case you were worried by the software community and development, I think  
you will be happy with GNU/Linux. Like you probably already know, not all  
software is free. A lot of people develop and use non-free software, which is  
wrong, because freedom is a very important value. Most people don't realize  
that and use systems that disrespect people, such as Windows. Then we have  
GNU/Linux family; most of systems in it are only partly free, though. It's  
better if you use system like Fedora or openSUSE than if you used Windows,  
but it's best to use a 100% free system, like here Trisquel.


Trisquel is the most user-friendly out of the 100% free systems. If you can  
make it work, I reccomend you to use it. If your hardware doesn't work with  
100% free software and you can't afford new one, you can have a partly free  
system for now (I'm assuming you use a non-free system, so it would be an  
improvement for you.)


Now, about the community. Communities are made of people who have something  
in common (As in, an artist community is made of people who make art, for  
example.) Free software community is usually very friendly and nice! That's  
because all of them care for human values. People who use non-free systems  
can be any way, but people who use 100% free systems do so because they care  
about freedom. And people who care about freedom also usually care about  
other important human values, such as respect, kindness and equality. If  
someone decides to use free software, they want to support something good in  
life.


If you look at various free software projects, you can see that they are  
generally very friendly and open to everyone. As a great example, I'd like to  
use the GNOME project. They work on providing people with a free desktop  
environment, the project is participated in by both men and women alike, they  
make annual meetings and events, and they even participated in Outreach  
Program for Women!


To sum it up: If you choose to use free software, you shouldn't run into any  
ethical problems at all. And if you do, they can be easily fixed, because  
it's free software and you have complete control over it. Community-wise,  
free software community is very helpful and friendly. So your daughter can go  
ahead and give it a try! :)


I hope my lengthy post was helpful. If you run into any problems, I'm sure  
you'll be able to find help here. Also, have a nice day!


Re: [Trisquel-users] How Does linux work? is it fair to all women?

2015-04-07 Thread maestro
if she can type in a terminal sudo apt-get update  sudo apt-get upgrade and  
sudo apt-get install name of application she's good to go!

:)


Re: [Trisquel-users] How Does linux work? is it fair to all women?

2015-04-07 Thread davesamcdxv

First of all, 'Linux' is just a part of a bigger system called 'GNU'

Nitpicking here but it isn't. It works with GNU('s components?), but it's not  
part of GNU.


Re: [Trisquel-users] How Does linux work? is it fair to all women?

2015-04-07 Thread davesamcdxv
You can give Trisquel to your daughter. Just make sure the hardware works  
with Trisquel.


Linux isn't an OS, though. It's a programme of a genre whose members are  
important for operating systems to run, but not quite an OS.


Re: [Trisquel-users] How Does linux work? is it fair to all women?

2015-04-07 Thread tirifto
Ah, yes, bad wording. Thanks for the correction, Linux is indeed not a part  
of the GNU project :)


Re: [Trisquel-users] How Does linux work? is it fair to all women?

2015-04-07 Thread mail
Yea, Trisquel GNU/Linux should work perfectly for your daughter. If she can  
point-'n-click, then she's OK.


Re: [Trisquel-users] How Does linux work? is it fair to all women?

2015-04-07 Thread taiji_tao

Does this not seem a little trollish to anyone?




Re: [Trisquel-users] How Does linux work? is it fair to all women?

2015-04-07 Thread xnchgyqk
No, it doesn't.  I like to assume good faith, so I assume that this was a  
sincere question.


To which my answer would be, if your daughter is capable of using Microsoft  
Windows or Mac OS, then she is most likely capable of using Trisquel and will  
most likely find it satisfactory.