Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Skeleton GNU/Linux

2017-10-12 Thread Matt Lee
Okay, we have a new website and some new details announced. https://skel.af/

Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Skeleton GNU/Linux

2016-12-21 Thread Matt Lee
We're thinking of switching our direction slightly, and we'll be posting a further update in a month or two.

Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Skeleton GNU/Linux

2016-12-20 Thread Luke
On 12/20/2016 08:46 AM, Mark H Weaver wrote: > Matt Lee writes: >> Regarding a web browser, we intend to install Chromium for our users >> rather than a Firefox-based browser. > Will there be any provision to avoid running nonfree Javascript? > > Does Chromium meet the requirements of the FSDG, sp

Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Skeleton GNU/Linux

2016-12-20 Thread Mark H Weaver
Matt Lee writes: > Regarding a web browser, we intend to install Chromium for our users > rather than a Firefox-based browser. Will there be any provision to avoid running nonfree Javascript? Does Chromium meet the requirements of the FSDG, specifically the "no DRM" and "no spyware" requirements

Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Skeleton GNU/Linux

2016-11-15 Thread Matt Lee
Skeleton GNU/Linux will have systemd.

Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Skeleton GNU/Linux

2016-11-15 Thread Jaromil
On Sat, 12 Nov 2016, Taylan Ulrich Bayırlı/Kammer wrote: > Matt Lee writes: > > > It's not obvious that gNewSense is similar to us. I just struggled to > > download an ISO and found it running a 3.2 kernel. Our project is > > based on modern Debian releases with minimal changes. Perhaps there's

Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Skeleton GNU/Linux

2016-11-12 Thread Taylan Ulrich Bayırlı/Kammer
Matt Lee writes: > It's not obvious that gNewSense is similar to us. I just struggled to > download an ISO and found it running a 3.2 kernel. Our project is > based on modern Debian releases with minimal changes. Perhaps there's > more to gNewSense that I'm missing and their website is just havin

Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Skeleton GNU/Linux

2016-11-11 Thread Matt Lee
Sorry, none of this applies to Skeleton. We ship with Emacs and creative tools. We'll ship with a regular browser.

Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Skeleton GNU/Linux

2016-11-10 Thread Jean Louis
Dear Zlatan, On Fri, Nov 11, 2016 at 12:25:18AM +0100, Zlatan Todoric wrote: > > I am user, so it is very user friendly to me. The sources, with the > > build are just 12 MB, that is also very user friendly, considering, > > that Internet connection in Africa is not as good as yours. Even > > comp

Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Skeleton GNU/Linux

2016-11-10 Thread Matt Lee
On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 5:55 PM, Robert Call (Bob) wrote: > Is there a mailing list? How can one get involved with this project? Hey Bob -- we have a list, not public yet. But I'll add you :) We have a lot to be done.

Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Skeleton GNU/Linux

2016-11-10 Thread Zlatan Todoric
(sorry for another off-topic post) On 11/11/2016 12:09 AM, Jean Louis wrote: On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 11:49:35PM +0100, Zlatan Todoric wrote: On 11/10/2016 11:26 PM, Jean Louis wrote: On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 05:09:52PM -0500, Matt Lee wrote: On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 5:01 PM, Jean Louis wrote

Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Skeleton GNU/Linux

2016-11-10 Thread Robert Call (Bob)
On Thu, 2016-11-10 at 16:01 -0500, Matt Lee wrote: > It's not obvious that gNewSense is similar to us. I just struggled to > download an ISO and found it running a 3.2 kernel. Our project is > based on modern Debian releases with minimal changes. Perhaps there's > more to gNewSense that I'm missing

Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Skeleton GNU/Linux

2016-11-10 Thread Jean Louis
On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 11:49:35PM +0100, Zlatan Todoric wrote: > > > On 11/10/2016 11:26 PM, Jean Louis wrote: > > On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 05:09:52PM -0500, Matt Lee wrote: > > > On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 5:01 PM, Jean Louis wrote: > > > > > > > I am glad for that. Personally, I am avoiding it

Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Skeleton GNU/Linux

2016-11-10 Thread Zlatan Todoric
On 11/10/2016 11:26 PM, Jean Louis wrote: On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 05:09:52PM -0500, Matt Lee wrote: On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 5:01 PM, Jean Louis wrote: I am glad for that. Personally, I am avoiding it due to larger size, and compiling taking time. I am using now Dillo, Xombrero, uzbl and sur

Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Skeleton GNU/Linux

2016-11-10 Thread Jean Louis
On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 05:09:52PM -0500, Matt Lee wrote: > On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 5:01 PM, Jean Louis wrote: > > > I am glad for that. Personally, I am avoiding it due to larger size, > > and compiling taking time. I am using now Dillo, Xombrero, uzbl and > > surf. > > > > uzbl is in particular

Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Skeleton GNU/Linux

2016-11-10 Thread Matt Lee
On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 5:01 PM, Jean Louis wrote: > I am glad for that. Personally, I am avoiding it due to larger size, > and compiling taking time. I am using now Dillo, Xombrero, uzbl and > surf. > > uzbl is in particular very usable. I'm not going to ask our users to use one of those. uzbl

Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Skeleton GNU/Linux

2016-11-10 Thread Jean Louis
On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 04:49:07PM -0500, Matt Lee wrote: > Thanks. > > I'm not sure that link on the LP wiki is valid anymore (it's also > broken) -- Chromium may have some issues but I don't believe its > proprietary. I think that was fixed. I am glad for that. Personally, I am avoiding it due

Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Skeleton GNU/Linux

2016-11-10 Thread Matt Lee
Thanks. I'm not sure that link on the LP wiki is valid anymore (it's also broken) -- Chromium may have some issues but I don't believe its proprietary. I think that was fixed.

Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Skeleton GNU/Linux

2016-11-10 Thread Jean Louis
Maybe this link is of interest to Skeleton: https://libreplanet.org/wiki/List_of_software_that_does_not_respect_the_Free_System_Distribution_Guidelines And in regards to Chromium: https://libreplanet.org/wiki/List_of_software_that_does_not_respect_the_Free_System_Distribution_Guidelines#chromium-b

Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Skeleton GNU/Linux

2016-11-10 Thread Taylan Ulrich Bayırlı/Kammer
Matt Lee writes: > So this discussion of PureOS has forced us to raise our heads a little. > > We're working on a distribution based on Debian also, ours is called > Skeleton GNU/Linux. Please note, we are firmly committed to this name > and branding, even if our logo is very temporary :) > > We

Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Skeleton GNU/Linux

2016-11-10 Thread Matt Lee
It's not obvious that gNewSense is similar to us. I just struggled to download an ISO and found it running a 3.2 kernel. Our project is based on modern Debian releases with minimal changes. Perhaps there's more to gNewSense that I'm missing and their website is just having a tough time today. I wa