Re: [Trisquel-users] UK government switches to OpenDocument

2014-02-14 Thread andrew
Sadly, I think forum users need to realise that this has got nothing to do with open government, free sdoftware, GNU/Linux etc ... aqnd also that the headline on the Register article is misleading. Francis Maude is a leading Tory MP whos remit at the Cabinet Office is to made so-called

Re: [Trisquel-users] UK government switches to OpenDocument

2014-02-14 Thread LDrumbler
Debian can be fully free, as long as you don't enable the non-free repositories.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Batch rename -- Auto rename

2014-02-14 Thread antiesnob
Batch is not for Windows/MS-DOS only?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Help regarding laptop bios password reset in linux

2014-02-14 Thread antiesnob
The battery is one way. But you can also try changing the jumper. Read your Mainboard manual and follow it. Not every mainboard can be reset by removing the battery or changing the jumper. Some mainboards needs both, one after another and viceversa, etc. Generally, removing the battery is

Re: [Trisquel-users] Batch rename -- Auto rename

2014-02-14 Thread onpon4
I'm sure µTorrent is technically better than Transmission in some way, but consider what you're doing by surrendering your freedom for such a minor practical convenience as better efficiency. If you do not value your freedom more than practical convenience, you can easily lose it.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Ripping Songs with Brasero

2014-02-14 Thread jamathis
My personal favorite ripper is Sound Juicer, it is in the repo. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_juicer

Re: [Trisquel-users] Batch rename -- Auto rename

2014-02-14 Thread tobias
MS-DOS has its well known batch-files[1], but the concept of batch proccessing is much older, it comes from the punched card era[2] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batch_file [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_programming_in_the_punched_card_era