Re: [Trisquel-users] New to Trisquel :)

2015-04-28 Thread maestro
..but..but...why?

Re: [Trisquel-users] DuckDuckGo recently donated $125, 000 to open source projects

2015-04-28 Thread maestro
and the servers the two use are different too

Re: [Trisquel-users] DuckDuckGo recently donated $125, 000 to open source projects

2015-04-28 Thread franparpe
yes, they work very well but they don't provide Image result nor Video result

Re: [Trisquel-users] Debian Jessie released

2015-04-28 Thread tomlukeywood
http://debianfork.org/ hurray for freedom! and forking!

Re: [Trisquel-users] Microsoft was the biggest presence at a recent Linux conference in Washington. Your thoughts?

2015-04-28 Thread mampir
the principle that Unix and GNU/Linux programs are supposed to be designed to do one thing and do that one thing well. ... and GNU Emacs is a clear example of this principle. ;)

Re: [Trisquel-users] DuckDuckGo recently donated $125, 000 to open source projects

2015-04-28 Thread nicolasmaia
DuckDuckGo has servers on Amazon, which could be a problem: https://duck.co/help/company/architecture

Re: [Trisquel-users] New to Trisquel :)

2015-04-28 Thread tomlukeywood
theres a program called gdm(gnome display manager e.g the login screen)setup gdmsetup lets you customize your gdm its under gpl v2 and heres a link: https://github.com/Nano77/gdm3setup

Re: [Trisquel-users] Debian Jessie released

2015-04-28 Thread blade . vp2020
no, no, no its use systemd

[Trisquel-users] Re : New to Trisquel :)

2015-04-28 Thread mattpub
I have a problem with the sound too, but somehow, it's less intrusive and well, if I changed it, what would I replace it with. I have managed to remove the Trisquel Logo, got the Minimize and Maximize button to appear but they are not in the order I want them in and I still havin't found

[Trisquel-users] Re : New to Trisquel :)

2015-04-28 Thread mattpub
Creating my own theme would be nice, but, I am afraid it will just be to completcated for me and I have other priorities for now. I just need to tweak a few colors and everything will look nicely, It stills looks quite oppresive for now. I have tried uck as a test for the future and did not

Re: [Trisquel-users] Calling all Trisquel users in GNU Social

2015-04-28 Thread taknamay
Joined!

Re: [Trisquel-users] Debian Jessie released

2015-04-28 Thread onpon4
tomlukeywood wanted to convince his parents to use a mostly libre system on their phones, even though they didn't care, by essentially bribing them with proprietary add-ons. This is different from just recommending use of Replicant.

[Trisquel-users] Re : Problem whit internet.

2015-04-28 Thread lcerf
Could you open a terminal, type 'lspci' and show us the output? We will then see the exact hardware you have. It is quite probable that Linux-libre (Trisquel's kernel) does not support your Wifi chipset. You could then buy an adapter from ThinkPenguin ( http://libre.thinkpenguin.com ) or

Re: [Trisquel-users] Microsoft was the biggest presence at a recent Linux conference in Washington. Your thoughts?

2015-04-28 Thread onpon4
If that was the case, Upstart would have just been forked. The reason systemd was developed is the initial developer of systemd didn't believe Upstart ultimately did the job right, and figured it would be best to start over from scratch.

Re: [Trisquel-users] DuckDuckGo recently donated $125, 000 to open source projects

2015-04-28 Thread gramex
Yes. Both of those versions of the site work without JS.

[Trisquel-users] Re : New to Trisquel :)

2015-04-28 Thread lcerf
The order of the buttons can be changed from 'dconf-editor'. It is button-layout in org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences. I believe the colors depend on the theme in the same schema. You may want to touch entries in org.gnome.desktop.interface too. You can more easily choose another theme in

Re: [Trisquel-users] DuckDuckGo recently donated $125, 000 to open source projects

2015-04-28 Thread nicolasmaia
I'd really love it if DDG freed their code, but it seems highly unlikely.

Re: [Trisquel-users] New to Trisquel :)

2015-04-28 Thread onpon4
Trisquel uses LightDM by default, not GDM. (You can install GDM, though, through the gdm package. Actually a good idea if you're going to use GNOME Shell, because it causes screen locking to work a bit better.)

[Trisquel-users] Re : New to Trisquel :)

2015-04-28 Thread mattpub
@SuperTramp Because I am fussy and perfectionist :P Thank you Tom, I will check it out :)

[Trisquel-users] Lavabit founder has stopped using email

2015-04-28 Thread nuevodesorden
http://boingboing.net/2013/08/10/lavabit-founder-has-stopped-us.html?utm_source=dlvr.itutm_medium=twitter

Re: [Trisquel-users] Lavabit founder has stopped using email

2015-04-28 Thread pinmaritim
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homing_pigeon

Re: [Trisquel-users] New to Trisquel :)

2015-04-28 Thread tomlukeywood
you can right click on a folder and select open in new tab

Re: [Trisquel-users] GRUB issues

2015-04-28 Thread samy . melaine
Ok I see ! Thank you very much for your answer !

Re: [Trisquel-users] GRUB issues

2015-04-28 Thread Samy Melaine
Ok I see ! Thank you very much for your answer. 2015-04-28 7:48 GMT+01:00 t8mf4nu6l...@canaglie.net: You need the grub credentials. They're randomized at install and can be found at /etc/grub.d/01_PASSWORD There is only one version of Trisquel in that sense. (It's based a ubuntu LTS. There

Re: [Trisquel-users] New to Trisquel :)

2015-04-28 Thread onpon4
Or just middle-click it.

[Trisquel-users] Verifying Trisquel download : md5 and sha256 OK, but GPG failed because key not found

2015-04-28 Thread merwancherif
Hi, So it's just as the title says. I know that I failed getting the public key, but I can't see why. Also I noticed that when I run gpg --list-packets, I get a slightly different output than on the wiki. It's after the word created, it's not exactly the same numbers, and also the date the sig

Re: [Trisquel-users] Debian Jessie released

2015-04-28 Thread tomlukeywood
try asking here: #debianfork on freenode irc people here seemed to know alot about it

Re: [Trisquel-users] Debian Jessie released

2015-04-28 Thread b-lenos
Why Systemd is considered so bad? What is the difference?

Re: [Trisquel-users] DuckDuckGo recently donated $125, 000 to open source projects

2015-04-28 Thread maestro
exactly

Re: [Trisquel-users] DuckDuckGo recently donated $125, 000 to open source projects

2015-04-28 Thread franparpe
It is good that duckduckgo donate that money to free software or open source as they like to call it. But there is an issue with duckduckgo and it is that their javascript does not seem to be, at least, fully free as in freedom and their non-js alternatives does not support all functionality

Re: [Trisquel-users] Microsoft was the biggest presence at a recent Linux conference in Washington. Your thoughts?

2015-04-28 Thread Andrew Roffey
This isn't really surprising. Microsoft seems to be throwing around a lot of money at 'open source events'. A few years ago I went along to a meeting for an Open Source Group at my university. The organiser told the group that they received AUD$20,000 in total from three sponsors, one being

Re: [Trisquel-users] Microsoft was the biggest presence at a recent Linux conference in Washington. Your thoughts?

2015-04-28 Thread jabjabs
Microsoft is just a big company like any other, they will find the best way to make money on software even if it is to move to a Free software model. They will fight and resist the move but they don't want to look like jerks while it is happening - thus these sponsored events.

[Trisquel-users] Re : New to Trisquel :)

2015-04-28 Thread mattpub
Thank you guys, a dream come true :) ! hm I have a question, I have found a theme I am very happy with but it is missing the reduce and resize button. Also if they were let's say to be on the left instead of on the right, how would I change that ? and how do I change there color or them

[Trisquel-users] Re : Debian Jessie released

2015-04-28 Thread lcerf
A fork for a one-line difference: https://wiki.debian.org/systemd#Installing_without_systemd And systemd is free software.

Re: [Trisquel-users] New to Trisquel :)

2015-04-28 Thread merwancherif
Hi, this might help with lightDM: http://helpdeskgeek.com/how-to/change-the-default-lightdm-background-image-in-ubuntu/ about modifying a window theme, it can be more or less complicated depending on the theme. About changing the colors, or changing the icons, I think it's mostly about

Re: [Trisquel-users] Italian forum for Trisquel: is anyone interested?

2015-04-28 Thread cantor86
Fateci sapere mi raccomando :-) mi metto a disposizione se serve aiuto ;-)

[Trisquel-users] Re : New to Trisquel :)

2015-04-28 Thread mattpub
I am a designer in real life, I like to have the aesthetics to suit my style and vision. It's frustrating when using a beautiful zen background to have this logo on it :P I cannot find a property button and when I am only talking about the minimize, maxime and close button of a window, only

Re: [Trisquel-users] New to Trisquel :)

2015-04-28 Thread cantor86
I'm a musician and I've the same problem with audio in everything ehehe now I understand what you say :-)

Re: [Trisquel-users] Debian Jessie released

2015-04-28 Thread tomlukeywood
And systemd is free software. never said is wasnt A fork for a one-line difference: https://wiki.debian.org/systemd#Installing_without_systemd; when i was on there irc channel i heard people were saying they were also trying to modify alot of applications that require systemd to not

Re: [Trisquel-users] Verifying Trisquel download : md5 and sha256 OK, but GPG failed because key not found

2015-04-28 Thread merwancherif
UPDATE I tried to do the same with sudo, which got me a much better result (the no permission was the hint to try it). OTOH, I still have a problem with the second step: host not found (see below). Any idea why? Plus how come the verification is good even without completing the second step?

Re: [Trisquel-users] GRUB issues

2015-04-28 Thread t8mf4nu6lizp
You need the grub credentials. They're randomized at install and can be found at /etc/grub.d/01_PASSWORD There is only one version of Trisquel in that sense. (It's based a ubuntu LTS. There are some backports from newer non-LTS versions, like kernels and xserver.)

Re: [Trisquel-users] Calling all Trisquel users in GNU Social

2015-04-28 Thread vinz
I'm sorry, I can't help. :(

Re: [Trisquel-users] Debian Jessie released

2015-04-28 Thread lloyd
I agree. Getting help installing non-free software via their forums is one thing, and is unfortunate, but Debian is about as easy to make non-free as Trisquel is. At this point, I think the reason for non-endoresement from the FSF is soely because they mirror non-free software, and provide

Re: [Trisquel-users] Debian Jessie released

2015-04-28 Thread shiretoko
I can see some doubletalk in this forum going on, too. Lately, tomlukeywood wanted to somehow make his family use replicant phones instead of some proprietary ones (if i remember correctly), though they don't value freedom. The most respected answer was that he shouldn't try to trick them

[Trisquel-users] DuckDuckGo recently donated $125, 000 to open source projects

2015-04-28 Thread grandizo
Recently, DuckDuckGo, the Internet search company with a focus on privacy, donated $125,000 towards open source projects. Source: http://www.networkworld.com/article/2913632/opensource-subnet/duckduckgo-founder-gabriel-weinberg-talks-privacy-and-open-source.html

[Trisquel-users] Problem whit internet.

2015-04-28 Thread rapidfire
Hi, Please help me with the following problem. Installing Trisquel-MINI of ASUS Eee 1000H, but I can not connect to the Internet by Wi-FI or by cable. What is wrong? Š¢hank you!