[Trisquel-users] Free gradebook software?

2015-11-24 Thread christian
I'm going to start teaching undergraduate classes next semester and I'm wondering if there is a better option than the libreoffice spreadsheet. I've tried searching, but haven't had much luck, so I'm not too optimistic but figured I would ask here anyway. Thanks.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Minifree price change

2015-11-24 Thread jason
Yay!

Re: [Trisquel-users] Minifree price change

2015-11-24 Thread zwiebel444
First of all, I flashed libreboot on my x60 tablet myself. Second it could be, that there are security measures to prevent the flashing of alternative firmware.

[Trisquel-users] root password required

2015-11-24 Thread jvn2k11
Hi, i need the password for root. I need this so that i can change some of the network files. These changes are required so that i can use Putty to connect to my GNU/Linux server. During installation my user name was asked, but nowhere did it ask me for a "root" password. Thanks in advance

Re: [Trisquel-users] Untransparent Bloatware

2015-11-24 Thread greatgnu
heehe :) a short but good one (that episode made me lull so much) -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqoEUdty4gE

Re: [Trisquel-users] Minifree price change

2015-11-24 Thread greatgnu
"rather high" :) Extremely high are the words you've been looking for I guess.. If you are in the United Swines of AMurica but it here -> https://shop.libiquity.com/product/taurinus-x200

Re: [Trisquel-users] Minifree price change

2015-11-24 Thread info
> 90 thousand (USD), actually. For this board: http://libreboot.org/docs/hcl/kgpe-d16.html - that also pays for another board (ATX, desktop) that Timothy is now working on, which I hope to have ready before years end. And now here's me putting one's money where one's mouth is:

Re: [Trisquel-users] root password required

2015-11-24 Thread greatgnu
I recommend for trivial issues (by trivial I mean issues you can easily find and answer/solution to by searching on this very same forum or any search engine) you use a search engine. searx.me is excellent IMHO. That being said -> sudo passwd root and enter the psswd for the root (make it

Re: [Trisquel-users] Creating a "How to Remove Windows" article for dual-booted computer systems.

2015-11-24 Thread greatgnu
Of the 6 times I used Unetbootin when I was very fresh with GNU it failed to do the job 4 times.. Horrible application. dd is all you need and learning or not even learning the dd if of thing but pasting it in the terminal is something a "newb" can certainly do. Of the 20 times I used dd

Re: [Trisquel-users] Free gradebook software?

2015-11-24 Thread t8mf4nu6lizp
apt-cache search gradebook python-schooltool.gradebook - Gradebook plugin for SchoolTool schooltool - Suite of free administrative software for schools and https://directory.fsf.org/wiki?search=gradebook=Go=Special%3ASearch

Re: [Trisquel-users] Creating a "How to Remove Windows" article for dual-booted computer systems.

2015-11-24 Thread Adonay Felipe Nogueira
Regarding "me" being at mercy of the developer of the [non-free?] program, this is why the manual must be written in such a way that makes non-free programs bad (and possibly, non-free FUNCTIONAL data bad too). Without wanting to get away from the discussion, now that I think about it, I think

Re: [Trisquel-users] Creating a "How to Remove Windows" article for dual-booted computer systems.

2015-11-24 Thread adfeno
I just remembered another problem: Although I have never used Cygwin myself (I only heard experiences from other users), I don't know if there's a way to make Cygwin's Dd recognize the USB device as recognized by the Windows system. Personally, I consider the Free USB Installer to be way

[Trisquel-users] Re : Zyptonite - Free Skype alternative

2015-11-24 Thread lcerf
Both the sound and the video work great. I often talk to my family (Brazil-France communication) over Firefox Hello. I simply send them the URL Firefox Hello creates and we are good to go.

[Trisquel-users] Re : The Fingerprints of Abrowser

2015-11-24 Thread lcerf
You can spoof the user-agent. There are many add-ons to do so: https://trisquel.info/en/browser/addons?keys=agent I use Random Agent Spoofer: https://trisquel.info/en/browser/addons/random-agent-spoofer

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel for Raspberry Pi 2 Model B

2015-11-24 Thread gromobir
Wouldn't this new development (http://www.cnx-software.com/2015/11/17/raspberry-pis-videocore-4-gpu-driver-added-to-linux-mainline-in-kernel-4-4/) change the freedom situation of the Raspberry Pi?

Re: [Trisquel-users] The Fingerprints of Abrowser

2015-11-24 Thread nishihai
Thanks, jxself and Magic, Right, thanks for reminding. I should just use \whois\ command. Those Add-ons may trigger the same uniqueness that hackers can know that I use spoofers, jus the same as jxself knows I installed HTTPSeverywhere. :) Anyway,forget fingerprint issue.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Untransparent Bloatware

2015-11-24 Thread moxalt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tym0MObFpTI

Re: [Trisquel-users] Creating a "How to Remove Windows" article for dual-booted computer systems.

2015-11-24 Thread lap4fsf
I don't consider non-free software usage as a "sin" that deserves to be purged straight away or that needs to be made public or that would serve as reason for other people to keep "sinning together" (Wow! Sounds funny "sinning"/"singing"). Quite differently, I consider non-free software

Re: [Trisquel-users] Peek-a-boo panel disappears after startup

2015-11-24 Thread amenex
Solved ! With no clearly established procedure to restore a lost or misconfigured taskbar, I found that the following procedures were ineffectual: 1. Renaming /home/user/.config so it has to be rebuilt on the next restart: that just depopulates the trisquel main menu to its default