Re: [Trisquel-users] Could a Lutris fork be used to create a libre replacement for SteamOS?

2016-11-18 Thread taknamay
I think the backend should just be your package manager. I think there are not satisfactory apps that work with a controller: - Desktop environment/shell - Web browsing - Voice chat (maybe?) - Maybe social media integration? (now playing 0 A.D. come join me) I believe Kodi is meant to work

Re: [Trisquel-users] Tehnoetic X200 Tablet and T500 now available

2016-11-18 Thread silentdreamer
Misty, if you read the comments by OnPon and others, you will see that TCT is spreading FUD. Please don't participate in spreading FUD about bleeding edge projects that are pushing us closer to 100% software freedom than ever before. OK Strypey, I will read them again, because I didn't

Re: [Trisquel-users] How about we send a mail to the fsf, Trisquel could use some help.

2016-11-18 Thread silentdreamer
The letter is a good idea, and I hope something good comes of it, and I would be very glad to write my own letter to the FSF. It seems to me Ruben needs to give Trisquel the attention it deserves, or give it to someone else if he's not willing to accept help with it, or delegate some of his

Re: [Trisquel-users] Could a Lutris fork be used to create a libre replacement for SteamOS?

2016-11-18 Thread onpon4
> here is a place for WINE and emulators for Android etc in a libre gaming distro It's perfectly possible to package a program to use Wine, or even an emulator if the emulator supports launching into a game directly. > Besides, your comment doesn't address the user experience issues I

Re: [Trisquel-users] Gnash Won't Play Certain Flash Content

2016-11-18 Thread strypey
Flash has effectively been obseleted by HTML5. It will take a few years for all web developers to catch up, and all websites to transition, and a few will just never bother (obviously including unmaintained websites kept up for archival purposes). But most sites now have an HTML5 option, and

Re: [Trisquel-users] Tehnoetic X200 Tablet and T500 now available

2016-11-18 Thread strypey
Misty, if you read the comments by OnPon and others, you will see that TCT is spreading FUD. Please don't participate in spreading FUD about bleeding edge projects that are pushing us closer to 100% software freedom than ever before.

Re: [Trisquel-users] An alternative to gmail

2016-11-18 Thread silentdreamer
google made EIGHTY BILLION DOLLARS on our data! Please read this essay: http://motherboard.vice.com/read/free-isnt-freedom-epstein-essay see how evil they are.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Ututo XS: what about non-free software

2016-11-18 Thread strypey
Does Utoto have PlayOnLinux installed by default?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Could a Lutris fork be used to create a libre replacement for SteamOS?

2016-11-18 Thread strypey
There are libre games which (for some weird reason) are not available for GNU/Linux, so there is a place for WINE and emulators for Android etc in a libre gaming distro, as long as the repo doesn't contain proprietary games. Also, your comment doesn't address the user experience issues I

Re: [Trisquel-users] interview with alimiracle

2016-11-18 Thread mkl80
Great interview, very interesting indeed! Thanks for the link!

Re: [Trisquel-users] Ututo XS: what about non-free software

2016-11-18 Thread stas . mihaylenko
My last question before installation (I will try to install Ututo XS soon): How to change installer language from Spanish to English/Russian/Ukrainian?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Introduction

2016-11-18 Thread silentdreamer
Hi PeaceGuy, welcome to Free Software, the forum, and Trisquel. :)

[Trisquel-users] interview with alimiracle

2016-11-18 Thread adel
Ali from our forum and Uruk https://www.neowin.net/news/interview-with-ali-miracle-a-visually-impaired-foss-warrior-and-developer-from-iraq

[Trisquel-users] backup software

2016-11-18 Thread adel
Hi guys Could you recommend an alternative to Deja Dup and Duplicity? I have Trisquel Mini and tried Deja Dup. I won't properly restore (won't restore at all) from the backup though. M

Re: [Trisquel-users] Tehnoetic X200 Tablet and T500 now available

2016-11-18 Thread silentdreamer
So sad to see this: "Nevertheless, their crowdfunding campaign and marketing e-mails for the "EOMA68 Computing Devices" make the false claim that "it has been a Libre Hardware and Software project right from the beginning". Hello tct; Thank you for coming forward with this, "Well, the truth

Re: [Trisquel-users] Ututo XS: what about non-free software

2016-11-18 Thread onpon4
2. Post from stas730 -- FUD? Trolling? In all seriousness, PlayOnLinux is nothing more than a front-end for Wine. It doesn't raise valid ethical concerns, it's just useless.

[Trisquel-users] Ututo XS: what about non-free software

2016-11-18 Thread stas . mihaylenko
Today I'm launching Ututo XS from Live USB. I saw these issues: 0. PlayOnGNU/Linux — recommends non-free fonts and supports non-free software. 1. Chromium — spying? Maybe FSF should recheck this disto? And what is better — support this distro or fork it?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Tehnoetic X200 Tablet and T500 now available

2016-11-18 Thread tct
The "one replaceable component" you refer to is the actual computer. To avoid confusion with peripheral boards in the different housings for this computer board, I've updated my avatar which now says: EOMA68-A20 computer is NOT "Libre hardware". "Libre Tea" is the name for the EOMA68-A20

Re: [Trisquel-users] Tehnoetic X200 Tablet and T500 now available

2016-11-18 Thread onpon4
That's not how it works. EOMA68 is a standard. Your complaint is about a specific piece of hardware (the Libre Tea card) based on that standard. when people see "EOMA68 boards are not libre hardware", that makes it seem like this also applies to the laptop and desktop housings, and to every

Re: [Trisquel-users] Introduction

2016-11-18 Thread greatgnu
Welcome to the forum, peaceguy!

Re: [Trisquel-users] gnu social

2016-11-18 Thread greatgnu
I really don't get how this topic gets so misinterpreted by many.. If you login into a website while using TorBB and that website has your true IP for you already logged in not using any encryption (VPN, Tor), one time is enough, then for sure the owner of the website has a very easy job at

[Trisquel-users] Re : who is using my bandwith?

2016-11-18 Thread pinmaritim
http://askubuntu.com/questions/726601/nethogs-→-creating-socket-failed-while-establishing-local-ip-are-you-root https://github.com/raboof/nethogs/issues/9

Re: [Trisquel-users] Introduction

2016-11-18 Thread shellinflux
Sorry but I haven't tried Wacom tablet yet. I'm still looking for one to try.

[Trisquel-users] Re : gnu social

2016-11-18 Thread pinmaritim
Upload pictures & "" link ""to videos / music

Re: [Trisquel-users] gnu social

2016-11-18 Thread taknamay
You can do all that on GNU social except private chat (I have to test uploading music). Private chat only works on the same instance.

[Trisquel-users] Could a Lutris fork be used to create a libre replacement for SteamOS?

2016-11-18 Thread strypey
Lutris provides a libre replacement for the Steam client and server. The Lutris client is GPLv3: https://github.com/lutris/lutris/blob/master/COPYING The Lutris website is AGPLv3: https://github.com/lutris/website/blob/master/LICENSE Since SteamOS is basically a Debian system with the Steam

[Trisquel-users] Re : Introduction

2016-11-18 Thread lcerf
I believe Wacom tablets work. "xserver-xorg-input-wacom" and "libwwacom2" are installed by default in Trisquel.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Introduction

2016-11-18 Thread lavradordeideias
Welcome PeaceGuy! Lately i was thinking about on trying to do some paint on computer too. I wonder there is any "Wacoom" libre? I dont know which product is the best to paint, not in a professional way but more amateur. If you know please tell me :D Thanks and welcome again!

Re: [Trisquel-users] Introduction

2016-11-18 Thread shellinflux
I learned about Trisquel and Free Software by reading some essays by Richard Stallman and by large just by reading this forum. That was about two years ago.

Re: [Trisquel-users] KDE4 Iceweasel menu fonts

2016-11-18 Thread lavradordeideias
SOLVED!! Thanks very much Legimet!! It was your idea that solved my question!! Thanks Magic Banana too, for the ideas, though i found it pretty complicated :P I wonder why they don't install by default gtk2-engines-oxygen... Again, thanks very much for helping me solving this issues! Now i

Re: [Trisquel-users] gnu social

2016-11-18 Thread strypey
My understanding is that if you are using Tor, and then log into a normal website, you are automatically identifying yourself, which defeats the purpose of using Tor. If you want to log into a site while using Tor, you need to find their .onion address and login there (other forum members

[Trisquel-users] Re : gnu social

2016-11-18 Thread pinmaritim
Diaspora offers much more diverse content ,one can have private chats, upload pictures, link to videos,share music or any other stuff one wish's (one set back is you have to activate Javascript) I did'nt use GNUSocial enough to have a proper idea of it

[Trisquel-users] Re : gnome help issue

2016-11-18 Thread pinmaritim
Yelp (Gnome Help Center) is a Gnome application and as i mentioned earlier it follows Gnome 3 (Shell).Earlier versions of Yelp with Gnome 2 are obsolete packages ""untrusted archives"" : https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/yelp Gnome Flashback introduction in Yelp ? good point, this

Re: [Trisquel-users] firefox addons spy on you, what to do?

2016-11-18 Thread t8mf4nu6lizp
You can install extensions by downloading the .xpi and drag it onto a browser window.