[Trisquel-users] Re : Moving to full FOSS, need advice

2017-04-11 Thread lcerf
You can easily use Trisquel with a recent Linux-libre kernel thanks to jxself's great work: https://jxself.org/linux-libre/ iTunes and Spotify mean proprietary software, DRM, snooping, censorship, etc. About Apple (including iTunes): https://stallman.org/apple.html About Spotify:

Re: [Trisquel-users] Libre Game Development

2017-04-11 Thread infinityfallen
That's correct. Sorry if the wording caused any confusion, but the 'source code' and four freedoms are only required for software. It's often expected that the documentation also gets it, but art used in manuals would be the only kind that you might need to free. Anything else is, as you

Re: [Trisquel-users] Transferring Windows 10 backup files to Trisquel

2017-04-11 Thread infinityfallen
Indeed there is. Thank you for running the script though- even just knowing that it works is extremely helpful. I've uploaded a script at http://pastebin.ca/3794338, which works exactly the same way as before- although the command "~/Downloads/gmsWord.sh" would probably work better here

Re: [Trisquel-users] ThinkPad T400 not booting

2017-04-11 Thread vitacell
Can be bad-cap (bad capacitor), or it shorts with something (I had this problem with x200t, heatsink was touching a diode). If it boots (or if it was booting), so the ram and all hardware is compatible.

[Trisquel-users] Re : Moving to full FOSS, need advice

2017-04-11 Thread pinmaritim
Hi and welcome lodonnell921 grsecurity is a set of patches under GPL V2, a way to test how this behaves with a Linux-Libre Kernel is with https://heads.dyne.org/about.html ;-)

Re: [Trisquel-users] Moving to full FOSS, need advice

2017-04-11 Thread enduzzer
Open source is not a movement. It's a development methodology. https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html

Re: [Trisquel-users] Moving to full FOSS, need advice

2017-04-11 Thread tirifto
Hello lodonnell921; welcome to the forum! Debian itself should contain only free/libre software by default; as far as I know, it only makes it simple to add non-free software. If you're careful, there shouldn't be a problem (of this kind, anyways) with it. The release date for Trisquel 8

Re: [Trisquel-users] Do you use GIMP or Krita? Why?

2017-04-11 Thread inkoia
I was using GIMP for everything until two years ago, image manipulation and drawing with a graphic tablet. Now I use GIMP for image manipulation and Krita just for drawing, which has better brush engine and drawing tools. Just depends what you are going to use it for. In case of doubt, use

Re: [Trisquel-users] Wire is Free Software now

2017-04-11 Thread albertoefg
1.- If you click one of the many links i shared so far you can see it has support for desktop and mobile OS. 2.- They are intended for different purpose so I don't think one is better than the other. 3.- I don't think it makes a difference for how long the code is being free as long as

Re: [Trisquel-users] Wire is Free Software now

2017-04-11 Thread albertoefg
1.- If you click one of the many links i shared so far you can see it has support for desktop and mobile OS. 2.- They are intended for different purpose so I don't think one is better than the other. 3.- I don't think it makes a difference for how long the code is being free as long as

Re: [Trisquel-users] Ring joins GNU

2017-04-11 Thread eliotime3000
Even, it's avariable @ Parabola.

[Trisquel-users] Moving to full FOSS, need advice

2017-04-11 Thread liam . odonnell
Hello All, So as my requirements in computing at home dwindle I thought it maybe finally time to go full open source, instead of the tablet route, as I have privacy concerns with things like iPads and Android tablets. I understand this is a trisquel forum and I expect a bit of bias, but

Re: [Trisquel-users] Ring joins GNU

2017-04-11 Thread megver83
I thought it was GNU since the beginning :P

Re: [Trisquel-users] Do you use GIMP or Krita? Why?

2017-04-11 Thread greatgnu
Why not Krita? Well, for starters I have no idea how to draw. In fact an average 5 yr old kid is still 5 times better at it than me. Also this-> The following NEW packages will be installed: calligra-data calligra-libs docbook-xsl fonts-lyx kate-data katepart kde-runtime

Re: [Trisquel-users] Calamares installer for Trisquel 8.0

2017-04-11 Thread megver83
I knew about Evo Lution, which provides a GUI installation for Arch

Re: [Trisquel-users] Calamares installer for Trisquel 8.0

2017-04-11 Thread megver83
Ubuntu by default uses Ubiquity (similar to calamares), in fact Canonical is a contributor/dev of Calamares

Re: [Trisquel-users] Calamares installer for Trisquel 8.0

2017-04-11 Thread nospam
On the topic of installers, a half way between graphical and text based installer that is particularly user friendly is deployed by Arch-Anywhere: http://arch-anywhere.org Is anybody familiar with it?

[Trisquel-users] Calamares installer for Trisquel 8.0

2017-04-11 Thread nospam
Ruben has indicated that there will be a graphical installer for Trisquel 8.0. I hope that Calamares could also be considered: https://calamares.io Calamares aims to provide a universal means of installing a variety of Operating Systems, so that one would not need to keep learning a new

[Trisquel-users] Request Support for GNU Ring on Trisquel

2017-04-11 Thread nospam
GNU Ring https://ring.cx GNU Ring is a Free Teleconferencing application. It already works well on Trisquel 7.0. Lets ask for official support: https://tuleap.ring.cx/plugins/tracker/?aid=1571_id=101

Re: [Trisquel-users] Ring joins GNU

2017-04-11 Thread nospam
GNU Ring runs well on Trisquel 7.0 Install using the Ubuntu settings. Just make sure you don't select a more recent version of Ubuntu than the one on which Trisquel is currently based. The GNU Ring developers were requested to support Trisquel GNU/Linux. There was a brief exchange on IRC

[Trisquel-users] Re : Ring joins GNU

2017-04-11 Thread pinmaritim
Strypey Salman wrote a very good intro here Trisquel Developer's Cookbook. https://trisqueldev.salcomputing.com/package-helpers/ https://trisquel.info/en/wiki/how-help https://devel.trisquel.info/trisquel/package-helpers/blob/belenos/CONTRIBUTING.md Git documentation https://git-scm.com/docs

Re: [Trisquel-users] ThinkPad T400 not booting

2017-04-11 Thread megver83
could be, it is old and it was used to take pieces as spare parts, once I dissembled it completely (I had to take out a USB port because it was not working, it was destroyed), I don't discard the option of bad ventilation, I'll also apply some heatsink.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Ring joins GNU

2017-04-11 Thread strypey
I don't think I have the skills to do, but I'm keen to learn. Can you send me a link to the best document for me to use to teach myself? I'm @stry...@quitter.se on the Tim Federation (that's what I call the meta-federation that includes GNU Social etc)

Re: [Trisquel-users] Ring joins GNU

2017-04-11 Thread strypey
I am totally new to GUIX, but I do like beta testing bleeding edge software, which is kind of why I'm here I guess ;) A couple of questions: 1) How bleeding edge is GUIX? Is it safe to install it on a production machine I depend on for everyday desktop use, or would I better to install it

Re: [Trisquel-users] Wire is Free Software now

2017-04-11 Thread strypey
I'm in intrigued. Three questions: Is Wire just a mobile OS thing or are there clients for desktop/ laptop? Why is using Wire better than using Mumble? It's also a server/ client voice chat app, there are clients for all major OS (desktop and mobile), and all the server and client software

Re: [Trisquel-users] Do you use GIMP or Krita? Why?

2017-04-11 Thread tirifto
I've used both and I think each is suitable for a different activity. Krita works very well with graphic tablets and feels tailored towards people who use them. However, it also has some neat editing features which should allow the artist to do pretty much all of their work in Krita, from

Re: [Trisquel-users] Wire is Free Software now

2017-04-11 Thread albertoefg
I just read the report, in 3 years they haven't get a single request from police :)

Re: [Trisquel-users] Canonical is killing Unity 8, will ship GNOME as default

2017-04-11 Thread albertoefg
Yes :) Sadly it is also kind of heavy so Trisquel won't ship it :(

[Trisquel-users] Do you use GIMP or Krita? Why?

2017-04-11 Thread albertoefg
Which do you prefer and why do you think is better? I heard krita is getting really good :)

Re: [Trisquel-users] Wire is Free Software now

2017-04-11 Thread albertoefg
Well you can see the code in the same comment, it is under GPLv3. It also has end to end encryption and was independently audited recently: https://medium.com/@wireapp/wires-independent-security-review-61f37a1762a8 It is also based on Swiss and they do reports of every request they get