[Trisquel-users] Re : How to backup certain files only?

2017-04-23 Thread lcerf
The easiest is to search for those files (e.g., with the GNOME search tool) and move them in separate folders (named "videos" and "large" for instance) that you can then exclude from from the backup (e.g., "Folder to ignore" in "Backups", in the "System Settings").

Re: [Trisquel-users] Has anyone ever flashed a replicant phone before?

2017-04-23 Thread tct
You mean you need an OTG USB cable/device so that you can connect to the phone your external WiFi adapter compatible with free systems (including Replicant).

Re: [Trisquel-users] Problem with external wifi adapter D-Link

2017-04-23 Thread tct
The Technoethical adapters that I linked you include information about their chipsets (AR9271, AR7010+AR9287) and also the original names of the devices. You can look on wikidevi.com and h-node.org for more affordable ones. But please be careful at the hardware versions of the next adapter

[Trisquel-users] Problem with external wifi adapter D-Link

2017-04-23 Thread mkl80
Hello everybody, I hope you all are good. I have this problem that I told in the title but let me contextualize it first if you don't mind: I have bought an lenono thinkpad x220, which I like a lot. I installed Trisquel in it but I found that the wireless wouldn't work. Somebody has told me

Re: [Trisquel-users] Has anyone ever flashed a replicant phone before?

2017-04-23 Thread tct
These are the phones Technoethical has been selling so far: https://tehnoetic.com/mobile-devices What much newer phones compatible with Replicant you have in mind?

[Trisquel-users] Re : a forum or subforum dedicated only to code contributors.

2017-04-23 Thread pinmaritim
If i wanted to play around with Fancy software i would not have nuked a Trisquel_Fr Framasoft instance i created a year ago, just yesterday

Re: [Trisquel-users] Please contribute to Trisquel 8!

2017-04-23 Thread mr . j . spam . me
this is not true for the latest x86 release candidate i also go immediately for nano on every new install but i had to install it manually on trisquel8 - perhaps this is just an oversight tho - i noticed several packages missing

Re: [Trisquel-users] Community feedback is needed on whether Libreboot should re-join GNU

2017-04-23 Thread mkl80
I was of great benefit to us all and to freedom, if you would join again with GNU project. And we all make mistakes, don't be too hard on yourself...

Re: [Trisquel-users] Problem with external wifi adapter D-Link

2017-04-23 Thread mkl80
Thanks for the response, I had seen those products and they are really expensive for my wallet. In fact when I'd tried this item that I bought it was because somebody told me ( maybe wrongly) that I can do it some other way avoiding unnecessary costs. And I still believe I can with some

[Trisquel-users] Re : Problem with external wifi adapter D-Link

2017-04-23 Thread lcerf
That cheaper adapter, which I own, was recently said to still have the AR9271 chipset that works with the open-ath9k-htc-firmware, which is now installed by default in Trisquel (no need to do anything: just plug the adapter): http://www.tp-link.com/us/products/details/cat-5520_TL-WN722N.html

Re: [Trisquel-users] Problem with external wifi adapter D-Link

2017-04-23 Thread tct
The external WiFi adapter you bought is not compatible with free systems (the firmware is nonfree), because the chipset is Ralink: https://wikidevi.com/wiki/D-Link_DWA-140_rev_D1 https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/rt2800usb#device_firmware

Re: [Trisquel-users] Support Lisa's fundraiser today

2017-04-23 Thread tct
Can we focus on helping Lisa? Only one week left until her surgery and about $100 USD have been raised in the past week. $7700 USD to go! https://www.youcaring.com/lisamariemaginnis-779455 After she's recovered, maybe she can offer a clarification on the events that have lead to her being

Re: [Trisquel-users] Please contribute to Trisquel 8!

2017-04-23 Thread mr . j . spam . me
i also prefer a dark theme - i dunno if one would be chosen as default but probably not the ones you mentioned note that trisquel8 has MATE (not GNOME) as the default desktop - it does however come with a very nice dark theme called "dark mate" it is probably the most appealing default

Re: [Trisquel-users] Arrested for filming : CEO of ThinkPenguin, Inc arrested for filming police : faces up to year in prison

2017-04-23 Thread greatgnu
Sorry to hear that Chris, fascism is a big problem indeed. I hope everything turn out fine in the end.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Community feedback is needed on whether Libreboot should re-join GNU

2017-04-23 Thread tct
I too believe it's best if libreboot is part of the GNU project, just like Linux-libre, another important piece of GNU, is part of the project.

Re: [Trisquel-users] a forum or subforum dedicated only to code contributors.

2017-04-23 Thread mr . j . spam . me
as i understand the proposal is to add a new separate distinct communication channel - that would surely be counter-productive some issues would be discussed on one channel while other issues would be discussed on the other channel - worse than that, the same issues would be discussed on

Re: [Trisquel-users] Arrested for filming : CEO of ThinkPenguin, Inc arrested for filming police : faces up to year in prison

2017-04-23 Thread tct
Outrageous! It's not the first time I learn about USA Police abuse. At the end of 2015 this has had a tragic impact on our free software community too, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Murdock#Death

Re: [Trisquel-users] Wanna start contributing code? Ask your question here

2017-04-23 Thread keiyamashita
It turned out that I could add the packages mentioned by "Depends: " by manually adding them to EXTRA_PACKAGES in my pbuilderrc file. I did that until it stopped working, so now I have "Package 'aptitude' is not installed, so not removed Package ca-certificates is not available, but is

Re: [Trisquel-users] Problem with external wifi adapter D-Link

2017-04-23 Thread mkl80
Thanks for the response. That is a good price for me. but someone have to do anything in relation to wifi wireless. I mean without them we can't work! If I buy that one, believe me it will be the third adapter that I bought, with the risk of not working too!

Re: [Trisquel-users] Arrested for filming : CEO of ThinkPenguin, Inc arrested for filming police : faces up to year in prison

2017-04-23 Thread jodiendo
Tell me something what is the difference between a fascism and a total libertarian person in reference to obedience and the law?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Testing Trisquel 8 : Feedback ;-)

2017-04-23 Thread mr . j . spam . me
i installed with the net-install ISO yesterday - this got me a shell login but no X - is this expected behavior? this is perhaps why stas730 is complaining about no GUI?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Use archive.org for multimedia hosting even if you're going to host it yourself too

2017-04-23 Thread Adonay Felipe Nogueira
NOTE If this topic appears to be a new one, I must tell you that this is actualy a reply to a message of the same title. It's another one of my replies to the message at [[https://listas.trisquel.info/pipermail/trisquel-users/2017-April/076218.html]]. About this issue, I just suggested Internet

Re: [Trisquel-users] Wanna start contributing code? Ask your question here

2017-04-23 Thread mr . j . spam . me
SalmanMohammadi i notice you say you have left "the project" - are you saying you are no longer a trisquel developer? from what i see, you have been the one holding the dev team together for some time and the only one i have seen to offer mentoring for newcomers so as it would seem there

Re: [Trisquel-users] Arrested for filming : CEO of ThinkPenguin, Inc arrested for filming police : faces up to year in prison

2017-04-23 Thread jodiendo
Chris One thing is too film, the good, the bad and the ugly. but remember, the saying: "the coin has to sides", but to be belligerent, disrespectful, and aggressive verbally gives then a reason to arrest.. one thing is to do your civic duty, but to instigate negatively is a form of

[Trisquel-users] Re : Problem with external wifi adapter D-Link

2017-04-23 Thread lcerf
someone have to do anything in relation to wifi wireless. Well, that is not simple. If we can use the AR9271 chipset (TL-WN722's chipset), it is thanks to Chris' advocacy. He convinced Qualcomm/Atheros to release the firmware as free software. If you want to thank him, accept to pay a

[Trisquel-users] Re : you cannot watch youtube on a libre software computer?

2017-04-23 Thread lcerf
To disable the autoplay, type "about:config" in the address bar and double-click on media.autoplay.enabled to set it at false.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Arrested for filming : CEO of ThinkPenguin, Inc arrested for filming police : faces up to year in prison

2017-04-23 Thread chris
The officers are the ones instigating here. It's not necessarily apparent. They came to us knowing full well that we were within our right to record under Glik v. Cunniffe. When I crossed part of the street I knowingly stayed at the sidewalk between the east and west bound lanes as to not

Re: [Trisquel-users] you cannot watch youtube on a libre software computer?

2017-04-23 Thread agullo
This is an interesting thread. Considering non-free scripts as non-free software comes as a shock in the first moment, because it means that if we are to avoid non-free software we should limit ourselves to a fraction of the world wide web. The good news is that there's something we can do

Re: [Trisquel-users] Community feedback is needed on whether Libreboot should re-join GNU

2017-04-23 Thread info
Libreboot will soon apply to re-join the GNU project. It is not yet certain whether the GNU project would indeed accept Libreboot as a renewed member. RMS of GNU and John Sullivan of the FSF have both accepted my apologies, via private emails. With that, plus consent from Libreboot core

Re: [Trisquel-users] Community feedback is needed on whether Libreboot should re-join GNU

2017-04-23 Thread info
UPDATE: The community here and in various other places where Libreboot users are prevalent, has decidedly voted in favour of a reunion with the GNU project. See update on the Reddit thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/libreboot/comments/66tdds/proposal_for_libreboot_rejoin_gnu_community/

[Trisquel-users] Re : Testing Trisquel 8 : Feedback ;-)

2017-04-23 Thread lcerf
It is the expected behavior. The NetInstall gives a minimal system. You can then install any desktop environment on top of it.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Arrested for filming : CEO of ThinkPenguin, Inc arrested for filming police : faces up to year in prison

2017-04-23 Thread chris
Yea- the circumstances were very different in that case. Ian Murdock sadly had problems. I've got no mental health issues to report. Even during the worst of health conditions I had a number of years ago for which would cause anybody to want to commit suicide I was not suicidal. The problem

Re: [Trisquel-users] Arrested for filming : CEO of ThinkPenguin, Inc arrested for filming police : faces up to year in prison

2017-04-23 Thread tct
I wasn't aware Ian had any mental health problems. Citation, please? I'm glad that you take good care of your health now, nobody can do that better than yourself and you can't go on with your work if you are not healthy.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Wanna start contributing code? Ask your question here

2017-04-23 Thread mohammadi
> i notice you say you have left "the project" - are you saying you are no longer a trisquel developer? I was a Trisquel contributor but not anymore. > so as it would seem there is a large barrier to entry for anyone new wanting to help out with trisquel. Currently the largest barrier is

[Trisquel-users] Re : Problem with external wifi adapter D-Link

2017-04-23 Thread lcerf
You certainly use the mailing list: I actually corrected the capitalization right after posting. Just explaining to those using the Web forum...

Re: [Trisquel-users] Arrested for filming : CEO of ThinkPenguin, Inc arrested for filming police : faces up to year in prison

2017-04-23 Thread chris
I'm not sure I can cite a source for the mental health issues. Nothing I can find with a two second search or on wikipedia outside that he purportedly committed suicide. It's something that was reasonably well known amongst those who knew him.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Problem with external wifi adapter D-Link

2017-04-23 Thread tct
I recommended you h-node.org (and wikidevi.com) 6 hours prior https://trisquel.info/en/forum/problem-external-wifi-adapter-d-link#comment-113953

Re: [Trisquel-users] Do youtube-dl/HTML5 Video Everywhere run nonfree JS?

2017-04-23 Thread csh
Someone wants to talk to you about this post. Could I give them your email address so they can email you about it?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Problem with external wifi adapter D-Link

2017-04-23 Thread tct
Thanks for updating your post! I'm actually using the web forum to post, but I get notifications via e-mail (mailing list) so I saw your post almost instantly and didn't have the chance to see that you have made the correction before I sent my observation. This being said, I support the

Re: [Trisquel-users] Arrested for filming : CEO of ThinkPenguin, Inc arrested for filming police : faces up to year in prison

2017-04-23 Thread chris
NHExit :) New Hampshire's independence movement I hope. The US federal government is hopeless in terms of fixing it. More realistically the short term possibilities are along the lines of fixing state and local government. The most impact happens at the state level anyway. There are more

Re: [Trisquel-users] Problem with external wifi adapter D-Link

2017-04-23 Thread tct
We are currently in the process of rebranding Tehnoetic to Technoethical, but please note that this has always been the correct capitalization (and not TehnoEtic or TechnoEthical). Thank you for keeping this in mind next time :-) Also, I'd like to remind everyone that buying from

Re: [Trisquel-users] Arrested for filming : CEO of ThinkPenguin, Inc arrested for filming police : faces up to year in prison

2017-04-23 Thread chris
Yea- I kinda want to yell out "here piggy piggy piggy, want a doughnut?" sometimes. It would make for a very entertaining video. Humorously after one police encounter in Concord we caught half a dozen cop cars all at Dunkin' Donuts. It was funny because of how stereotypical it was and the

Re: [Trisquel-users] Has anyone ever flashed a replicant phone before?

2017-04-23 Thread calmstorm
yep, but if possible, I would like one that allows me to charge while doing it, but if that is too much to ask, just the otg usb cable would be good.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Arrested for filming : CEO of ThinkPenguin, Inc arrested for filming police : faces up to year in prison

2017-04-23 Thread calmstorm
so depressing, the level of corruption in our government and maybe more... first brexit, then trump, what's next?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Arrested for filming : CEO of ThinkPenguin, Inc arrested for filming police : faces up to year in prison

2017-04-23 Thread calmstorm
I am of two minds of this, show the video for some laughs don't because you could get in some very big trouble due to the level of corruption in our country and as it would appear, maybe in the world itself.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Arrested for filming : CEO of ThinkPenguin, Inc arrested for filming police : faces up to year in prison

2017-04-23 Thread chris
haha- I have no fears of showing the video. There are so many people here who have been targeted by FBI, state, and local police I'm not terribly afraid. I'm one small fish in a pond of sharks. I'm too deep in anyway and have to assume I'm being watched and every other person I talk to is a

Re: [Trisquel-users] Arrested for filming : CEO of ThinkPenguin, Inc arrested for filming police : faces up to year in prison

2017-04-23 Thread tct
Then I wish you haven't said that. He was working for Docker, a well known free software project. I doubt he could work if he had mental issues. https://blog.docker.com/2015/12/ian-murdock/ People are usually quick to label others just because they're different. Leah's past description of

[Trisquel-users] Is Banshee Media Player Dead?

2017-04-23 Thread stevegeemaggio
Hello everyone, I have tried all free as in freedom media players I am aware of to recognize and successfully sync with my iPod running Rockbox And actually recognize Rockbox as the firmware. The only one that fully accomplishes this task is Banshee. But I fear Banshee is dead. It now