Free Talk Live Interview with Luke (lkcl):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjgxGd2eSn8=youtu.be=6m6s
* I'm also in the background
VLC and Westnoth may not be the best examples because they do get security
updates (An example being VLC version 2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.2 and Westnoth
1:1.10.7-1ubuntu0.14.04.1, both of are available from security despite living
in Universe.) Keep in mind security doesn't mean the latest
Just want to point out that I posted another thread:
http://forum.freegamedev.net/viewtopic.php?t=7094=70214
> Firefox has been a monster since the beginning and has only got bigger.
Not quite. I think it was Firefox 9 when there were massive performance
improvements; before the release I'm thinking of, it required so much RAM
that it was flat-out unusable on the OpenPandora with its 256 MB of RAM,
blender would likely be too much. i'm using openscad to develop the laptop
casework and my dual-core dual-hyperthreaded 2.4ghz modern pentium with 8gb
RAM is barely able to cope: i'm looking at SECONDS per frame to render.
that's with a standard intel graphics, with the shared memory bus
https://www.crowdsupply.com/eoma68/micro-desktop/updates# just got printing
tested and confirmed, and the next update in the queue is 1080p60
hardware-assisted *LIBRE* video playback... :)
As far as I understand, Canonical at least propagates Debian's updates
(whatever the section) and so does Trisquel. In the "Synaptic Package
Manager", you can click the "Origin" button and, then,
"belos-security/universe" or "belenos-updates/universe" to list the related
packages that
I see, so this weakness is supposed to be counterbalanced with the updates
(so non LTS versions).
Well, I guess taking into account how few GNU/Linux users exist, a few
obscure security breaches isn't as problematic as more juicy targets like
Windows and Mac. I mean Trisquel as-is is still
I see your point, but most GNU/Linux programs and OS run better on older
machines (I think). But I don't know, Blender most likely needs as much power
as its proprietary counterparts for heavy duty stuff.
Again, not too sure about what I affirm here.
Thanks, both. Installing as we speak and will give them both a go.
Maybe it is because Canonical don't make this clear at download, and at any
rate a typical first-time user is just going to get on with it and not
complain as they might not understand how repositories work or the importance
of security updates.
I have seen it mentioned a couple of times,
> Plus we're talking about free software, the encremental need for more power
isn't as steep, if I'm not mistaken (probably though, I don't know what I'm
talking about here).
I don't think whether a program is free software affects whether it is
bloated. For example, Firefox has been a
This looks like a super small resolution. Disclaimer: I'm not a math person.
I'd describe the product this way:
* 100% free hardware
* long-lived hardware
Hopefully I don't miss anything essential, but I feel any of the other
qualities come from those 2 ideas.
When I think performance, I
Beautiful, thank you :) !
Sorry, I didn't meant tiny as a way to minimize the issue.
And I see your point with those further examples.
Well, bottom line is: that definitely sucks. What can be done, in your
opinion?
I see. So basically it's the same as Ubuntu, minus clarification in
/etc/apt/sources.list.
That means VLC doesn't have updates on Ubuntu either?
How come nobody cares on Ubuntu's side?
Thanks for the info.
> Oh, I see. But how can you be sure that it's not only the main repo, and
instead a mix of main and universe?
Because they are distinct sections in Synaptic package manager. Packages like
Wesnoth and VLC are under "universe" (same as in Ubuntu) while packages like
GNU Coreutils are under
Maybe some no-brand companies in China sell noncompliant devices that won't
be sold in the U.S.? Unlikely, but nonetheless a possibility?
Maybe they would base them on old designs which have free firmware and
drivers?
You should use Tor Browser Bundle for most of your general browsing, keeping
in mind to use Tor the right way (as instructed by their website). The Tor
Browser gets extremely prompt security updates and is the best way to browse
with as much security and privacy as possible.
For logging into
> PRISM Break isn't about software freedom, it's about security, and
that's a secondary goal for free/libre software.
I think libre software is necessary but not sufficient for security. The
Prism Break website is a good resource for privacy, and I think that they do
care about freedom. One
If I recall, the prism-break website people also made privacy-tools.io
I just built and installed the Ring Gnome client onto my Parabola setup. No
calls yet, so I dont' know how that part works, but startup was as easy as
would be with skype. My machine-generated number is:
ring:50ba038c8b3f0f1faa10a5ff6fbb379decc489f9
Thanks. I guess I will avoid for now then. :|
38.x ESR is end of life and icecat gets no security updates now,
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