Re: [Trisquel-users] Minifree's Libreboot X200 laptop comes with Trisquel pre-installed. Now with other keyboard layouts available, and free stickers

2017-12-17 Thread enduzzer
The current ratf is 1 to 1.18. 25 € = 29.50 $.

[Trisquel-users] After installing Trisquel 7 dual boot with Ubuntu , Grub is asking for password to boot Ubuntu

2017-12-17 Thread funkymarxist
I've recently installed TRISQUEL 7 alongside with Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and I'm enjoying Trisquel so much, but after the first reboot Grub is asking for a bootloader password only for Ubuntu, it looks like the disk has been encrypted by I didn't do anything like that. Can you guys help me out

Re: [Trisquel-users] Binaries-free movements back-ending in RPM sources?

2017-12-17 Thread Caleb Herbert
GNU GuixSD is source based system distribution. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part

Re: [Trisquel-users] Binaries-free movements back-ending in RPM sources?

2017-12-17 Thread hd-scania
https://trisquel.info/en/wiki/hd-scania-systems-free-software-enterprising Do you remember I have earlier announced the similar idea? This binaries-free movement is also to stronger certify you are using free software, executives i.e. runtimes are in the sources, manuals and docs are in the

[Trisquel-users] Binaries-free movements back-ending in RPM sources?

2017-12-17 Thread hd-scania
Ututo was our first GNU system but dormant at the very beginning and was sources back-ended; Parabola is our most cutting edged GNU system that is rolling, but binaries back-ended; Fedora, our RPM system that focuses in freedom, no apps or repo are nonfree but the kernel is, installing RPM

Re: [Trisquel-users] Minifree's Libreboot X200 laptop comes with Trisquel pre-installed. Now with other keyboard layouts available, and free stickers

2017-12-17 Thread Caleb Herbert
25€ ($50 US?) is a lot just for UK Dvorak by default. I'll most likely just reflash. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part

Re: [Trisquel-users] Re : I'm happy that Trisquel 8 is finally being developed, but I won't have time to help. I wish everyone good luck :D

2017-12-17 Thread Caleb Herbert
When people send stuff to my home computer, I reject Word attachments by quoting Tim Berners-Lee and requesting PDFs. At work, I always save documents as OpenDocument Text. Interestingly, ODT files are smaller, and it's easier to spot them in a pile of Word documents because of the file type

Re: [Trisquel-users] I'm happy that Trisquel 8 is finally being developed, but I won't have time to help. I wish everyone good luck :D

2017-12-17 Thread Caleb Herbert
Thank you for sharing your thoughts. They are very honest and understandable. > I'm a poor college student who is forced to use nonfree > software by my work and college. I have a windows laptop that I use for these > > occasions. Yeah, this makes sense, although I would not go as far as

Re: [Trisquel-users] Guix usage

2017-12-17 Thread davidpgil
Big hugs, ADFENO! You are so diligent. Thank you!

Re: [Trisquel-users] Guix on Trisquel

2017-12-17 Thread masonhock
I was also confused when I started using GUIX. ADEFNO provided a very helpful answer: https://trisquel.info/en/forum/guix-usage#comment-119341

Re: [Trisquel-users] Guix on Trisquel

2017-12-17 Thread davidpgil
...silly question. I installed guix and installed a package. however, I can't figure out how to execute the package i installed... Kind of embarassing... :/

Re: [Trisquel-users] Guix on Trisquel

2017-12-17 Thread davidpgil
Great post. So far Guix seems like exactly what I wanted. I love Trisquel and use it as my main desktop but I hate the the packages are so outdated. Using Guix helps me get around that without needing to deal with PPAs, rolling releases and/or switching to Parabola/Arch which I was dreading

Re: [Trisquel-users] Minifree's Libreboot X200 laptop comes with Trisquel pre-installed. Now with other keyboard layouts available, and free stickers

2017-12-17 Thread enduzzer
Good news. MiniFree and Leah E Pluribus Unum. Keep up the good work.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Minifree's Libreboot X200 laptop comes with Trisquel pre-installed. Now with other keyboard layouts available, and free stickers

2017-12-17 Thread aggeliszotis
libreleah = money

Re: [Trisquel-users] I'm happy that Trisquel 8 is finally being developed, but I won't have time to help. I wish everyone good luck :D

2017-12-17 Thread masonhock
I've been using Trisquel 8 for weeks. It's basically ready with just a few things to wrap up. However, if you are unwilling to use it until the official release and want to use a similarly accessible distro in the meantime, Ubuntu would be a better temporary compromise than Mint. Ubuntu

Re: [Trisquel-users] I'm happy that Trisquel 8 is finally being developed, but I won't have time to help. I wish everyone good luck :D

2017-12-17 Thread foxmean
I'm curious why you use "Mint"? I've been thinking around what GNU/Linux distribution should use instead of GNU/Linux-libre because of firmware problem and I was found that "Fedora" is the best choice. According to FSF: https://www.gnu.org/distros/common-distros.html , Fedora

[Trisquel-users] Re : I'm happy that Trisquel 8 is finally being developed, but I won't have time to help. I wish everyone good luck :D

2017-12-17 Thread lcerf
If you must use your own computer for college/work, you should complain, explaining the free software philosophy, that using proprietary software is against your values, and suggesting to achieve a similar work using free software. At college, that will be easier: professors usually have a

Re: [Trisquel-users] Minifree's Libreboot X200 laptop comes with Trisquel pre-installed. Now with other keyboard layouts available, and free stickers

2017-12-17 Thread vltr
It looks a nice product. Although when reading the thread I have the impression of having a déjà vu :D I wish your future customers are satisfied with these news from Minifree. Good luck : )

[Trisquel-users] Minifree's Libreboot X200 laptop comes with Trisquel pre-installed. Now with other keyboard layouts available, and free stickers

2017-12-17 Thread info
Hi everyone :) Minifree has recently (re-)launched its Libreboot X200 product. This is a completely libre laptop, which comes with 100% free software by default, from the BIOS to the operating system. It comes with the free Libreboot[1] boot firmware and Trisquel GNU+Linux by default.

Re: [Trisquel-users] I'm happy that Trisquel 8 is finally being developed, but I won't have time to help. I wish everyone good luck :D

2017-12-17 Thread jamesbythesea
I can't speak for anyone besides myself, but I'd like to share my thoughts. Since internalizing Stallman's essays, I've experienced a lot of conflicting feelings about what course one should take. Please, don't let this project contribute to your anxiety! I think on some level, we're all

Re: [Trisquel-users] net neutraility is being threatened yet again...

2017-12-17 Thread jodiendo
The FCC Is Using Garbage Lobbyist Data To Defend Its Assault On Net Neutrality from the garbage-in,-garbage-out dept By now it should be clear to most Techdirt readers that new FCC Boss Ajit Pai envisions a future where there's little to no oversight of giant telecom duo/monopolies like

Re: [Trisquel-users] net neutraility is being threatened yet again...

2017-12-17 Thread jodiendo
The Worst Lies From Yesterday's Anti-Net Neutrality Speech Libby Watson 4/27/17 5:48pmFiled to: Beltway Bullshit https://gizmodo.com/the-worst-lies-from-yesterdays-anti-net-neutrality-spee-1794717829 Yesterday, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announced his plan to repeal the 2015 Open Internet Order,

Re: [Trisquel-users] net neutraility is being threatened yet again...

2017-12-17 Thread jodiendo
Calmstorm Bad news about net neutrality. Ajit Pai just granted the wishes of his friends at AT, Comcast and Verizon: The FCC voted along party lines 3–2 to gut the Net Neutrality protections. The cable and phone companies can now slow down their competitors’ content or block political