Are there any phones (apart from the soon-to-be Neo900) where it can be
verified that the modem *is* off when 'disabled', and not just pretending to
be? Perhaps more to the point, is this an issue which can be solved by (say)
flashing Replicant to a device with decent modem isolation, or
It's coming up in the forum, so that's a good sign :).
>Anyway not every computer has it, because some models don't >have AMT/ME at
all. In this case Libreboot shouldn't share >inaccurate information,
What you say is correct, but Libreboot never seems to have claimed otherwise.
Their FAQ, which I presume is what you are referencing, states in
You do have a fair point. Although my views align with SuperTramp's, I can
understand how those who are less inclined to completely trample over
copyright restrictions may not see that statement in such a positive light.
However, it seems questionable that the execution of JavaScript is
Thank you for linking that! Also, it would definitely be a good idea to
consolidate discussion. I'll sign up right now (I should have earlier, but...
better late than never, perhaps).
Thanks for the link- looks good!
As a side note, it may be worth mentioning that avideo will automatically
overwrite youtube-dl, so that any software which uses youtube-dl should
(minus error messages) automatically be compatible. That said, it doesn't
hurt to check- and it would
>What has been the functionality lost while liberating it?
The main function lost has been the ability to download YouTube videos with
'encrypted signatures'. These videos have a scrambled (not even encrypted,
really) ID used in place of the 'real' video ID in their video page,
requiring a
>How can it be determined if a piece of software is free?
Software is considered free if it satisfies the four software freedoms, as
outlined by the FSF:
*The freedom to run the program as you wish, for any purpose (freedom 0).
*The freedom to study how the program works, and change it so it
It appears the story, as posted by the Register, may be somewhat
sensationalist: https://www.betaarchive.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=37283 gives
a clarification.
Regardless, there's probably not much that can come from it besides a minor
privacy review (and Heather's spark idea, which sounds
Just to clarify, I in no way intended (or intend) to imply that such a
suggestion is an insult. Personally, I don't see any reason to presume the
comment was in bad faith or negative. However, Tiberiu didn't see it the same
way, as was borne out in later comments, and so (in light of a lack
I can't speak for Tiberiu, but I believe the reference may have been to
https://trisquel.info/en/forum/arrested-filming-ceo-thinkpenguin-inc-arrested-filming-police-faces-year-prison#comment-113992,
where Chris claimed Ian was suffering from mental health issues.
You might be better off using the dd command (but please read the warning
below first!). Open a terminal, type 'dd if=/path/to/ISO of=/dev/sdX'
(/path/to/ISO is the file path of the ISO, and /dev/sdX is the USB device
found in little grey letters in the title bar of GNOME disks when you have
Yes! Although it would be unreasonable to expect perfection in reducing JS
requirements, the amount some sites use is ridiculous. When entire sections
of the page are missing because a web developer somewhere decided on
compulsory accordion-boxes or some other 'design feature', or (even
Just been released! NotABug Repository
>with youtube-dl and vlc, what data am I giving up by using
>that tiny bit of JS used for making URLs readable?
What you've asked is an extremely good question, and the answer should be
made absolutely clear:
At present, the JavaScript engine does not implement *any* functionality
which
Yay! It's good to see LibreBoot has a mailing list- I think that was sorely
missed for a while. Hopefully it helps the project gain a newfound following
(I'd join, but there is literally nothing I could contribute).
Also, just since I came across it reading the page for the workgroup you
linked, it's now confirmed that nonfree JS is being run. In attempting to
download the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SbUC-UaAxE (I have
absolutely no idea what this video involves, so it could be NSFW), avideo
Thank you! Also, just to note-
>why would we want to accept loading nonfree js with out
>preciousss ytdl
It's the only way to download most music videos (and probably movies). How
could you live without Guns 'n' Roses' "November Rain"?
Unfortunately, using a web extension wouldn't make replacing the JS any
easier. I've written a full-length summary at
https://trisquel.info/en/forum/liberated-version-youtube-dl-almost-here#comment-116286,
but in short- it's used to implement DRM on some videos (most don't have it,
but no
Not yet, unfortunately-I admittedly didn't even consider that in setting up
(I'm completely new to this whole thing). That said, I would like to.
Could anybody suggest a decent free (both senses) mailing
list/forum/something host?
There's actually more information that's arisen in regards to the issue. My
apologies for not adding it here earlier- I've mixed up what's been written
in e-mails and what's on the forum, it seems.
The issue, which forces YouTube-DL to execute Javascript in order to capture
full
@SuperTramp83: Thank you! I'll do my best, although it's questionable whether
it's particularly "good"...
@libreleah: Thank you for the information. I had heard of VLC, but never of
unplug. I'd (at Stallman's advice) been planning to start implementing a
browser plugin (after avideo was
Hi!
A while ago, it was discovered by user calher that Youtube-DL executes
non-free Javascript as part of downloading some videos.
In order to remedy that, I've been working on removing this (anti)feature
from the software, as well as a few others. The result- avideo
/ævə'dɛjo:/- has
It does have a live environment. I'd post a screenshot if I could- it's an
absolutely stunning background- but... I have no idea what I'm doing.
I think I've made some quite significant errors in what I said above- I'll
try and correct them as I go.
>How would displaying the secret key weaken security for the
>computer owner?
The issue is one of authentication. Currently, any code not signed by Intel
won't run on the ME. That stops
>It does not make the computer worse on security, if we get
>the secrete keys?
It would likely weaken security in that sense, but there's also the
counterbalancing effect of letting the user choose their boot firmware (or
write their own, if they can). Even presuming what I've written is
In terms of the features themselves, *some* are necessary for the functioning
of the computer- they MUST be present, in some form or another, for it to be
more than a very expensive doorstop. Of these, at least some have to go onto
ROM so that they can be loaded at boot.
The signature
I agree with you about "Purism"- and wholeheartedly agree with you about
Intel- but I don't think what they're doing here is bad.
Of course, the fact that they are a plague on the free software community
isn't up for debate. Making promises to "free the ME" without noting the
difficulties
>The strength of the intel me verification is the fact, that
>we cannot do anything about the key because is in a rom?
I think so.
>Is it known where the keys are located?
The public key is on the ROM- which I'm pretty sure is embedded inside the ME
and (although I might be wrong) read-only
>About pgp keys,
It's not PGP that's used in any real sense. To paraphrase my understanding of
https://recon.cx/2014/slides/Recon%202014%20Skochinsky.pdf, each module is
hashed, with the hash stored next to it, and then the set of hashes is
RSA-signed and stored around the front of the
If it's of interest, you can get around the bug by using for < and
for >.
>If people here say, that intel's me and amd's psp software
>is encrypted such that no one can reverse engineer the
>software, I have no reason to doubt that.
Just to throw a spanner in the works, I don't think it *technically* is. The
software is most definitely encrypted- and we can't get
As a teenager, I feel that my opinion may be helpful here- on the other hand,
with the closest "typical" teenagers I have being peers and a sibling, it may
be no more insightful than a parent's.
Firstly, OnPon4's point is worth keeping in mind- once a person enters
adolescence, the
Unfortunately, it's physically impossible. Firstly, as megurineturilli has
pointed out, actually guessing a working combination would take billions of
years. On top of that, though, there's the issue of comments. These are as
much a part of the source code as the executable parts- without
It might be possible, but I suspect not.
The issue here is that "turning off" the ME is not yet possible. Indeed, it's
doubtful anything but a massive leak/mistake from Intel could let that
happen, because the code will only run if they have digitally signed it- the
very same technology we
It sounds good- I do think a wiki would be a useful format, and it seems like
they should be an immense help with this. Their concern about the URL is
understandable (the l..r..l string isn't ideal), but I agree it's probably
not too bad- it's an entirely clear and logical address for a site
DuckDuckGo- probably not the kind of thing you were asking for, but it does
the job adequately. To search for a specific file type, use f: followed by
the file extensions (e.g. f:pdf).
The worst part is that the anti-virus programs in circulation now probably
aren't even necessary- MS Windows has one built in, which is just as
competent as any mainstream one (but for free with your spyware...), so the
entire market is effectively an oligopoly feeding on unfounded fears.
Same here. I've been lucky in never having been much of a gamer in the first
place (so I didn't have to worry about that), but the non-free BIOS and
proprietary JS needed for school are still problematic.
This is indeed the problem- there's a steep uphill involved in even partly
liberating oneself, especially if there's no tangible motivation to do so
and/or if computing is not a skill one has.
As for the capitalist-controlled government, I think we *do* need that. It'd
be a pity for the
Like Legimet said, it's highly doubtful. This is rather minor compared to the
Vault 7 dump, and even that didn't get much more than news reports and some
software patches (although making it into the mainstream is an achievement in
itself).
In fact, hypothetically speaking, it could
Thank you for clarifying that- it makes it much clearer why nobody picked it
up for so long (although what convinced them to use the said comparison
function is still beyond comprehension...).
As for your point in regards to caring, you're unfortunately probably right.
The most mainstream
We should indeed not trust Microsoft to have the user's best interests in
mind, but the message they've given is a good and valid one. The key here is
to make sure we don't settle for anything less than we expect, and certainly
no less than the now (weakly) reformed company has suggested we
Even for proprietary software, this seems incredible. Correct if I'm wrong,
but- has it taken 7 years for it to emerge that the authentication feature
did absolutely nothing AT ALL (except for checking that two 32-bit hashes
were the same length)? Even if I'm certain the i5 laptop on which
Although I can't speak on behalf of Strypey, I think the fundamental issue
lies with scope.
Although GOLD is (to be) a distro, there is also a need for accompanying work
with game developers, other distros, and the gaming community
(pro-free-software, anti-open-source, and
The above plan sounds great! There are a few things I would suggest, though:
*The landing page should probably serve as introduction to the website's
purpose and links to key pages, rather than as an information page in itself.
Definitely have stuff about OSes on the wiki, but just link to
Sorry- I completely missed the fact that I hadn't replied to your post! Maybe
the concept of having 15 tabs open at once is not as smart as it seemed...
Anyway, I don't know much about the specifics of Debian. However, making an
educated guess (I've never actually even tried to do this
I don't know much, but I can give you what I do know...
Obviously, as you point out, the SIM card can be used for tracking. However,
according to
https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/police-hackers-phone-tracking/, even
removing that would not be enough. I presume the tracking identifier
You're absolutely right- it doesn't. Sorry about the above.
I've tried what I could find online, and absolutely nothing seems to work.
Hopefully somebody can help here!
Firstly, the games library sounds like a great idea. I would recommend using
APT as a base. It seems like it already has enough features to provide what
you suggest (with a bit of tweaking by the bit that serves it up, of course):
* screenshots: If the description used were replaced by an
I would suspect your guess is correct. Trisquel 7 Mini uses systemd- which
takes over handling that sort of thing. As such, according to the last answer
at
https://superuser.com/questions/699905/change-behavior-of-linux-power-button,
all you need to do is add the following line to
Sorry for the confusion. As posted below, the step you're referring to
randomly switches to a completely different paragraph part way through- a
correction has been provided (I hope it works that way). Also, the pop-up you
see is indeed the expected object. Next time, it appears including
This is certainly a great idea, and something I would like to see. However,
it wouldn't be appropriate on the Trisquel website (it doesn't pertain to
Trisquel in any tangible way), and even the Libreboot website might not be
the best place (it isn't really about Libreboot itself so much as
Firstly, sorry about it not making sense- that's my fault. It appears two
paragraphs got mashed together, and the second half of the sentence has
nothing to with the first.
What it should have said was that, in the box which appears after you follow
the steps proceeding it, one line will
>Let's simplify it, let's call everything in the repos of >Trisquel
free-software and the job is done, simply as that!
One could do that, but it's in no way necessary- I haven't seen it done thus
far.
>Your god RMS
I don't believe anyone would consider RMS particularly worthy of
Thank you! A good point also about YouTube-DL still being free software- I am
completely missed that.
>Of course somebody is maybe (always "maybe"!) protecting >the "business" of
think penguin and technoethical, maybe >they have a part on it, maybe...
The absence of proprietary firmware in Trisquel is to ensure users can avoid
executing it without their knowledge- that's all. ThinkPenguin
It depends on exactly what you want to do, but some of it can still be
accessed. There are a few tricks though:
1. Whenever a search page comes up with a big "You should have JavaScript
enabled" box, right-click on that box, and select "Inspect Element." A box
then comes up at the bottom
Although I can't speak from experience, CalmStorm's probably right. The
problem is that, unless Cinnamon is very unusual in this regard, it's going
to need reasonably recent dependencies (or whatever those were back when it
was packaged). Those dependencies will be the same, and eventually
It's certainly possible to make them work. Unforunately, in cutting back on
the excesses of the major DEs, LXDE has thrown the metaphorical baby out with
the metaphorical bathwater- implementing that functionality is left to the
user.
In terms of the actual process of doing that, there's
Please note that I've no intention of attacking the project. I backed it-
everything from a demonstrable commitment to liberty and environmental
conscience to the disproportionately impressive concept of internal USB
ports- and am thus far satisfied with Luke's updates on progress, even if
Thank you for your help- I'll try contacting the individuals you mentioned.
My point of curiosity was in regard to whether or not it /is/ free hardware
currently. At least knowing that it's not is a good start.
As I've said above, though, I don't wish to take sides (beyond what's
I agree with you entirely here, but it's important to note that having only
one developer in a project is not opposed to the ideas of free software. Of
course, a thriving community is in all likelihood better for a project (and
its freedom), but an inability to contribute to a project
Could somebody please point me to what's been released, or where I would find
it. I don't wish to take sides here- frankly, hardware liberty has little to
do with my support of the campaign- but it obviously would be good to at
least have an objective basis from which to draw conclusions.
I've sent the address to you. On the other hand, the does make a very good
point. For confirmation/future reference, I'll post the address here:
gpast [underscore] panama [at] protonmail [dot] net
If you can find it, for sure- although could you then please tell me how you
found it? Otherwise, I'm afraid it's not possible to publish my e-mail
address (spambots and what not). I'm still happy to discuss whatever is of
interest with them, but it would have to be through some other means-
Reading back, what I wrote was rather different from what I meant...
Firstly, as CalmStorm has pointed out, I used the term 'pirate' to mean
'illegal downloader'. I suspect that was intended to refer to the attitude a
proprietary software developer would likely hold towards those who source
To clarify, the statement "Regardless, even if this were the case, it's still
not necessarily that bad." wasn't intended to excuse the execution of
proprietary JavaScript. the reference was to the more general nature of the
assertion that "YouTube videos require running JavaScript"- I
>Personally, I don't think intellectual property or software patents deserve
ANY RESPECT WHATSOEVER!
I largely agree with you here, but- just to be pedantic- aren't software
patents a type of 'intellectual property' anyway? Regardless, it may also be
worthy of note that we guard
>It appears YouTube videos require running JavaScript.
Possibly, but that hasn't been established here. It's clear that using the
YouTube interface provided by Google requires JS, and that youtube-dl uses
it, but I'm not sure if that extends to all other video download/viewing
tools.
Exact same problem here. I unfortunately haven't found a solution yet, but
installing the firmware helps- follow the instructions listed for Debian 7&8
at
https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/penguin-wireless-n-usb-adapter-gnu-linux-tpe-n150usb-debian-firmware-install,
perhaps just
Thank you! I do hope so- due to the fact that I am forced to use an e-mail
server configured for only Satan's proprietary MAPI and EWS protocols, I have
no choice but to choose between Evolution with evolution-ews/evolution-mapi,
the third-party DavMail, and Thunderbird/Icedove with the
>That probably is enough for the interpreted language to be Turing-complete
It seems to be so. On the other hand- and it's no excuse for running
proprietary software- there doesn't seem to be a great deal of functionality:
for example, there seems to be no way to communicate over the
Indeed, "Eww"buntu carries an identical file.
I'm not sure who the person to ask would be, but (although slightly
inconvenient) SuperTramp's suggestion above works: it should be possible to
cross-check the Debian version listed for a Trisquel release with which
Ubuntu version it corresponds to: Belenos has Debian Jessie as a
With the third generation of Flidas ISOs having been released recently, and
the establishment of its wonderful stability, now seems like a good time to
start a Trisquel 8 feedback thread- idea courtesy of Mangy Dog and Pandya.
I can only personally comment on the second generation live CD,
You may very well have. Even IF licensing restrictions and what-not make it
illegal now, these only came into effect after Belenos. Such a feature might
very well exist: I agree with you that it would be a wonderful feature to
have.
Good idea! I'm going to do that now.
This is just a(n educated) guess, but...
If you left-click on the internet icon in the tray, 'Edit', and then 'Add' in
the new window that pops up, it gives you the option 'OpenVPN'. What happens
if you select that and then click 'OK'?
The imports at the top are modules provided with Python: json provides tools
for handling json, re is for handling regular expressions, and operator
simply allows binary operations (e.g. x+y, x*y) to be expressed as functions.
As you, its capacity seems rather limited. With the caveat that
>I will say that regarding eu law what Ignacio writes about >legality is
likely not correct
I'm no expert in EU law, and so I'm likely wrong here, but it may very well
be illegal. The issue is that, even if copyright law does not prevent use of
leaked source code, it is also a trade
Probably not. The LSB modules refer to "Linux Standard Base", which is a
standard aimed to introduce some level of compatibility between major
distros. A quick search for "LSB modules" suggests that installing the
package "lsb-core" would give you the modules, but that won't give you the
I fully agree with your second point- better do it legitimately than have a
project constantly bear the threat of legal action, subsequently deterring
newcomers from our community out of doubt about legality.
Your first point is also fairly reasonable, but it unfortunately seems that
>Your answers confirm to me, that we do not know how they >manage their
secrets.
We do know the basic details. As others have outlined above, a combination of
legal obligations and careful access management keep the risk of disclosure
low. Specifics might not be public, though.
>We do
Glad to hear it worked! Hopefully that's the last time anything arises- if
there is still a problem, obviously don't hesitate to ask for help.
For the 108 files, you might have to open the file manager as root, which you
can do with the command "sudo nautilus", and then try deleting them.
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
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
A very good cause, and I hope the day offers a chance for the issue of
hardware freedom to be brought to light. I unfortunately am limited in my
ability to participate, but nonetheless believe it is worthy of support.
That said, are you aware that testing wi-fi/ethernet/bluetooth freedom is
Thank you for being so patient with this- it is impossible to say with words
how much I appreciate it, especially as a novice. I should have posted some
sort of reply earlier, looking back, but there is little I can do now. I hope
it hasn't caused any trouble.
In any case, what is
Indeed, you needn't provide source code with the game for it to be libre- as
long as anybody who receives a copy of the game can obtain source in an easy
and timely manner, the software is still free.
Seconded- it takes a *lot* of courage to publicly make such a statement.
The script is now at http://pastebin.ca/3792624. The site works without JS
enabled, if necessary.
To use it, copy the text in the paste (the code in the big box in the middle,
without the line numbers) into a text editor, such as Gedit (not
LibreOffice). Save the file as "gmsWord.sh" (no
I'll post the source of the script, with modified instructions, below. That
was my fault- for some odd reason, attachments to the forum don't seem to
give permission. I should have thought about that BEFORE posting the file. I
am extremely sorry.
You're welcome- I've been chronically bored lately, so it was nice to have
something do.
Magic Banana covered most of what's worth noting, so I'll just note what else
I can think of:
*It definitely sounds as though the computer might be under a lot of stress,
especially given the mouse.
Hi!
I presume you're using Trisquel 7. If you go into the 'Tweak Tools' section
of the System Settings, and then to the 'Desktop' tab, there should be an
option called Mode, which is probably set to Zoom. Change that to Stretch,
and it should resize the background to fit the screen, albeit
Hi again!
Firstly, in regards to the fishing through the zips, I've almost got the
script for that ready- I should have mentioned it, but I wasn't sure if you
were still here. I'll post it as soon as I finish it.
As for your computer woes, they are unfortunately common in switching OSes.
Hi davidpgil!
I'm giving my input here, with the caveat that I'm not a gamer, a developer,
or an artist. Onpon4 is developing a 100% libre game, and will likely be able
to give a more informed opinion.
In regards to making money from your game, significant or not, making the art
Have you had a look at the latest alpha? It's quite recent, and apparently
quite decent, so I'm not sure the point of being 'dead and abandoned' is on
the horizon just yet.
OK, I've done a bit of research so that this topic isn't completely
sidetracked...
Trying to strip down Lakka to meet the FSDG doesn't appear to be an option.
As I read it, http://www.lakka.tv/get/linux/generic/install/first-boot/games/
seems to suggest the whole point of the distro is to
I'm not familiar with tasksel, but there is already a package helper for
tasksel in Trisquel 8 available at
https://devel.trisquel.info/trisquel/package-helpers/blob/flidas/helpers/make-tasksel.
Is there a feature or ability missing in tasksel for Trisquel 8 that isn't
there for Trisquel
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