Re: [Trisquel-users] is the openmoko freerunner phone libre???

2015-01-07 Thread franparpe
It is the most free software friendly smart phone on the planet nowadays, and if you are interested, the Neo900 is on development.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Can't use gparted either from LiveCD or on installed Trisquel

2015-01-07 Thread t8mf4nu6lizp
When running on the LiveCD it looks as though I'll be allowed to try to reformat sda6 (to fat32, I hope) because it's unmounted right now. Yes. If gparted can do that without destroying whatever data that 300MB represents on the unmounted sda6, then I'd shrink the reformatted sda6

Re: [Trisquel-users] is the openmoko freerunner phone libre???

2015-01-07 Thread gromobir
I use a Samsung Galaxy S3 with Replicant on it and can't complain so far. Just note that you won't be able to use wi-fi and GPS without proprietary drivers. The OpenMoko phone is hard to obtain and I'm also waiting for the Neo900.

Re: [Trisquel-users] IceDove replaced Thunderbird.

2015-01-07 Thread amenex
Thunderbird won't install from Add/Remove Applications, so I tried sudo apt-get install thunderbird, whereupon I was informed that IceDove had replaced Thunderbird and the installation of IceDove proceeded forthwith without incident. Now I'm hunting for the Profiles location so I can start

Re: [Trisquel-users] A problem with the control key

2015-01-07 Thread maestro
alimiracle - i'm sorry but i can't help you much. I don't know if you need orca, but if you don't, remove it by: sudo apt-get remove --purge gnome-orca cheers

[Trisquel-users] when i remove compton..

2015-01-07 Thread maestro
trisquel runs great on my mini atom box, but it feel much snappier if i remove compton. The problem is, if I do so, each time I open an application the screen flickers on the boards of the screen and for a fraction of a second also wierd artifacts appear and it is very annoying so I

Re: [Trisquel-users] is the openmoko freerunner phone libre???

2015-01-07 Thread tomlukeywood
just incase you happen to know how do you reverse engineer a wifi card do i need to spend 5 years at universaty to do this or can it be done by any programmer???

Re: [Trisquel-users] is the openmoko freerunner phone libre???

2015-01-07 Thread tomlukeywood
well ill try and see how hard it is if anyone is interested a found this pdf which looks good http://beginners.re/RE_for_beginners-en.pdf

Re: [Trisquel-users] Can Iceweasel and Abrowser be installed beside each other?

2015-01-07 Thread Andrew Roffey
lovexdrew: Additionally, can they be run beside each other? Just wondering. I'd like to use Icecat but I don't want to mess anything up with Abrowser. Yes because they use separate browser profiles. Andrew

[Trisquel-users] Can Iceweasel and Abrowser be installed beside each other?

2015-01-07 Thread lovexdrew
Additionally, can they be run beside each other? Just wondering. I'd like to use Icecat but I don't want to mess anything up with Abrowser.

Re: [Trisquel-users] I did it! I finally have wireless networking working on my laptop!

2015-01-07 Thread blade . vp2020
Ali, I feel the same way about the internet sometimes but would you like to exchange post office box numbers before you go? maybe NSA is spying on post office box Maybe The idea of spying made me real crazy • I use a Thinkpad X60 computer, in which the FSF installed a free initialization

Re: [Trisquel-users] when i remove compton..

2015-01-07 Thread tomlukeywood
what is compton?

Re: [Trisquel-users] A problem with the control key

2015-01-07 Thread maestro
didn't think about that - I had to move ibus to none in the language setting for it kept changing my keyboard language! aarg this ibus.. :)

Re: [Trisquel-users] when i remove compton..

2015-01-07 Thread maestro
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Compton

Re: [Trisquel-users] Wa can change, but not in one day

2015-01-07 Thread maestro
neverputt is a great little game! very funny and the ball physics is very good thx banana magique!

Re: [Trisquel-users] is the openmoko freerunner phone libre???

2015-01-07 Thread tomlukeywood
i have one with the default os qtmoko i got it for christmas/gravmas and havent had chance to run it untill the battery is flat but the openmoko website claims its max battery life is 70 hours so quite good

Re: [Trisquel-users] A problem with the control key

2015-01-07 Thread blade . vp2020
This sounds a bit like this bug https://trisquel.info/en/issues/12125 yes

Re: [Trisquel-users] Article on built in backdoor in Intel chipsets on soylentnews (Intel Management Engine, AKA VPro, AKA VT)

2015-01-07 Thread blade . vp2020
This article will prevent me from sleeping for several long days To be or not to be that is the question But there is no evidence There are programs that tells you about the data Emerging from your device Only in this way you can be sure

[Trisquel-users] Re : A problem with the control key

2015-01-07 Thread lcerf
Maybe it is enough to switch it off. That can be done from the language settings (in the System settings). A drop-down list at the bottom of the window.

Re: [Trisquel-users] New Updates: Opensource/Free FPS standalone mod of Xonotic (ChaosEsque) version 42 etc.

2015-01-07 Thread chaosesqueteam
Thanks for the tip. Ill try that for next dev-enviroment (all the git repos in one tar.gz ready to go) upload. Sometimes just uploading a DVD sized file takes a day!

Re: [Trisquel-users] New Updates: Opensource/Free FPS standalone mod of Xonotic (ChaosEsque) version 42 etc.

2015-01-07 Thread chaosesqueteam
Thanks for the feedback :D. Glad you like what is being done. As you noted, in addition to linux, the game runs on windows aswell (also mac). This is because of it's great multiplatform engine (Darkplaces) so the thanks really goes to Lord Havoc, Divverent, etc. The Quake C game code runs

[Trisquel-users] Article on built in backdoor in Intel chipsets on soylentnews (Intel Management Engine, AKA VPro, AKA VT)

2015-01-07 Thread chaosesqueteam
Article on built in backdoor in Intel chipsets on soylentnews: http://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=15/01/04/1311257 The Intel Management Engine, and How it Stops Screenshots (Also known by other names: VPro, VT, etc. does more than stop screenshots and that is discussed... wonder why the

Re: [Trisquel-users] Can't use gparted either from LiveCD or on installed Trisquel

2015-01-07 Thread amenex
Here's what I'm seeing in the installed trisquel: (1) sudo mount | grep sda6 -- /dev/sda6 on /home type xfs (rw,relatime) (2) sudo cat /etc/fstab -- (snippage) -- # / was on /dev/sda1 during installation UUID=7e8b4066-a36e-4b73-a185-3cd4c9c10bad / ext4

Re: [Trisquel-users] Technical advantages of Trisquel over Debian?

2015-01-07 Thread amenex
onpon4 said: I think amenex is talking about a version of HPLIP downloaded from the HPLIP website. Nope; my notes say that I was installing HPLIP toolbox while using the Add/Remove Applications service running in my original installed Trisquel. I remember a different set of options

Re: [Trisquel-users] is the openmoko freerunner phone libre???

2015-01-07 Thread maestro
yes. you have to spend a lot of time. and by a lot I actually mean a shitload of time.. :) p.s - I heard Stallman in various speeches address this problem - he keeps saying that if someone is a hacker and has a very advanced knowledge, then one of the greatest benefits he can bless the

[Trisquel-users] Retrieving mail from old hard drives into IceDove

2015-01-07 Thread amenex
In another thread I asked about bringing mail (stored in Mozilla-style profiles) into IceDove, and now what seemed like an open-and-shut process has gotten more complicated. First, the /home directory on my old debian hard drive has me in it, but there's no Mail folder there ... but that

Re: [Trisquel-users] Libre alternative to skype

2015-01-07 Thread lovexdrew
I use Tox. https://tox.im/ The entire point of it's creation is to be a libre, peer to peer, decentralized, replacement for Skype.

Re: [Trisquel-users] LibertyBSD - OpenBSD minus the blobs

2015-01-07 Thread riley
Mainly, that instead of cleaning the manpages, I've just decided to remove them. There might be something else that I've forgotten, though.

Re: [Trisquel-users] LibertyBSD - OpenBSD minus the blobs

2015-01-07 Thread riley
I've just released LibertyBSD! You can get the installation files here: ftp://ftp.libertybsd.net/pub/LibertyBSD/5.6/amd64/ The installation guide is here: http://libertybsd.net/install.html Hope you enjoy! Riley Baird

Re: [Trisquel-users] A problem with the control key

2015-01-07 Thread blade . vp2020
alimiracle - i'm sorry but i can't help you much. I don't know if you need orca, but if you don't, remove it by: I am blind

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel 6: updates break GRUB

2015-01-07 Thread aferyok
Thanks Magic Banana. I entered all five of the commands you listed above. They all seemed to execute OK. What command(s) do I enter in order to get back to my live CD, and then reboot my PC (to see if it is actually fixed? Thanks.

Re: [Trisquel-users] A problem with the control key

2015-01-07 Thread ka1cey
Did you turn key echo off? Use 'orca+space' to get the preferences gui. On the 'key echo' tab, you can set what keys, if any, are echoed by orca. This can stop orca from saying 'control', 'alt', 'shift', etc. Even if all keys are echoed, the keystrokes should pass through to the app in

[Trisquel-users] Re : open source free software digital writing pad?

2015-01-07 Thread calinou
Graphics tablets should work in many free softwares including GIMP, Inkscape and Krita. linuxwacom.sourceforge.net

[Trisquel-users] Re : Achieving native 1680x1050 resolution in Syncmaster 2253BW monitor

2015-01-07 Thread calinou
You should have ordered a GeForce GT 610.

[Trisquel-users] Re : Wa can change, but not in one day

2015-01-07 Thread calinou
I stopped playing proprietary games about a year ago (I play only on a PC, so no console gaming either). Try playing only free games for some time and see how it goes. The proprietary games may eventually feel redundant.

Re: [Trisquel-users] is the openmoko freerunner phone libre???

2015-01-07 Thread davesamcdxv
To anybody who uses it: How is it? Good? no? How long is battery life? How does Replicant run on it?

Re: [Trisquel-users] A problem with the control key

2015-01-07 Thread maestro
sorry for being dumb. i mean of course you need orca because you are blind.. is this issue new? has this started just recently? has orca worked fine untill now when you copied files or other ops involving the ctrl key? if so you could try remove it completely and purge all the settings and

Re: [Trisquel-users] IceDove replaced Thunderbird.

2015-01-07 Thread maestro
yes. copy the folder to /home and yes. you need to rename it .icedove

Re: [Trisquel-users] A problem with the control key

2015-01-07 Thread t8mf4nu6lizp
This sounds a bit like this bug https://trisquel.info/en/issues/12125 (the workaround suggested was to remove ibus)

Re: [Trisquel-users] Libre alternative to skype

2015-01-07 Thread maestro
tried firefox hello today. very disappointing. video is slow and audio lags and stutters and mutes all the time :(

Re: [Trisquel-users] A problem with the control key

2015-01-07 Thread blade . vp2020
is this issue new? has this started just recently? has orca worked fine untill now when you copied files or other ops involving the ctrl key? if so you could try remove it completely and purge all the settings and folders and then reinstall it (someone will need to help you with that) the

[Trisquel-users] Re : Can't use gparted either from LiveCD or on installed Trisquel

2015-01-07 Thread lcerf
There are several unnecessary complications at, at step (i) I am pretty sure the UUID will have changed: $ sudo cp -a /home/* /mnt Reboot on the live system Launch gParted Erase /dev/sda6 Create in the empty space an XFS partition and a FAT32 partition Note the number of the XFS partition

[Trisquel-users] Re : Technical advantages of Trisquel over Debian?

2015-01-07 Thread lcerf
Using the procedure Chris detailed in https://trisquel.info/fr/forum/h-node#comment-24649 you can tell if your HP printer might work.

[Trisquel-users] Re : Trisquel 6: updates break GRUB

2015-01-07 Thread lcerf
To exit the 'chroot' you can use the 'exit' command. I guess Ctrl+D would work as well. Anyway, as long as you waited for the return of the prompt after firing 'update-grub', you could as well abruptly reboot like you did. Since it did not work, could you check that the occurrences of

Re: [Trisquel-users] New Updates: Opensource/Free FPS standalone mod of Xonotic (ChaosEsque) version 42 etc.

2015-01-07 Thread chaosesqueteam
Release 44: New Buildable Buildings: -Siege Workshop -Treetop Sentry (treehouse) New Mounted weapon: -Battering Ram Various improvements to the buildable buildings system. Siege Workshop added to the randomly place buildings mutator. Release 45: New Buildable Buildings: -Office Tower -Wooden

[Trisquel-users] A problem with the control key

2015-01-07 Thread blade . vp2020
hi all When I write or re-naming thing When I press the Control key to copy , Or something else I can not do anything after that Because orca continues by saying Control

Re: [Trisquel-users] is the openmoko freerunner phone libre???

2015-01-07 Thread tomlukeywood
it makes me sad when i hear the words wifi or gpu and proprietary dose anyone know how to make drivers??? for example my dell laptop's wifi card wont work with libre software were would i start if i wanted to make a driver for it?? and obviosly i would licenese under the gpl and put it on the

Re: [Trisquel-users] is the openmoko freerunner phone libre???

2015-01-07 Thread marioxcc . MT
I haven't done reverse engineering, but as far as I know, it works at a much lower level of abstraction than programming. When programming, one has the source code available, which is supposed to be in an understandable and self-documenting form (Very often it's non documented and

Re: [Trisquel-users] Wa can change, but not in one day

2015-01-07 Thread davesamcdxv
OP: they can bring new GNU/Linux users and these users can be enlightened to the free software principles. They can, and I reckon they'd do anything they can to prevent themselves from doing that. Oh, and be successful at the prevention thing as well.

Re: [Trisquel-users] IceDove replaced Thunderbird.

2015-01-07 Thread davesamcdxv
In the home user folder, there's a .thunderbird (or .icedove) folder. Copy that to your Trisquel home and (if needed) rename to .icedove

Re: [Trisquel-users] A problem with the control key

2015-01-07 Thread blade . vp2020
Did you turn key echo off? Use 'orca+space' to get the preferences gui. On the 'key echo' tab, you can set what keys, if any, are echoed by orca. This can stop orca from saying 'control', 'alt', 'shift', etc. Even if all keys are echoed, the keystrokes should pass through to the app in