:) I think you are one of the few people who actually have a system that
mostly works (all?) with Trisquel. Hopefully your other hardware does too
(printers, etc).
I see you aren't an associate member yet. I thought I'd welcome you to this
community and let you know where the project stands. The project is largely
supported by a handful of people. One of them being Rubén Rodríguez (the
lead developer). There are others though who make this distribution possible
(such as the maintainer of the libre-linux kernel, GNash/Lightspark
developer(s), and others).
All of these people are donating there time to make this distribution and
other free distributions possible. From the sounds of it you are already
aware that free doesn't mean no cost. It would be greatly appreciated if you
too could contribute to the project in whatever way you can. Most people
don't have too many options although one thing just about everybody can do is
make a financial contribution of some sort.
You can for instance become an associate member:
http://trisquel.info/en/member
Make a one time donation:
http://trisquel.info/en/donate
There is a goal to hit 100 associate members. We missed the goal of January a
long time back although are still hoping to achieve it eventually. For most
people this is a good way to make a considerable contribution in a way that
isn't terribly taxing or a burden. Your contribution is spread out and thus
easier to manage.
There are other little ways to contribute too.
The Trisquel gift store (mugs, shirts, and similar items):
http://trisquel.info/en/store
And ThinkPenguin (the company I run which focuses on freedom friendly
hardware) also contributes back 25% of the profits when orders are placed
from:
http://libre.thinkpenguin.com/
