Yea- you might need to upgrade the kernel after installing Trisquel 6.01
and/or try Trisquel 7. Keep in mind Trisquel 7 is still under development.
The Trisquel project takes a stern stance of free software. If your
unfamiliar with free software principles I'd check out the Free Software
Foundation's web site and read up on it: http://www.fsf.org/. The freedom bit
is the main advantage or reason to go with the distribution (not that it
isn't a great distribution for other reasons, but there is a clear and
undeviating focus on freedom). This and it being a relatively easy
distribution to utilize is why I personally like it.
The other thing to note about Trisquel is some hardware may not work. It's a
double edged sword in that hardware that doesn't work (particularly after the
kernel upgrade) is likely not free software friendly. Finding that out from
the get-go lets you avoid non-free software and all the problems that go with
it. I even advise people try ones hardware out with Trisquel first-
regardless of the distribution. The one thing you can be pretty confident in
is if it works with Trisquel that there is nothing stopping the community
from supporting your hardware. You won't have to worry about manufacturers
releasing updated drivers, following complicated installation instructions
after each upgrade, or finding out things like there are critical pieces of
power management support missing due to differences between the proprietary
and free software development models (and lack of cooperation from chipset
companies) which ensure your battery life is poor.
