Re: [Trisquel-users] How we could help spreading libre point of view

[valgrund]

> We shouldn't, however, make installing software the way Windows does,  
clicking on download links on obscure sites, any more popular. If it's a  
useful, free program, it should be added to the repositories or software  
sources.
> Yes, I think the repo is one of the major practical selling points of  
GNU/Linux.

I think you guys are right. I just never thought that having all the libre  
software in the repos could be realistic. Maybe I'm too accustomed to the  
situation in Windows and occasionally on Ubuntu and Arch, where you have to  
sometimes install the software from the websites.
On Trisquel I have occasionally encountered the situation where the needed  
piece of software isn't in the repos and I have to compile from source.  
Compiling can sometimes be very irritating. Lately I tried to compile  
OpenMoves, a free version of Movescount which can be found here  
https://github.com/bwaldvogel/openmoves it's basically a software in which  
you can upload your Suunto sport watch's data and keep track of your latest  
exercises. Also another free software that I found and added it through PPA,  
is Minetest, the free version of Minecraft. http://www.minetest.net/ Im not  
sure though if it's actually already in Trisquel's official repos. Maybe I  
was blind.