Re: [Trisquel-users] System 76 Is Coming Out With a Free Distro

[jadedml]

It's like those OEM-modified Windows images-- e.g. Dell laptop with Dell  
wallpapers, pre-installed with drivers, etc.
This just brands some things (like wallpaper) "System76" and pre-installs the  
System76 drivers.
It's nothing worth note... it isn't supposed to *truly* be different from  
Ubuntu-GNOME, just to make things smoother for
users of System76 PCs. Why bother trying to get them to make this libre, when  
they're clearly just trying to stick to
Ubuntu-GNOME? It would make more sense to try to convince them to switch to a  
libre system and then make their
own rebranded and driver-added distro off of that.
But again, they won't. This is System76, the want to make sure they have a  
smooth ride for the Ubuntu users who
buy their PCs. Their market is only nominally the "open-source crowd," and  
not at all the "libre crowd."