> I can't see any kind of 'system information' in the Control Panel, or
anywhere under system. Where do I find a list of my hardware (eg RAM
detected, 32-bit vs. 64-bit etc)?
It's in the "MATE System Monitor" under the "System" tab.
> in Add/Remove programs, using the scroll buttons goes ridiculously slow,
but using the mouse to push the scroll bars up and down goes ridiculously
fast. Going up and down with the arrow buttons works more smoothly.
Is the behavior different in Flidas?
> I can't find Jami in Add/Remove programs, not under that name, or under the
old "Ring" name. I can't find SyncThing there either. Both are available
using sudo apt install from a terminal.
This should be fixed before release. The problem is that Add/Remove
Applications currently gets its application data from Ubuntu's
[app-install-data][1] package (with non-free applications removed), which not
only is missing Trisquel-specific packages like Abrowser, but also hasn't
been updated since Ubuntu 15.10, so by now the application data does not very
accurately reflect what is actually available in Trisquel's repositories.
I've been working on a [script][2] to generate our own application data to
use instead. It's apparently not in the repo yet, but the script is working.
> Transmission still doesn't dock to half the screen when I drag it against
the left or right hand side.
Try adjusting the width of the window manually and see how small it can go.
It's possible that Transmission's minimum width is greater than half your
screen width, in which case docking wont work.
> The Sync feature in ABrowser still uses the Firefox branding. Does this
even work? Does it use Mozilla's servers? Is this something we're comfortable
with implicitly endorsing?
Yes, it works and it uses Mozilla's servers. I'm personally not comfortable
with it, but quidam is and it's his decision.
> Goggle appears to be the default search engine in ABrowser. Wouldn't it be
better to use something like DuckDuckGo or Ecosia or a Searx instance or
something?
This is probably a mistake. The default is supposed to be be DuckDuckGo.
> Would it be viable to run a Searx instance at search.trisquel.info to be
the default search option in Abrowser? Or search.fsf.org, then it could be
the default search in IceCat too.
I proposed this as an alternative to DuckDuckGo, but quidam had concerns
about legal liability.
> I see both Eye of Mate and Viewnior under graphics
> I see there's no obvious passphrase manager.
> I'm not convinced Pidgin is the best choice for default chat app.
> Menu Suggestions
These are things quidam would have to decide to change, and he doesn't
regularly check the forum. If you want them to be addressed, the best way
would be to propose them at tomorrow's meeting. Meetings begin at 16:00 UTC,
which I know doesn't work for your timezone, but the discussion typically
stretches through the day until around 22:00ish UTC.
[1]: https://packages.ubuntu.com/bionic/app-install-data
[2]: https://devel.trisquel.info/chaosmonk/app-install-data
[3]:
https://devel.trisquel.info/trisquel/trisquel-packages/blob/master/9.0/trisquel-meta/debian/control#L70
[4]:
https://devel.trisquel.info/trisquel/trisquel-packages/blob/master/8.0/trisquel-meta/debian/control#L70
