Slashdot Mirror
Trisquel 7 Released
An anonymous reader writes: Trisquel 7.0 Belenos has been released. Trisquel is a "free as in freedom" GNU/Linux distribution endorsed by the FSF. This latest release includes Linux-libre 3.13, GNOME 3.12, Abrowser 33 (based on Firefox), the Electrum Bitcoin client and many more new features and upgrades. Trisquel 7.0 will be supported until 2019.
Interested users can check out the screenshots and download the latest release. The project also accepts donations.
Interested users can check out the screenshots and download the latest release. The project also accepts donations.
Not trolling (much?)... a distro with a high-profile release, avoiding systemd, might be the opportunity to 'fork' that lots of people are looking for (for better or worse).
I looked through the FAQ quickly and didn't see any mention so maybe I just didn't RTFA sufficiently. What exactly is GNOME 'fallback'? Is that a version pre-systemd?
"GNOME Fallback" is what Ubuntu called GNOME 2 around the 11.10 era when it decided to all but force Un(usabil)ity on users who haven't already done sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop. Since then, "Fallback" has had another meaning related to GNOME 3: a simpler desktop that originated in support for machines without the 3D acceleration needed for GNOME Shell. Now the port of GNOME Panel UI to GNOME 3 is called GNOME Flashback, and it's developed in parallel with GNOME Shell, which now uses llvmpipe software rendering on machines without 3D acceleration.
Trisquel 7 is still using Upstart, so no need to worry about it until ;-
2016+.
Among computer nerds, "free as in freedom" means precisely what Stallman says it means.
Circumcision is child abuse.
Trisquel is not only the best Libre GNU/Linux distros, but one of the finest all-around. Libre distros generally require sophisticated knowledge to get the things to work, but Trisquel is by light years the easiest to install and actually use. I have used pretty much all the major distros including Arch, Slackware, Suse, Puppy, Fedora, Gentoo, and Debian, as well as all the 'buntus to name a few. They are great, but am very happy with Trisquel. Trisquel is based off of Ubuntu, but it is far more stable. Ubuntu tends to have update diarrhea, while Trisquel, has far less while remaining secure and relevant. While lots of things break under Ubuntu, not so with Trisquel. As a Libre enthusiast, I am thrilled to get a Libre distro that filters out proprietary crap, YET STILL WORKS. If I want proprietary, I can run my Mac and Windows machines. Kudos to the Trisquel team to somehow make the OS/software more stable than Ubuntu. Yes, for my laptop I did have to buy a wifi usb from ThinkPenguin (a person pointed out the wifi issue), but now it works! I like that the OS exclusively runs Libre software so I can compare and contrast my other GNU/Linux software experience and understand just how much proprietary pervades the user experience while great Libre alternatives exist. While Trisquel does have Gnome as default, I did type in the terminal 'sudo apt-get install kde-standard' and got my KDE environs (yeah, I know--but I like it). No way I am knocking the other distros, but if you want a Libre distro that works well (better than the 'buntus), then Trisquel is satisfying.
"SO we bide our time, waiting for a purer kick to bloom and the future is still bleak, uncertain and beautiful" -GSYBE
I agree with you. I don't run Trisquel either, and for the same reasons. I want to live in a world where proprietary software is laughed at, but right now if I insist on fully open source software from top to bottom I'll be kneecapped with respect to what I can do. And if I want to insist on a job working on only fully open source software (ideally free-as-in-freedom software, GPL, AGPL, or MPL) I have to get good enough to attract the attention of someone at Red Hat or Mozilla Foundation, or maybe start my own company.