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12-08-2016, 03:20 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Jun 2006
Location: UNIX
Distribution: FreeBSD
Posts: 2,745
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Is there a Linux distribution that is 100% GNU?
Hello,
Is there Linux distribution(s) that is/are fully 100% based on GNU free softwares (without single proprietary)?
Likely none, right?
Probably gNewSense, which is non longer much active.
Best regards
X.
Last edited by Xeratul; 12-08-2016 at 03:30 PM.
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12-08-2016, 03:38 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Jun 2006
Location: UNIX
Distribution: FreeBSD
Posts: 2,745
Original Poster
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Originally Posted by szboardstretcher
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I don't believe that based on Ubuntu, that you can be GNU. Sorry. What about the Ubuntu's Spywares? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXnfa0H30L4 |
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12-08-2016, 03:45 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Feb 2009
Posts: 4,667
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Xeratul
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Did you scroll down to the Comments section on that video, where user Kenneth H M Farrow gives detailed instructions to disable the Ubuntu "spyware"?
It's fine to dislike Ubuntu (I'm not a big fan either) but let's at least get our facts straight.  |
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12-08-2016, 04:19 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Jun 2006
Location: UNIX
Distribution: FreeBSD
Posts: 2,745
Original Poster
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Originally Posted by snowpine
Did you scroll down to the Comments section on that video, where user Kenneth H M Farrow gives detailed instructions to disable the Ubuntu "spyware"?
It's fine to dislike Ubuntu (I'm not a big fan either) but let's at least get our facts straight. |
You are kidding? In Gnu philosophy, "How to disable Spywares into installed linux distribution" has nothing to do with Linux and neither GNU at all. |
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12-08-2016, 04:43 PM
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LQ Veteran
Registered: Mar 2008
Location: Waaaaay out West Texas
Distribution: antiX 23, MX 23
Posts: 7,291
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Dragora, nuff said.
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12-09-2016, 08:09 AM
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Senior Member
Registered: Feb 2009
Posts: 4,667
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Xeratul
You are kidding? In Gnu philosophy, "How to disable Spywares into installed linux distribution" has nothing to do with Linux and neither GNU at all.
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My point is simply, if random-youtube-commentator can figure out how to remove the "spyware" packages from Ubuntu, then I'm sure the developers of Trisquel figured it out, too.
By the way, the Stallman link you posted is old news from 2013. As of the year 2016, Ubuntu has disabled the controversial "spyware" by default, and it is now an "opt-in" service. Let's get our facts straight. 
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2016/01/u...disabled-16-04
Last edited by snowday; 12-09-2016 at 08:40 AM.
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12-09-2016, 08:16 AM
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Senior Member
Registered: Aug 2006
Location: Detroit, MI
Distribution: GNU/Linux systemd
Posts: 4,278
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I've heard it said by various people over the last year, but remember @Snowpine... "We live in a post-fact and post-truth era."
Also... If it isn't "GNU" then why is it listed on the official "GNU" site and endorsed by "GNU"?
Last edited by szboardstretcher; 12-09-2016 at 08:19 AM.
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12-09-2016, 08:38 AM
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Senior Member
Registered: Dec 2009
Location: New Jersey, USA
Distribution: Fedora, OpenSUSE, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, macOS (hack). Past: Debian, Arch, RedHat (pre-RHEL).
Posts: 1,335
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Originally Posted by szboardstretcher
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This is also the distro that the FSF distributes on its "membership cards". They also provide mirrors of it on the FSF servers, along with dragora. I can't think of any better indicator of its status.
Last edited by goumba; 12-09-2016 at 08:45 AM.
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12-09-2016, 08:43 AM
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Senior Member
Registered: Dec 2009
Location: New Jersey, USA
Distribution: Fedora, OpenSUSE, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, macOS (hack). Past: Debian, Arch, RedHat (pre-RHEL).
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Originally Posted by Xeratul
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I believe that you misunderstand GNU. I has nothing to do with lack of spyware.
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html |
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12-09-2016, 09:28 AM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Sep 2013
Location: Somewhere in my head.
Distribution: Slackware (15 current), Slack15, Ubuntu studio, MX Linux, FreeBSD 13.1, WIn10
Posts: 10,342
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GNU/Linux web sight
Free GNU/Linux distributions
I don't know how current that list is. |
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12-09-2016, 09:32 AM
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Senior Member
Registered: Aug 2006
Location: Detroit, MI
Distribution: GNU/Linux systemd
Posts: 4,278
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BW-userx
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Why are you repeating what i've said already? Post #2, the very first reply. |
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12-10-2016, 11:29 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: May 2015
Location: Where ever needed
Distribution: Slackware/Salix while testing others
Posts: 1,718
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Trisquel has become the official distro. for FSF, Stallman uses it and the developer is now the senior sysadmin for FSF. So I would say that makes it official.
Ref: https://trisquel.info/
https://trisquel.info/en/new-cycle-w...and-whats-come |
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12-11-2016, 12:38 PM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Sep 2013
Location: Somewhere in my head.
Distribution: Slackware (15 current), Slack15, Ubuntu studio, MX Linux, FreeBSD 13.1, WIn10
Posts: 10,342
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ChuangTzu
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My first impression trying this on VM, it sucks. will not install, does not connect to the internet, does not see the Vhdd already set up and partitioned, .... one may get better luck on an actual PC, but in VM No GO, not here anyways.
but it does have a voice that talks to you... |
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12-11-2016, 01:42 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: May 2015
Location: Where ever needed
Distribution: Slackware/Salix while testing others
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interesting. Usually works well either way. One could also try stock Debian stable leave the repos at default and do not add non-free or contrib. That is pretty much free/libre. Only reason FSF does not endorse it is because the wiki tells you how to add these repos and they host non-free software in them.
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