Comments on: Are you a 100% free user ? http://blog.nizarus.org/2009/09/are-you-a-100-free-user Le blog de nizarus; un autre blog sur ubuntu, linux et les logiciels libres... Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:53:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Zied ABID http://blog.nizarus.org/2009/09/are-you-a-100-free-user#comment-747 Zied ABID Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:41:50 +0000 http://blog.nizarus.org/?p=204#comment-747 I discover the unrar-free package that replace the non free one. enjoy !! I discover the unrar-free package that replace the non free one.
enjoy !!

]]> By: netBoss http://blog.nizarus.org/2009/09/are-you-a-100-free-user#comment-317 netBoss Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:40:24 +0000 http://blog.nizarus.org/?p=204#comment-317 Non-free packages installed on TheBoss-PC linux-generic Complete Generic Linux kernel linux-restricted-modules- Non-free Linux 2.6.28 modules helper script linux-restricted-modules- Restricted Linux modules for generic kernels nvidia-173-modaliases Modaliases for the NVIDIA binary X.Org driver nvidia-180-modaliases Modaliases for the NVIDIA binary X.Org driver nvidia-71-modaliases Modaliases for the NVIDIA binary X.Org driver nvidia-96-modaliases Modaliases for the NVIDIA binary X.Org driver rar Archiver for .rar files Contrib packages installed on TheBoss-PC flashplugin-installer Adobe Flash Player plugin installer jetty Java servlet engine and webserver nvidia-common Find obsolete NVIDIA drivers ttf-mscorefonts-installer Installer for Microsoft TrueType core fonts 8 non-free packages, 0.6% of 1274 installed packages. 4 contrib packages, 0.3% of 1274 installed packages. Non-free packages installed on TheBoss-PC

linux-generic Complete Generic Linux kernel
linux-restricted-modules- Non-free Linux 2.6.28 modules helper script
linux-restricted-modules- Restricted Linux modules for generic kernels
nvidia-173-modaliases Modaliases for the NVIDIA binary X.Org driver
nvidia-180-modaliases Modaliases for the NVIDIA binary X.Org driver
nvidia-71-modaliases Modaliases for the NVIDIA binary X.Org driver
nvidia-96-modaliases Modaliases for the NVIDIA binary X.Org driver
rar Archiver for .rar files

Contrib packages installed on TheBoss-PC

flashplugin-installer Adobe Flash Player plugin installer
jetty Java servlet engine and webserver
nvidia-common Find obsolete NVIDIA drivers
ttf-mscorefonts-installer Installer for Microsoft TrueType core fonts

8 non-free packages, 0.6% of 1274 installed packages.
4 contrib packages, 0.3% of 1274 installed packages.

]]> By: Links 11/09/2009: Unbundling Petition in the EU, G:Noblin 3.0 Released | Boycott Novell http://blog.nizarus.org/2009/09/are-you-a-100-free-user#comment-315 Links 11/09/2009: Unbundling Petition in the EU, G:Noblin 3.0 Released | Boycott Novell Sat, 12 Sep 2009 01:08:10 +0000 http://blog.nizarus.org/?p=204#comment-315 [...] Are you a 100% free user ? I can’t remove linux packages, we can’t get an operating system without a kernel. tangerine-icon-theme package is in direct dependency with ubuntu-desktop so I prefer to keep it for future updates. Some times I have to manipulate rar archives so I have to keep unrar package too. The modaliases packages are installed to find the sweetest proprietary driver for the graphic card, and In my case I don’t need them as my ATI X1300 Pro works as a charm with the free driver. [...] [...] Are you a 100% free user ? I can’t remove linux packages, we can’t get an operating system without a kernel. tangerine-icon-theme package is in direct dependency with ubuntu-desktop so I prefer to keep it for future updates. Some times I have to manipulate rar archives so I have to keep unrar package too. The modaliases packages are installed to find the sweetest proprietary driver for the graphic card, and In my case I don’t need them as my ATI X1300 Pro works as a charm with the free driver. [...]

]]> By: Victor http://blog.nizarus.org/2009/09/are-you-a-100-free-user#comment-264 Victor Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:02:43 +0000 http://blog.nizarus.org/?p=204#comment-264 When I need to extract rar files I use the unrar-free. If unrar-free does not extract the file, I simply remove the rar file. When I need to extract rar files I use the unrar-free. If unrar-free does not extract the file, I simply remove the rar file.

]]> By: leo_rockway http://blog.nizarus.org/2009/09/are-you-a-100-free-user#comment-263 leo_rockway Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:13:56 +0000 http://blog.nizarus.org/?p=204#comment-263 Linux appears as nonfree because of the nonfree blobs it has. Instead of Linux you can use Linux-libre. Also, like Ompaul said, vrms is not accurate at all. Linux appears as nonfree because of the nonfree blobs it has. Instead of Linux you can use Linux-libre.

Also, like Ompaul said, vrms is not accurate at all.

]]> By: nizarus http://blog.nizarus.org/2009/09/are-you-a-100-free-user#comment-262 nizarus Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:25:27 +0000 http://blog.nizarus.org/?p=204#comment-262 gNewSense is approved by RMS him self, so no need to the virtual one :) gNewSense is approved by RMS him self, so no need to the virtual one :)

]]> By: ompaul http://blog.nizarus.org/2009/09/are-you-a-100-free-user#comment-261 ompaul Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:09:23 +0000 http://blog.nizarus.org/?p=204#comment-261 eh in gNewSense we removed vrms - it is wrong in certain cases - its logic is wrong and eh that means it is wrong ;-) eh in gNewSense we removed vrms
- it is wrong in certain cases – its logic is wrong and eh that means it is wrong ;-)

]]> By: ecadre http://blog.nizarus.org/2009/09/are-you-a-100-free-user#comment-259 ecadre Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:00:29 +0000 http://blog.nizarus.org/?p=204#comment-259 I would put no faith whatsoever on vrms. It is out of date, inaccurate and was written for Debian not Ubuntu. Yes, Ubuntu is derived from Debian unstable, but that alone along with whatever changes Ubuntu makes shows that vrms is a waste of time. Also, is your aim to "make Richard Stallman proud", or to have a free operating system? I'm not sure what it would take to make RMS proud, heck I've never even met the guy and I'm a little uncomfortable about some scripters taking his name and ascribing emotions to him in this way. What I do know is his writing, and in that he unequivocal. Software freedom is not a matter of degrees (like you can't just be a little bit pregnant), but also that the Free Software movement is a political movement in which political arguments need to be won, not merely the technical challenges. The best way to start learning about Free Software is to have a look at the Free Software Foundation website and the GNU Foundation website, read, learn and start founding your own decisions upon how important you feel the ideals of the Free Software movement are (and the dangers from proprietary software) rather than the unreliable vrms script. I would put no faith whatsoever on vrms. It is out of date, inaccurate and was written for Debian not Ubuntu.

Yes, Ubuntu is derived from Debian unstable, but that alone along with whatever changes Ubuntu makes shows that vrms is a waste of time.

Also, is your aim to “make Richard Stallman proud”, or to have a free operating system?

I’m not sure what it would take to make RMS proud, heck I’ve never even met the guy and I’m a little uncomfortable about some scripters taking his name and ascribing emotions to him in this way.

What I do know is his writing, and in that he unequivocal. Software freedom is not a matter of degrees (like you can’t just be a little bit pregnant), but also that the Free Software movement is a political movement in which political arguments need to be won, not merely the technical challenges.

The best way to start learning about Free Software is to have a look at the Free Software Foundation website and the GNU Foundation website, read, learn and start founding your own decisions upon how important you feel the ideals of the Free Software movement are (and the dangers from proprietary software) rather than the unreliable vrms script.

]]> By: Strider http://blog.nizarus.org/2009/09/are-you-a-100-free-user#comment-258 Strider Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:52:37 +0000 http://blog.nizarus.org/?p=204#comment-258 I wouldn't rely on vrms as it gives you strange results. An icon theme has no reason to be GPL'd and I'm really fine with the current Creative Commons licence. nvidia modalias packages are just a bunch of textfiles with graphic cards identifiers so that Ubuntu knows which driver to install. I don't see any closed source binaries in them ... On more complete installations I've seen some complete nonsense from vrms, pointing out some packages that are completely free. In a FSF point of view the Linux kernel (the pristine kernel.org version) is non-free. It contains a few closed source firmwares, which is pretty much the same than a onboard ROM expect the latter can't be upgraded. I wouldn’t rely on vrms as it gives you strange results.
An icon theme has no reason to be GPL’d and I’m really fine with the current Creative Commons licence.

nvidia modalias packages are just a bunch of textfiles with graphic cards identifiers so that Ubuntu knows which driver to install. I don’t see any closed source binaries in them …

On more complete installations I’ve seen some complete nonsense from vrms, pointing out some packages that are completely free.

In a FSF point of view the Linux kernel (the pristine kernel.org version) is non-free. It contains a few closed source firmwares, which is pretty much the same than a onboard ROM expect the latter can’t be upgraded.

]]> By: nizarus http://blog.nizarus.org/2009/09/are-you-a-100-free-user#comment-257 nizarus Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:21:19 +0000 http://blog.nizarus.org/?p=204#comment-257 @Jussi : I haven't used him, and I'm using rar archives rarely (rar and rarely :) ) so I can remove. @silwol : According to this page https://launchpad.net/tangerine-icon-theme the licence is not specified. @Isart Montane : great the first really free user here :) what is your distribution ?? @Søren : sure we can :) @Robert : why not :/ @Jussi : I haven’t used him, and I’m using rar archives rarely (rar and rarely :) ) so I can remove.
@silwol : According to this page https://launchpad.net/tangerine-icon-theme the licence is not specified.
@Isart Montane : great the first really free user here :) what is your distribution ??
@Søren : sure we can :)
@Robert : why not :/

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