I agree. I use the FOSS alternatives whereever I can. The one issue I create for myself is my love for AMD, which typically brings along ATI video hardware, which generally forces one to byte the non-FOSS bullet... As I move more things back onto my server I have every intention of removing stuff like DropBox and other "cloud"-based solutions to one where I control my data... Thanks for sharing your perspective! I certainly do love hearing about the ways that others solve similar delemas. Chuck On Tue, 2013-05-28 at 15:48 -0400, M. Knisely wrote: > Because you're giving in... If you give in to running proprietary code > you're not going to scratch that itch and create your own FOSS app for > the community or encourage others to do it for you. > > > Yeah, that's the best I got. > > > I've long since given up on running totally FOSS, though when I have > the option I do and I encourage those that write the code I use. > > > I run Adobe's Flash, Oracle's Virtualbox with extentions, Microsoft's > Skype, Cisco's AnyConnect, Sonicwall's NetExtender, and sever other > apps that are outside the "free" realm. For me, I try to avoid > walking outside my package manager, but that's as far limited I allow > my box to be. > > > When FOSS options present themselves, I'm quick to drop my proprietary > solution for the FOSS alternative. I've pretty much moved everything > off of DropBox to my servers running OwnCloud. I've also ditched > NoMachine in favor of X2Go. So for me, it's an ebb and flow. > > > In regards to hardware, I try to buy what I know supports Linux. I > try to stick with Intel video and wireless for that reason. Until > recently when the FOSS drivers got better, whenever I inherited a > Broadcom wireless laptop, I'd swap it out with a FOSS friendly one. > I've also pulled dedicated video cards from machines and ran the > integrated video. I don't do anything that requires high end graphics > anyway. > > > Mike K. > > > On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 3:08 PM, Chuck <cstickelman@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I, for one, have no problem installing software that makes my > Debian > system un-DFSG. I've never seen that as a big disadvantage. > There's > nothing that I could do before, that I can't do after. > > Can anyone tell my why "un-DFSG'ing" a Debian box is a bad > thing? > > > On Wed, 2013-05-22 at 11:53 -0400, Mike wrote: > > On 05/21/2013 09:46 PM, Silas Lang wrote: > > > > > > Debian: very tempting, but missed some hardware and a bit > slow > > > > > > > Prepare to un DFSG your debian box. It's probably appears > slow due to > > the free Nvidia driver. Add "non-free" to your main > repository in > > sources.lst, apt-get update, apt-get install > firmware-linux-nonfree, > > reboot. Enjoy the life of proprietary video drivers. This > may also > > account for you other non detected hardware. > > > > Mike > > > > To unsubscribe send to ncolug-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. > > > > > To unsubscribe send to ncolug-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. > > > > To unsubscribe send to ncolug-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field.