[ncolug] Re: annual distro marathon
- From: Chuck <cstickelman@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: ncolug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 15:54:03 -0400
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
> >
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