Hey, DT! Free Linux Distros Are Not Really Free.- Plus More Comments. DistroTube
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Date: 2022-03-30
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0:25 can u tell me why are you wm hopping all the time what's wrong with you?
2:00 why are you bald?
2:06 did u know that shorts videos have to be in portrait mode?
3:19 how do you get your openbox windows to glide smoothly from side to side? I've got the tiling all in place but the windows snap into position
4:24 you have said countless times that one of the advantages of tiling windows managers (twm) over desktop environments (de) is that you need to setup your twm config one time and you forget about it, whereas things change all the time with de. this video seems to contradict that notion.
6:39 i have heard you saying your os/browser is 'free in freedom', for example gnu guix but we are restricted in some stuff we can't download any non-free web browsers or other utilities which are not 100% free
9:02 you should make a script to install all the programs you need for your dot files to make it easier
10:47 how many months do you go before you reset your main system to get a fresh start?
12:13 that was very well articulated. it's a real talent you have. have you ever considered becoming more prominent in the fsf? the role of -officialy- promoting the fsf would suit you.
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0:25 can u tell me why are you wm hopping all the time what's wrong with you?
2:00 why are you bald?
2:06 did u know that shorts videos have to be in portrait mode?
3:19 how do you get your openbox windows to glide smoothly from side to side? I've got the tiling all in place but the windows snap into position
4:24 you have said countless times that one of the advantages of tiling windows managers (twm) over desktop environments (de) is that you need to setup your twm config one time and you forget about it, whereas things change all the time with de. this video seems to contradict that notion.
6:39 i have heard you saying your os/browser is 'free in freedom', for example gnu guix but we are restricted in some stuff we can't download any non-free web browsers or other utilities which are not 100% free
9:02 you should make a script to install all the programs you need for your dot files to make it easier
10:47 how many months do you go before you reset your main system to get a fresh start?
12:13 that was very well articulated. it's a real talent you have. have you ever considered becoming more prominent in the fsf? the role of -officialy- promoting the fsf would suit you.
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Maximilian
If you think you should have the freedom to install proprietary software on your computer, then you just have a different definition of freedom than the FSF. -
Because the FSF defines software as free/libre software if it follows the four freedoms (run, study, share, improve).
The FSF claims that if you run non-free software, you, the user, cannot be free.
So you would have no freedom if the GNU/Guix package manager would allow you to install proprietary software.
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If you think you should have the freedom to install proprietary software on your computer, then you just have a different definition of freedom than the FSF. -
Because the FSF defines software as free/libre software if it follows the four freedoms (run, study, share, improve).
The FSF claims that if you run non-free software, you, the user, cannot be free.
So you would have no freedom if the GNU/Guix package manager would allow you to install proprietary software.
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BattleAngelFan
To be honest, it takes so much time making Linux do exactly what I want, I don't hop for fun. I found lxde and have hopped since then only to see if other window managers can compare in functionality and lightweightness, and have eventually solidly arrived at no. Is it super-easy to set it up to do everything I want? No, but it was possible, and I got it done. That work is done, hopefully forever, though I realize that's probably not true.
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To be honest, it takes so much time making Linux do exactly what I want, I don't hop for fun. I found lxde and have hopped since then only to see if other window managers can compare in functionality and lightweightness, and have eventually solidly arrived at no. Is it super-easy to set it up to do everything I want? No, but it was possible, and I got it done. That work is done, hopefully forever, though I realize that's probably not true.
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RebDo
Hey DT, you are right, your videos are inspiring, because i switched from a tentative attempt in virtualbox to a complete arcolinux system and it is more fun every day. Unfortunately, every day I feel like I have to learn or discover more, so all of my free time is spent on it. but you get a lot in return. if you are enthusiastic about computers you will end up with linux sooner or later, and probably in a tiling window manager :)
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Hey DT, you are right, your videos are inspiring, because i switched from a tentative attempt in virtualbox to a complete arcolinux system and it is more fun every day. Unfortunately, every day I feel like I have to learn or discover more, so all of my free time is spent on it. but you get a lot in return. if you are enthusiastic about computers you will end up with linux sooner or later, and probably in a tiling window manager :)
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David
Debian installs have been 100% free software from the start. It's part of their social contract. In fact if you want to make a proprietary binary for Debian, it must be placed in the -non-free- repository. Most Debian users and the offshoot Distros USE the non-free repository because they want working WiFi drivers, working video card drivers, etc., but you can have a 100% free software system easily
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Debian installs have been 100% free software from the start. It's part of their social contract. In fact if you want to make a proprietary binary for Debian, it must be placed in the -non-free- repository. Most Debian users and the offshoot Distros USE the non-free repository because they want working WiFi drivers, working video card drivers, etc., but you can have a 100% free software system easily
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hogstudio
Xmonad actually breaks (if you have extra haskell deps), not because of xmonad itself, which is solid, but because of the nonsensical enforced dynamic linking of Arch repos. It broke the xmonad-log for me 2 weeks ago.
Well, there are reasons behind the dynamic linking, but it is simply not good for xmonad.
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Xmonad actually breaks (if you have extra haskell deps), not because of xmonad itself, which is solid, but because of the nonsensical enforced dynamic linking of Arch repos. It broke the xmonad-log for me 2 weeks ago.
Well, there are reasons behind the dynamic linking, but it is simply not good for xmonad.
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Joe
I use both KDE and i3. I've had an install of Manjaro KDE going for over four years and have not had to reconfigure anything unless I wanted to change it. With that said I haven't had to change my Arch i3 install in over two years. Gnome sucks BTW.
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I use both KDE and i3. I've had an install of Manjaro KDE going for over four years and have not had to reconfigure anything unless I wanted to change it. With that said I haven't had to change my Arch i3 install in over two years. Gnome sucks BTW.
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Russell
Woo Hoo - you've featured my question re. Openbox :-D
Since then, however, I've jumped to Debian XFCE as I've configured it to be even lighter than OB and even have it with a right-click applications menu just like OB!!
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Woo Hoo - you've featured my question re. Openbox :-D
Since then, however, I've jumped to Debian XFCE as I've configured it to be even lighter than OB and even have it with a right-click applications menu just like OB!!
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NekoiNemo
Shitting on the vertical format is not very convincing when you do it in a video where you occupy maybe 30% of the horizontal screen space and have the top of your head cropped off...
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Shitting on the vertical format is not very convincing when you do it in a video where you occupy maybe 30% of the horizontal screen space and have the top of your head cropped off...
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N-el
I would like you to make a video where you talk about all the programs that cannot be missing after installing your arch linux, tools and utilities to have a basic but functional distro
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I would like you to make a video where you talk about all the programs that cannot be missing after installing your arch linux, tools and utilities to have a basic but functional distro
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