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    FSF debuts fully-free Ubuntu/Debian variant

    Check out this link: http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS7506163557.html. gNewSense, huh? Seems not a very nice name compared to Feisty Fawn
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    Re: FSF debuts fully-free Ubuntu/Debian variant

    Hey, it's not brown.

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    Re: FSF debuts fully-free Ubuntu/Debian variant

    Quote Originally Posted by hizaguchi View Post
    Hey, it's not brown.
    Wouldn't that be an advantage?

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    Re: FSF debuts fully-free Ubuntu/Debian variant

    Well - I can respect their idea, but the name instantly reminded me of "nuisance" when I thought about how to pronounce it

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    Re: FSF debuts fully-free Ubuntu/Debian variant

    I can see how they don't want any proprietary software in the distribution, but that is going to be horrible for hardware support.

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    Re: FSF debuts fully-free Ubuntu/Debian variant

    It's not bad at all if you have the right hardware. I selected mine with Linux and other free software in mind, so I can use pretty much any distribution available. Some of us of course can't do that but there's still Ubuntu and other a little bit less free alternatives, so you can use them if they are more to your tastes.

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    Re: FSF debuts fully-free Ubuntu/Debian variant

    Quote Originally Posted by jacobmp92 View Post
    I can see how they don't want any proprietary software in the distribution, but that is going to be horrible for hardware support.
    Some would say that freedom is more important than hardware support and those people will research hardware before buying and get something that is supported IMO.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ember View Post
    Well - I can respect their idea, but the name instantly reminded me of "nuisance" when I thought about how to pronounce it
    Me too actually....

    thread merge needed - http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=291499

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    Re: FSF debuts fully-free Ubuntu/Debian variant

    Quote Originally Posted by jacobmp92 View Post
    I can see how they don't want any proprietary software in the distribution, but that is going to be horrible for hardware support.
    And overall usability

    Some would say that freedom is more important than hardware support
    Software freedom? Some hardcore zealots

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    Re: FSF debuts fully-free Ubuntu/Debian variant

    Quote Originally Posted by ember View Post
    Well - I can respect their idea, but the name instantly reminded me of "nuisance" when I thought about how to pronounce it
    That's it! I was repeating the name again and again and it sounded very weird, but I didn't know what was wrong. That's exactly it!
    May the FOSS be with you!

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