Re: [gNewSense-users] Installation and Software for Multimedia

[john beddard]

These a really useful questions for me also Wally,

I'm also just changing to gNewSense. 
I think the choice that I have made depends my personal needs and taste.
Thank goodness for GNU/Linux for preserving that freedom of choice.

I just tried Windows8 and it is clear that Ubuntu is now beginning to
overtake Windows in design and usability. However I found that the
Ubuntu community was highly centralised. And may be in danger of
defeating its own aims. Plus the fact that for me the desktop was too
simplistic. To the point of irritation.

So I have been using Debian for the past 2 years. A rock solid
development with an inclusive, friendly community. They have also added
some of the 'bells and whistles' used on Ubuntu 12.04. Or it is probably
the other way around.

What attracts me to gNewSense (I like the name). Is that I feel that I
feel in control of my own desktop. Plus the fact that some of the key
people in the development are now listening into your questions.
Basically, the sense of ownership is important for me. Plus the fact
whatever Richard Stallman has said about free software has been borne
out in reality. Windows8 will contain intrusive surveillance, such as
facial recognition, that will be linkable to personal details. With
Apple also moving in the same direction. So using free software makes
sense to me. 

There are also fantastic projects, such as Gimp and CiviCRM based around
the free software system.

Just my slant on things. Hope this helps.

John




On Fri, 2012-08-31 at 14:39 -0400, Wally Lepore wrote:
> Hi r. siddharth,
> 
> Thanks for getting back to me. Very helpful links.
> 
> >>>The present stable version of gNewSense is pretty old but the fact
> remains true that it ensures that all the programs that can be
> installed in the distribution are free as in freedom.
> 
> Yes r. siddharth, I appreciate that. Stable is important.By the way, I
> need to be educated on this next question. Why should I care if a
> specific Linux distro is old verses a newer version distro such as
> Ubuntu 12.04? Is it so newer programs can run on it? 
> 
> I obviously know why windows 7 is better than windows 98 but in the
> world of linux distros, an old distro version can be as young as only
> 2 years. Please educate me on this. Thank you r. siddharth
> 
> >>>We have a gNewSense Documentation[1] (wiki) for users to get
> acquainted with gNewSense. For gNewSense installation help, you my
> take a look at this page[2], you will definitely jostle with hard-disk
> partitioning which might be a night-mare for new-users, you may want
> to take a look at this page[3] to get a taste of GNU/Linux hard-disk
> partitioning.
> 
> [1]: http://www.gnewsense.org/Documentation
> [2]: http://www.gnewsense.org/Documentation/InstallingGNewSense
> [3]:
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=282018&highlight=partitioning
> 
> Looks good r. siddharth. I do have experience in partitioning drives
> so (hopefully) I'm not completely in the dark ;-)
> 
> >>>FYI, There are "free as in freedom" distros that are wholly meant
> for video & audio production. You may be interested to test drive
> those distros. For more info, go here:
> 
>         http://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html
> 
> Yes I have already seen this page and have studied it closely. Thank
> you very much. Great link!
> 
> Thank you
> Wally
> 
> 
> On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 11:54 AM, r. siddharth
> <address@hidden> wrote:
> On Thursday 30 August 2012 10:56 PM, Wally Lepore wrote:
> 
>         Can you please tell me where I can read about installing
>         Gnewsense ona
>         separate hard drive for a dual boot with windows. I would like
>         to
>         eventually migrate over to 100% gNewSense.
> 
> 
> We have a gNewSense Documentation[1] (wiki) for users to get
> acquainted with gNewSense. For gNewSense installation help, you my
> take a look at this page[2], you will definitely jostle with hard-disk
> partitioning which might be a night-mare for new-users, you may want
> to take a look at this page[3] to get a taste of GNU/Linux hard-disk
> partitioning.
> 
> [1]: http://www.gnewsense.org/Documentation
> [2]: http://www.gnewsense.org/Documentation/InstallingGNewSense
> [3]:
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=282018&highlight=partitioning
> 
> Period.
> 
> The present stable version of gNewSense is pretty old but the fact
> remains true that it ensures that all the programs that can be
> installed in the distribution are free as in freedom.
> 
> 
>         Also I did hours and hours of research over the past few days
>         and have
>         learned a lot in regards to GNU/Linux or rather as Richard
>         Stallmam says,
>         "GNU+Linux. I did much research and would like to know if
>         gNewSense can
>         handle a variety of Multimedia production applications such as
>         a Video
>         Editor and a Digital Audio Workststion (DAW) much like Ardour?
>         http://ardour.org/
>         
>         In other words, can it install and run most applications that
>         work with
>         Ubuntu?
> 
> 
> The present stable version of gNewSense is based on ubuntu "hardy".
> Therefore, it should run application that work in ubuntu provided that
> the application is free as freedom.
> 
> FYI, There are "free as in freedom" distros that are wholly meant for
> video & audio production. You may be interested to test drive those
> distros. For more info, go here:
> 
>         http://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html
> 
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