gNewSense Distro Frees Ubuntu

Linux.com (who shares corporate overlords with Slashdot) is reporting that gNewSense has gone 2.0. For the uninitiated gNewSense is a stripped down version of Ubuntu's Hardy Heron for the free software purist. Removing over 100 pieces of proprietary code and firmware, gNewSense offers a user the ability to run an OS where everything is able to be studied, changed, and redistributed. "gNewSense is a great alternative to Gobuntu, the Canonical-sponsored free derivative of Ubuntu. According to its wiki page, the 8.04 version of Gobuntu hasn't been released due to a less-than-optimal reaction from the community. Gobuntu used the same repositories as Ubuntu, and the Ubuntu live CD can achieve the same installation as Gobuntu by merely selecting the free-software-only option in the installer (press F6 twice at the boot menu). Also, Mark Shuttleworth, the founder of Ubuntu, has indicated that he would rather focus on gNewSense because the work on that distribution can help the Ubuntu community as a whole. "

Great!

[clang_jangle]

Great! Now I can miss out on a good fourth or so of all web content and experience inferior xserver performance just like the old days...

I'm gonna make a derivative!

[everphilski]

I'ts gonna be based off of gNewSense, and be called MakesMoreSense, and it'll put the missing bits back in!

debian - ubuntu - gnewsense - MakesMoreSense

Re:the name?

[Daimanta]

Or Jumpy Jackal?
Jolly Jellyfish?
Joking Jay?
Jittery Jaguar?

Re:I'm gonna make a derivative!

[Anonymous Coward]

You are against our freedoms. I am going to create a free software distribution based on MakesMoreSense, and call it GnuMoreSense.

Re:Ubuntu 8.04 is too buggy and should be beta.

[atari2600]

I've had it on my Thinkpad R61 for 28 days now and it works amazingly well. I do realize that just because it works for me doesn't make it an awesome release. Just because you have had a couple issues doesn't make it a beta quality release either.

Define a serious user for me. Realtek AC888 not working is a corner case and will be patched soon. If you have issues with Dolphin, use Konqueror or Nautilus. I personally avoid KDE - so can't help you much there. If you are a serious user, try having a more descriptive line instead of a "makes an error window pop up when using a mouse".

It isn't a perfect release and I know Linux isn't as user-friendly as people desire it to be. Sadly that also means it isn't idiot-friendly either. You point out two issues in a vague manner and call the experiences terrible...

Re:I'm gonna make a derivative!

[atari2600]

Your presence of mind to regurgitate the essence of gNewSense into GnuMoreSense is total nonsense. Don't even make bring up the issue of license.

Re:Stallmanites strike again

[somersault]

I have tried it before, and you're safe. Unlike one of my ex-coworkers who tried looking up greased nipples (there's lots of great things that engineers use, nuts, flanges, pumps..). He didn't get fired for it of course, he just happened to leave a few months ago ;)

Re:the name?

[Khaed]

I believe there's a hard push in the GNU world to crap up product names with a G similar to the way KDE craps up names with a K.

The only name I ever remember liking that came out of that was "Killustrator" and I think they had to change it because Adobe are wankers.

Re:I'm gonna make a derivative!

[AttillaTheNun]

I'll take your derivative one step further. It'll be based on MakesMoreSense, but it will replace all of the free bits with proprietary binaries. I think I'll call it WinBuntu

Re:I'm gonna make a derivative!

[ArsonSmith]

Windows?

Re:RMS hair splitting

[p0tat03]

This seems almost soup nazi-ish (yay Godwin's Law!). It reeks of "if you don't agree with my moral stance, NO SOFTWARE FOR YOU! NEXT!"

Re:Stallmanites strike again

[UncleTogie]

Its sort of funny, to see a huge sign up in the air that says DICKS.

I get the same reaction when Air Force One passes overhead here, too!

Re:Stallmanites strike again

[bjkinney]

Searching for a site on Google or another search engine is always a good idea before typing in random URLs. How many people interested in the Python programming language have accidentally navigated to the python.com. NSFW

Re:Stallmanites strike again

[Miseph]

And if you've ever bought anything from them, you'll realize that the DICKS are actually right behind you...

Re:OK, fine...

[Wordsmith]

Why can't the office be well-lit? Light drivers not working yet?

Re:Stallmanites strike again

[nuzak]

Or pythong.org

I still shudder.

Re:the name?

[Alarindris]

Jentle Jiant!

Re:I'm gonna make a derivative!

[gambolt]

Linux Mint?

Re:OK, fine...

[Anonymous Coward]

I think that when Linux finally has a relatively large user base,

LOL.

I think I may die of laughter right here...

Re:the name?

[Lemming Mark]

> similar to the way KDE kraps up names with a K.

There, fixed that for you.

But next isn't free, thus the need for openstep.

[Glytch]

I know, bad joke.