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schestowitz> Hi, Roy,Aug 06 16:35
schestowitz> Aug 06 16:35
schestowitz> Several mainstream articles are publishing the Tor Project'sAug 06 16:35
schestowitz> recommendation to drop Windows:Aug 06 16:35
schestowitz> Aug 06 16:35
schestowitz> http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9241388/TOR_Project_urges_users_to_stop_using_Windows_disable_JavaScriptAug 06 16:35
TechrightsBNTitle: TOR Project urges users to stop using Windows, disable JavaScript - Computerworld .::. Size~: 114.27 KBAug 06 16:35
schestowitz> Aug 06 16:35
schestowitz> http://www.pcworld.com/article/2046013/tor-project-stop-using-windows-disable-javascript.htmlAug 06 16:35
TechrightsBNTitle: Tor Project: Stop using Windows, disable JavaScript to protect your anonymity | PCWorld .::. Size~: 72.2 KBAug 06 16:35
schestowitz> Aug 06 16:35
schestowitz> In the pre-Mono days, I would have expected Canonical and Ubuntu to beAug 06 16:35
schestowitz> all over that.  Shuttleworth could make an invitation like he did toAug 06 16:35
schestowitz> the Suse developers.  However, with their Community "Manager"Aug 06 16:35
schestowitz> defending M$, that may not happen.  Speaking of the "manager", his andAug 06 16:35
schestowitz> the others' responses to your old post hereAug 06 16:35
schestowitz> Aug 06 16:35
schestowitz> http://techrights.org/2013/05/15/ubuntu-and-microsoft-veteran/Aug 06 16:35
TechrightsBNTitle: Man From Microsoft Runs the Ubuntu Project Now | Techrights .::. Size~: 301.9 KBAug 06 16:35
schestowitz> Aug 06 16:35
schestowitz> has elicited denial of the problem as well as a bit of an attack.  IAug 06 16:35
schestowitz> think the topic is very worth revisiting at least once a month.Aug 06 16:35
schestowitzI will do a post about this.Aug 06 16:37
schestowitzMoe GNU/Linux distributors should start promoting their products based on privacy as a selling pointAug 06 16:37
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schestowitz> Subject: [gNewSense-users] gNewSense 3.0 "Parkes" stableAug 06 20:53
schestowitz> Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2013 21:29:35 +0200Aug 06 20:53
schestowitz> From: Sam Geeraerts <samgee@elmundolibre.be>Aug 06 20:53
schestowitz> To: gnewsense-users@nongnu.org, gnewsense-dev@nongnu.orgAug 06 20:53
schestowitz> Aug 06 20:53
schestowitz> Ladies and gentlemen,Aug 06 20:53
schestowitz> Aug 06 20:53
schestowitz> The stable release of gNewSense 3.0 is a fact. With the help of GNUAug 06 20:54
schestowitz> Linux-libre and various other people helping to check and hack onAug 06 20:54
schestowitz> freedom issues, we've been able to produce a new major version thatAug 06 20:54
schestowitz> aligns with the Free Software Foundation's freedom guidelines as wellAug 06 20:54
schestowitz> as Debian's quality standards. You'll find that the look has changedAug 06 20:54
schestowitz> from previous releases, marking the change from Ubuntu to Debian as aAug 06 20:54
schestowitz> base. We also support 3 architectures now: i386, amd64 and mipselAug 06 20:54
schestowitz> (Lemote Yeeloong).Aug 06 20:54
schestowitz> Aug 06 20:54
schestowitz> Torrents ([1], [2]) for the live DVD images are available, as wellAug 06 20:54
schestowitz> as direct downloads ([3], [4]) and netboot images ([5], [6], [7]).Aug 06 20:54
schestowitz> Aug 06 20:54
schestowitz> [1]Aug 06 20:54
schestowitz> http://cdimage.gnewsense.org/gnewsense-live-3.0-amd64-gnome.iso.torrentAug 06 20:54
TechrightsBNNot a web page! Aborting application/x-bittorrent typeAug 06 20:54
schestowitz> [2]Aug 06 20:54
schestowitz> http://cdimage.gnewsense.org/gnewsense-live-3.0-i386-gnome.iso.torrentAug 06 20:54
TechrightsBNNot a web page! Aborting application/x-bittorrent typeAug 06 20:54
schestowitz> [3] http://cdimage.gnewsense.org/gnewsense-live-3.0-amd64-gnome.isoAug 06 20:54
schestowitz> [4] http://cdimage.gnewsense.org/gnewsense-live-3.0-i386-gnome.isoAug 06 20:54
schestowitz> [5]Aug 06 20:54
schestowitz> http://archive.gnewsense.org/gnewsense-three/gnewsense/dists/parkes/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/mini.isoAug 06 20:54
schestowitz> [6]Aug 06 20:54
schestowitz> http://archive.gnewsense.org/gnewsense-three/gnewsense/dists/parkes/main/installer-i386/current/images/netboot/mini.isoAug 06 20:54
schestowitz> [7]Aug 06 20:54
schestowitz> http://archive.gnewsense.org/gnewsense-three/gnewsense/dists/parkes/main/installer-mipsel/current/images/loongson-2f/netboot/Aug 06 20:54
schestowitz> Aug 06 20:54
schestowitz> Kind regards,Aug 06 20:54
schestowitz> Sam GeeraertsAug 06 20:54
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