Trisquel should replace Linux Mint for new users
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Hello!
I am relatively new to GNU/Linux and I've just tested Trisquel and, in my opinion, it is so far definitely not significantly worse than Linux Mint, great job! Too bad I didn't know about it before switching from Windows to Linux, I am a bit too used to Linux Mint now and have all set up on it. Trisquel is definitely way more friendly for new users than other distributions with libre kernel (I've checked out Guix, Parabola and Hyperbola), I really like the live install ISO. Wireless didn't work, but I didn't panic and the wired connection did work, so it was fully functional. In the worst case scenario, as I understand, an additional router can be bought specifically to be wired to the pc and connect to the main home router.
I probably would be able to install all I'd want on Trisquel just like on Linux Mint, but I like ZFS more and more, so I am thinking about something with OpenZFS as the root file system for the future... License issue is a problem, but I imagine that I just pirate ZFS for use with GNU/Linux.
So, I am just happy that I found Trisquel and I hope that it will become more known and popular. I've seen a Linux Distro Tier List (~39 distros) by TitusTechTips and he didn't even mention Trisquel, too bad!
You say: "[Trisquel] not significantly worse than Linux Mint". Trisquel is not worse, it's much better as it's freedom respecting!
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Distros like Mint make it easy to install non-free sofware and I suppose that is what many people using Mint want.
What I read from https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/ZFS is:
ZFS is licensed under the Common Development and Distribution License (CDDL). Because the CDDL is incompatible with the GPL, it is not possible for ZFS to be included in the Linux Kernel. This requirement, however, does not prevent a native Linux kernel module from being developed and distributed by a third party, as is the case with OpenZFS (previously named ZFS on Linux).
I am guessing that the licence incompatibility effects are not so much preventing you from using something on your computer (most likely, no one holding the rights on the software will know that), they are more preventing the distribution of a kernel module by the kernel project (then, everyone will know).
I have not followed all the details on the Archlinux wiki page of ZFS, but it looks a bit complex. Of course, if you manage to make it work, this is good, but you may prefer to use your time differently.
I think GNU/Linux-libre distros in general need a bit more public attention as they are actually expressing the initial point of GNU and Free software. But public being the public, already hating on even the least Free-software-minded Linux distros for not supporting the newest and slickest Nvidia drivers on 2026 GPUs; i think the public need to be educated on the fact of the actual reasoning behind the Free software movement and not think it as a "If it don't work then it's a bad thing" kind of usual consumerist mindset, instead evolve ahead of that and break boundaries that put around by big companies.