<s>
Trisquel	B-Application
(	O
full	O
name	O
Trisquel	B-Application
GNU/Linux	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
computer	B-General_Concept
operating	I-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
Linux	B-Application
distribution	I-Application
,	O
derived	O
from	O
another	O
distribution	O
,	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
aims	O
for	O
a	O
fully	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
system	O
without	O
proprietary	B-Application
software	I-Application
or	O
firmware	B-Application
and	O
uses	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
's	O
modified	O
kernel	B-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
the	O
non-free	O
code	O
(	O
binary	O
blobs	O
)	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trisquel	B-Application
relies	O
on	O
user	O
donations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
logo	O
is	O
a	O
triskelion	O
,	O
a	O
Celtic	B-Algorithm
symbol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trisquel	B-Application
is	O
listed	O
by	O
the	B-Operating_System
Free	I-Operating_System
Software	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
as	O
a	O
distribution	O
that	O
contains	O
only	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
standard	O
Trisquel	B-Application
distribution	O
includes	O
the	O
MATE	B-Language
desktop	I-Language
environment	O
and	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
(	O
GUI	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
English	O
,	O
Spanish	O
and	O
48	O
other	O
localizations	O
,	O
50	O
in	O
total	O
,	O
on	O
a	O
2.6	O
GB	O
live	O
DVD	O
image	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trisquel	B-Application
Mini	I-Application
is	O
an	O
alternative	O
to	O
mainline	O
Trisquel	B-Application
,	O
designed	O
to	O
run	O
well	O
on	O
netbooks	B-Device
and	O
older	B-Device
hardware	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
the	O
low-resource	O
environment	O
LXDE	B-Language
and	O
lightweight	O
GTK+	B-Application
and	O
X	B-Operating_System
Window	I-Operating_System
System	I-Operating_System
alternatives	O
to	O
GNOME	B-Application
and	O
Qt-KDE	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LXDE	B-Language
desktop	O
only	O
includes	O
English	O
and	O
Spanish	O
localizations	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
install	O
from	O
a	O
1.2	O
GB	O
live	O
DVD	O
image	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Triskel	O
is	O
another	O
alternative	O
to	O
mainline	O
Trisquel	B-Application
using	O
the	O
KDE	B-Application
graphical	B-Application
interface	I-Application
,	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
2.0	O
GB	O
ISO	O
DVD	O
live	O
image	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sugar	B-Language
is	O
a	O
free	O
and	O
open	O
source	O
desktop	O
environment	O
designed	O
with	O
the	O
goal	O
of	O
being	O
used	O
by	O
children	O
for	O
interactive	O
learning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sugar	B-Language
replaces	O
the	O
standard	O
MATE	B-Language
desktop	I-Language
environment	O
available	O
with	O
Trisquel	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Source	O
code	O
for	O
the	O
full	O
Trisquel	B-Application
installation	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
in	O
a	O
downloadable	O
3-gigabyte	O
DVD	O
image	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
began	O
in	O
2004	O
with	O
sponsorship	O
of	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Vigo	O
for	O
Galician	O
language	O
support	O
in	O
education	O
software	O
and	O
was	O
officially	O
presented	O
in	O
April	O
2005	O
with	O
Richard	O
Stallman	O
,	O
founder	O
of	O
the	B-Application
GNU	I-Application
Project	I-Application
,	O
as	O
a	O
special	O
guest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
December	O
2008	O
,	O
Trisquel	B-Application
was	O
included	O
by	O
the	B-Operating_System
Free	I-Operating_System
Software	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
(	O
FSF	O
)	O
in	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
Linux	B-Application
distributions	I-Application
endorsed	O
by	O
the	B-Operating_System
Free	I-Operating_System
Software	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
releases	O
that	O
use	O
GNOME	B-Application
3.x	O
use	O
GNOME	B-Language
Classic/Flashback	I-Language
,	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
default	O
GNOME	B-Language
Shell	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
Trisquel	B-Application
releases	O
starting	O
with	O
version	O
6	O
are	O
only	O
based	O
on	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
LTS	I-Operating_System
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Abrowser	B-Application
,	O
a	O
rebranded	O
version	O
of	O
Firefox	B-Application
that	O
never	O
suggests	O
non-free	O
add-ons	B-Application
,	O
and	O
includes	O
no	O
trademarked	O
art	O
or	O
names	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gnash	B-Language
,	O
a	O
SWF	O
viewer	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
is	O
proprietary	B-Application
software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trisquel	B-Application
Pro	O
was	O
business-oriented	O
and	O
small	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Trisquel	B-Application
2.0	O
LTS	O
Robur	O
(	O
2008	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
no	O
other	O
release	O
followed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trisquel	B-Application
Edu	O
was	O
education-oriented	O
,	O
for	O
schools	O
and	O
universities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Trisquel	B-Application
Pro	O
,	O
no	O
other	O
release	O
followed	O
Trisquel	B-Application
2.0	O
Robur	O
(	O
2008	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trisquel	B-Application
on	O
Sugar	B-Language
was	O
education-oriented	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Sugar	B-Language
desktop	O
environment	O
for	O
interactive	O
learning	O
for	O
children	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
Trisquel	B-Application
7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trisquel	B-Application
Gamer	O
was	O
an	O
independent	O
edition	O
maintained	O
by	O
David	O
Zaragoza	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
included	O
55	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
games	O
and	O
could	O
boot	O
from	O
a	O
live	O
DVD	O
or	O
USB	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
with	O
Trisquel	B-Application
3.5	O
(	O
2010	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
complimented	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
that	O
showcased	O
utility	O
instead	O
of	O
mere	O
compliance	O
with	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
criteria	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jesse	O
Smith	O
also	O
reviewed	O
Trisquel	B-Application
7.0	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
writing	O
"	O
Whenever	O
I	O
boot	O
up	O
Trisquel	B-Application
I	O
find	O
myself	O
wondering	O
whether	O
the	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
only	O
distribution	O
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
hold	O
its	O
own	O
when	O
it	O
comes	O
to	O
hardware	O
drivers	O
,	O
multimedia	O
support	O
and	O
productivity	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
answer	O
I	O
came	O
to	O
when	O
running	O
Trisquel	B-Application
7.0	O
is	O
that	O
,	O
yes	O
,	O
the	O
distribution	O
appears	O
to	O
be	O
nearly	O
as	O
capable	O
as	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
that	O
do	O
not	O
stick	O
to	O
the	O
FSF	O
's	O
definition	O
of	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
people	O
who	O
use	O
hardware	O
that	O
requires	O
binary	O
blobs	O
or	O
non-free	O
drivers	O
may	O
face	O
problems	O
and	O
Flash	O
support	O
is	O
n't	O
perfect	O
when	O
using	O
the	O
free	O
Gnash	B-Language
player	O
,	O
but	O
otherwise	O
Trisquel	B-Application
appears	O
to	O
be	O
every	O
bit	O
as	O
functional	O
as	O
other	O
mainstream	O
Linux	B-Application
distributions	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
Trisquel	B-Application
ships	O
with	O
appears	O
to	O
be	O
stable	O
,	O
functional	O
and	O
user	O
friendly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
People	O
who	O
value	O
or	O
wish	O
to	O
promote	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
should	O
definitely	O
try	O
running	O
Trisquel	B-Application
,	O
it	O
's	O
an	O
excellent	O
example	O
of	O
what	O
can	O
be	O
accomplished	O
with	O
free	O
software.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Jim	O
Lynch	O
of	O
Desktop	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
Reviews	O
reviewed	O
the	O
5.5	O
release	O
,	O
Brigantia	O
,	O
and	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
well-ordered	O
and	O
well	O
developed	O
"	O
and	O
recommended	O
it	O
to	O
users	O
whether	O
they	O
care	O
about	O
only	O
using	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
or	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Fisher	O
and	O
Matt	O
Hartley	O
of	O
The	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
Action	O
Show	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
praised	O
the	O
design	O
,	O
ease	O
of	O
use	O
,	O
and	O
hardware	O
support	O
of	O
Trisquel	B-Application
5.5	O
and	O
Trisquel	B-Application
5.5	O
Mini	O
,	O
but	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
Linux-libre	B-Application
kernel	B-Operating_System
found	O
in	O
Trisquel	B-Application
impedes	O
functionality	O
of	O
proprietary	B-Application
wireless	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
argued	O
that	O
the	O
distribution	O
was	O
targeting	O
power	B-General_Concept
users	I-General_Concept
and	O
that	O
new	O
users	O
should	O
use	O
a	O
different	O
distribution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Richard	O
Stallman	O
announced	O
in	O
January	O
2015	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
using	O
Trisquel	B-Application
on	O
a	O
Thinkpad	B-Operating_System
X60	I-Operating_System
instead	O
of	O
his	O
former	O
computer	O
the	O
Lemote	O
Yeeloong	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IA-32	B-Device
and	O
x86-64	B-Device
CPU	O
architectures	O
were	O
supported	O
since	O
Trisquel	B-Application
5.5	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
compatible	O
chipsets	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
32-bit	O
support	O
was	O
dropped	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Trisquel	B-Application
10	O
.	O
</s>
