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- <h1>Put freedom first in your gift giving this year.</h1>
+ <h1>In your gift giving this year, put freedom first</h1>
<p>It's time to reclaim our freedom from the abuse of multinational
corporations, who
use <a href="https://gnu.org/proprietary/">proprietary software</a> and
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<a class="action-button" href="https://www.fsf.org/share?u=https://www.fsf.org/givingguide/&t=Check out the Free Software Foundation Ethical Tech Giving Guide">Tell your friends</a>
<p>
- Use the hashtag <span class="label label-default">#
UserFreedom</span> on social media sites like <a href="https://joinmastodon.org/#getting-started">Mastodon</a>, <a href="https://www.gnu.org/software/social/">GNU social</a>, or <a href="https://fsf.org/twitter">Twitter</a>. You might get a gift out of it yourself!
+ Use the hashtag <span class="label label-default">#
FreedomToShare</span> on social media sites like <a href="https://joinmastodon.org/#getting-started">Mastodon</a>, <a href="https://www.gnu.org/software/social/">GNU social</a>, or <a href="https://fsf.org/twitter">Twitter</a>. You might get a gift out of it yourself!
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- <p><strong>Our advice:</strong> There's currently no cell phone on the market that's fully compatible with user freedom, given the presence of nonfree software in iOS and Android. There are promising projects like PinePhone and the Librem 5 that seek to run GNU/Linux on smartphone hardware, but even these aren't perfect. What makes matters worse is that all smartphones currently run a separate, nonfree OS commonly referred to as the "mobile baseband," which is responsible for most of the device's communications.</p>
+ <p><strong>Our advice:</strong> There's currently no cell phone on the market that's fully compatible with user freedom, given the presence of nonfree software in iOS and Android. What makes matters worse is that all smartphones currently run a separate, nonfree OS commonly referred to as the "mobile baseband," which is responsible for most of the device's communications.</p>
<p>If you're at all able to, and if you find your hardware is compatible with it, we recommend pairing the <strong>Replicant</strong> distribution of Android with the <a href="https://f-droid.org">F-Droid</a> app repository. Replicant is the bottom line when it comes to mobile OSes that respect their user's freedom, and is a project <a href="https://www.fsf.org/working-together/fund">fiscally sponsored by the FSF.</a></p>
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<h5 class="text-center">X200 with GNU/Linux</h5>
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- <a href="https://shop.libiquity.com/product/taurinus-x200" class="seller action-button">Libiquity</a>
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<p>Why it's cool: The X200 is one of the few home user devices that's
able to run fully free software from top to bottom. Starting with an
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- <li>Runs the <a href="https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.en.html">FSF-endorsed</a> <a href="https://trisquel.info">Trisquel</a> operating system and <a href="https://libreboot.org">Libreboot</a> firmware.</li>
+ <ul class="pros">
+ <li>Runs <a href="https://trisquel.info">Trisquel</a> and other <a href="https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.en.html">FSF-endorsed</a> operating systems.
<li>Durable hardware that's meant to be easy to repair.</li>
- <li>Created by small businesses that replace restrictive components from a stock laptop.</li>
+ <li>Widely available from resellers and shops for hobbyists.</li>
+ <li>Since a properly equipped X200 is certified to run free software, it means that you and gift recipients have the #FreedomToShare.</li>
</ul>
<h5 class="text-center">Stay away from: M1 MacBook and MacBook Pro</h5>
<ul class="cons">
<li>macOS is <a href="https://gnu.org/proprietary">proprietary software</a> that restricts its users' freedoms.</li>
- <li>In
early November 2020, macOS was caught alerting Apple each time a user <a href="https://sneak.berlin/20201112/your-computer-isnt-yours/">opens an app</a>. Even though Apple is <a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202491">making changes</a> to the service, it just goes to show how bad they try to be until there is an outcry.</li>
- <li>Comes crawling with <a href="https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/proprietary-surveillance.html#SpywareInMacOS">spyware</a> that rats on you to advertisers.</li>
+ <li>In November 2020, macOS was caught alerting Apple each time a user <a href="https://sneak.berlin/20201112/your-computer-isnt-yours/">opens an app</a>. Even though Apple is <a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202491">making changes</a> to the service, it just goes to show how bad they try to be until there is an outcry.</li>
+ <li>Comes crawling with <a href="https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/proprietary-surveillance.html#SpywareInMacOS">spyware</a> that rats you out to advertisers.</li>
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- <h5 class="text-center">NeuG USB True Random Number Generator</h5>
- <img src="img/products/NeuG.jpg" alt="NeuG USB True Random Number Generator and a MicroSD card" class="center-block" style="height: 140px; margin-top: 90px; margin-bottom: 90px;"/>
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- <a href="#GNU-promotion">Sale details.</a>
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-<ul class="pros">
-<p>Why it's cool: A gift for your most security-conscious friend! As
-opposed to software solutions which by nature have limited randomness
-(or "entropy"), this USB device is an endless wellspring of truly random
-numbers, which aids in password generation and encryption.</p>
-</ul>
- </div>
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- <ul class="pros">
- <li>The perfect present for the cryptogeek in your life.</li>
- <li>FST-01SZ is a tiny USB 32-bit computer based on a free (as in freedom) hardware design, and newly updated by its designer.</li>
- <li>NeuG is an implementation of a true random number generator (TRNG) for
- GD32F103 MCU.</li>
- </ul>
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+ <h1 class="title text-center">Products to Watch</h1>
+ <img src="img/products/spotlight.png" alt="a spotlight shining in the darkness" class="center-block img-responsive" />
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+ <div class="row is-table-row">
+ <div class="good col-md-6 col-sm-6">
+ <h5 class="text-center">Promising Communities & Companies</h5>
+ <ul class="pros">
+ <p>Each and every day, free software reaches more devices and is used in more and more interesting contexts. While we haven't evaluated these products specifically in our <a href="https://ryf.fsf.org">RYF program</a>, we recommend keeping an eye on these communities. They're making waves!</p>
+ <li><a href="https://pine64.org">PINE64</a> is a company and user community making a wide variety of laptops, smartwatches, ereaders, and more.</li>
+ <li><a href="https://puri.sm">Purism</a>'s devices ship with the PureOS distribution of the GNU/Linux operating system, one that is more freedom-friendly than popular distributions like Mint or Ubuntu.</li>
+ <li><a href="https://www.yubico.com/products/">Yubico</a> is a company making hardware authentication keys that we understand to be compatible with free software.</li>
+ </ul>
+ </div>
+ <div class="good col-md-6 col-sm-6">
+ <h5 class="text-center">Caveats</h5>
+ <ul class="caveats">
+ <li>Research the device you're buying. It may be intended for free software developers or hobbyists who are more tolerant of bugs, and who want to help the project advance.</li>
+ <li>These devices might be easier to find than some of our recommendations for refurbished products, but shipping them to your location might still be a challenge.</li>
+ <li>We cannot and do not guarantee that devices uncertified by our <a href="https://ryf.fsf.org">RYF program</a> are fully compatible with free software. For the final authority on these matters, and for maximum freedom, choose an RYF-certified device.</li>
+ </ul>
+ </div>
+ </div>
+ </div>
<h1 class="title text-center">Books, Music, and Video</h1>
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<p>There are <a href="https://www.defectivebydesign.org/guide/ebooks">plenty of places</a> to get your literature fix without the shackles of <a href="https://www.defectivebydesign.org/what_is_drm_digital_restrictions_management">Digital Restrictions Management (DRM)</a>. We're highlighting some publishers and shops you should patronize below!</p>
<li><a href="https://leanpub.com/">Leanpub</a> is an author-driven ebook Web site encouraging people to "publish early, publish often."</li>
<li><a href="https://www.libreture.com/">Libreture</a> provides a catalog of DRM-free ebook publishers, and a storage solution for all of your digital books and comics.</li>
+<li><a href="https://standardebooks.org/">Standard Ebooks</a> makes high quality, gratis editions of public domain works of literature using the latest technology compatible with the EPUB specification.</li>
<li><a href="https://lektu.com/">Lektu</a> provides you with an array of DRM-free media in Spanish.</li>
<li><a href="https://nantucketebooks.com">Nantucket E-Books</a> is a DRM-free publisher and writing platform that also makes a strong commitment to software freedom. They have been profiled in the FSF's <em>Free Software Bulletin.</em>
<li><a href="https://nostarch.com">No Starch Press</a> offers "the finest in geek entertainment," with educational books on a variety of programming topics.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.smashwords.com">Smashwords</a> is the world's largest distributor of indie ebooks.</li>
<li>Many free (as in freedom) educational books are available through sites like <a href="https://flossmanuals.net">FLOSS Manuals</a>, a supporter of the <a href="https://dayagainstdrm.org/">International Day Against DRM</a>.</li>
<li>Looking to buy paper books? Check out the <a href="https://shop.fsf.org">GNU Press Shop</a> for your technical manuals and documentation needs.</li>
+<li>Plus, since all these books are DRM-free, you'll get that warm and fuzzy feeling that comes with having the #FreedomToShare.</li>
</ul>
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The FSF's long-running <strong>h-node</strong> project has recently seen an uptick in activity, and we need your help to document how well free software runs on common devices.
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<p>
- By registering an account on <a href="https://h-node.org">h-node</a> and filling out listings for your hardware, you can help newcomers to the free software movement select hardware that will make thir transition as easy as possible.
+ By registering an account on <a href="https://h-node.org">h-node</a> and filling out listings for your hardware, you can help newcomers to the free software movement select hardware that will make their transition as easy as possible.
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<li>X200 product image in the public domain.</li>
<li>NeuG product image copyright © 2020, Free Software Foundation, Inc. Licensed under the <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0</a> license.</li>
- <li>ThinkPenguin product images © 2019, ThinkPenguin, Inc. Licensed under the <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0</a> license.</li>
+ <li>ThinkPenguin product images © 2019, ThinkPenguin, Inc. Licensed under the <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0</a> license.</li>
+ <li>Spotlight photo copyright © 2019, <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/uq7Ld3rNd1Y">Jaël Vallée</a>. Licensed under the <a href="https://unsplash.com/license">Unsplash License</a>.</li>
<li>Bookshelf photo copyright © 2010, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/4556156477/">See-ming Lee</a>. Licensed under the <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0</a> license.</li>
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