use <a href="https://gnu.org/proprietary/">proprietary software</a> and
malicious "antifeatures" to keep us powerless, dependent, and
surveilled by the devices that we use. There's no time at which it's
-more important to think about these unfortunate facts than the holiday
+more important to turn these unfortunate facts into positive action than the holiday
season.</p>
<p>The gifts that we recommend here might not be making headlines, but
they're the rare exception to the apparent rule that devices should
<h4>This year, choose freedom</h4>
<p>To minimize ecological waste and encourage free software adoption, we advise you to end that cycle of forced obsolescence and user exploitation, and opt to try running <a href="https://gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw">free software</a> on a device you already own. If you're unlucky enough to get a gift that doesn't respect your freedom, you can still <a href="https://h-node.org">help others avoid it</a> by documenting its ethical pitfalls.</p>
<p>Let your loved ones know that you respect their freedom and privacy
-too much to cave for the newest Apple, Amazon, Google or another device laden with proprietary software. Give them the one gift that keeps on giving: freedom.</p>
+too much to cave for the newest Apple, Amazon, Google, or another device laden with proprietary software. Give them the one gift that keeps on giving: freedom.</p>
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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. 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>
+ <p>If you're at all able to, and if you find your hardware is compatible with it, we recommend pairing the <
a href="https://replicant.us"><strong>Replicant</strong></a> 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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<li>
Even if your phone doesn't support Replicant, you can still use the <a href="https://f-droid.org">F-Droid</a> repository on your Android phone. F-Droid has hundreds of applications that are ready to install, including Syncthing, Tor, Minetest, and Termux.
</li>
- <li>No matter what phone operating system you currently use, stay tuned for our upcoming mobile <a href="https://esd.fsf.org">Email Self-Defense Guide</a>, which will help you keep your communications both free and secure.</li>
+ <li>No matter what phone operating system you currently use, stay tuned for our upcoming mobile <a href="https://emailselfdefense.fsf.org">Email Self-Defense Guide</a>, which will help you keep your communications both free and secure.</li>
</ul>
<h5 class="text-center">Stay away from: iPhone</h5>
<li>
Apple <a href="https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/pumpkins-markets-and-one-bad-apple">prevents you from installing third-party free software</a> on your own phone, and they use this control to censor apps that compete with or subvert Apple's profits.
</li>
- <li>Apple has a history of exploiting their absolute control over their users to <a href="https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2019-10-08/apple-taiwan-flag-emoji-iphones-hong-kong">silence political activists</a> and help governments <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/07/world/asia/china-xi-jinping-study-the-great-nation-app.html">spy on millions</a> of users.</li>
+ <li>Apple has a history of exploiting their absolute control over their users to <a href="https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2019-10-08/apple-taiwan-flag-emoji-iphones-hong-kong">silence political activists</a> and help governments <a href="https://www.cpomagazine.com/data-privacy/icloud-data-turned-over-to-chinese-government-conflicts-with-apples-privacy-first-focus/">spy on millions</a> of users.</li>
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<li><a href="https://www.emusic.com/">Emusic</a> offers DRM-free MP3 downloads, providing a local alternative to streaming services like Spotify or Apple Music.</li>
<li><a href="https://folkways.si.edu/">Folkways</a>, providing digital downloads of the world's best folk and children's music, courtesy of the Smithsonian Institute.</li>
<li><a href="https://hdtracks.com">HDTracks</a> is an online music shop offering thousands of DRM-free downloads for you to play at home.</li>
+ <li><a href="https://www.mutopiaproject.org/">Mutopia</a> provides hundreds of attractive, free "as in freedom" sheet music downloads. Music isn't <em>just</em> recorded, you know!</li>
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<h2 class="text-center">"Respects Your Freedom" certification</h2>
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- Do you have a product that you think is eligible for RYF certification? Read our <a href="https://ryf1p.fsf.org/about/vendors">information for hardware vendors</a> to find out.
+ Do you have a product that you think is eligible for RYF certification? Read our <a href="https://ryf.fsf.org/about/vendors">information for hardware vendors</a> to find out.
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