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Operating System: Give the gift of free, flexible, and ethical computing
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Trisquel GNU/Linux
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+ FSF-endorsed completely free operating system: transparent and modifiable.
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+ Break the cycle of forced upgrades and planned obsolescence.
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Fedora
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- - Completely free operating system: transparent and modifiable
- - Break the cycle of forced upgrades and planned obsolescence
- - Comes with all the software you need and an easy software manager to find more.
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+ Comes with all the software you need and an easy software manager to find more.
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- Works great with the Wi-Fi adapters in this guide.
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+ Proprietary software that profits from
+ controlling how you use your computer
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- Windows
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- - Proprietary software that profits from controlling how you use your computer
- - Invades privacy and exposes personal data to Microsoft, the NSA, and other malicious attackers
- - Dependent on mandatory upgrades and devices that don't support older versions of Windows
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+ Invades privacy and exposes personal data to
+ Microsoft,
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+ the NSA,
+ and other malicious attackers
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+ Dependent on mandatory upgrades and devices
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Lulzbot TAZ 4.0
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+ Contact Lulzbot sales and mention this guide to receive gratis shipping and filament with your TAZ.
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+ Respects Your Freedom-certified by the FSF to run with all free software, making 3D printing more accessible and encouraging innovation.
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+ Supports tetherless printing, optional Dual Extruder upgrade, and exotic filaments including wood-, rubber- and stone-like materials.
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+ - Hardware designs available to make modification and improvement easy.
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+ MakerWare software is proprietary,
+ restricting freedom and stifling innovation
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+ Hardware patents threaten free printers like
+ the Lulzbot
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+ Recently announced an increasingly
+ proprietary approach, further distancing
+ itself from the free software community
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Project Gutenberg
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+ - All of the ebooks are gratis, including classics like Peter Pan and Huck Finn.
+- The original purveyor of DRM-free eBooks, inspiring many others.
+- Enjoy the freedom to read your ebooks on any device.
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+ Amazon can remotely block or delete
+ individual ebooks or your entire library
+ with no warning or explanation (they've done
+ it before--read about it
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+ here
+ ).
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+ DRM prevents you from sharing your favorite
+ books with friends, and Amazon uses DRM to
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+ maintain their monopoly
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+ you don't actually own or control your
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+ Thanks to DRM, you won't be able to transfer
+ your books to any other reader
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+ Supported devices
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+ Used devices can be purchased, so your
+ dollars won't go to proprietary OS
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+ iOS is a fully proprietary operating system,
+ giving Apple ultimate control over devices
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+ The company claims to take away your freedom for your own good.
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Laptops
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Fedora
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- - Completely free operating system: transparent and modifiable
- - Break the cycle of forced upgrades and planned obsolescence
- - Comes with all the software you need and an easy software manager to find more.
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ThinkPenguin GNU/Linux Notebook
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+ - Save $5 on any purchase of $50 or more with coupon code FSFGIVING. ThinkPenguin will also donate $5 to the FSF (expires at the end of 2014).
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+ Comes with free OS and free software-compatible Wi-Fi and 3D-accelerated graphics chipsets work with any fully free GNU/Linux distribution you choose. While its proprietary firmware means it's not fully free, this laptop is one of the most freedom-supporting available.
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+ - Browse more companies that sell free software-compatible computers.
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Apple Macbook Pro
- - Proprietary software that profits from controlling how you use your computer
- - Invades privacy and exposes personal data to Microsoft, the NSA, and other malicious attackers
- - Dependent on mandatory upgrades and devices that don't support older versions of Windows
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+ Runs on proprietary software that restricts
+ the user's freedoms
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+ Apple's App Store uses DRM (Digital
+ Restrictions Management) to restrict what
+ you can do with your purchases
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+ Planned obsolescence: business model forces
+ you to buy new devices frequently
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Graphic Design
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GIMP and Inkscape
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+ - Free software, with thriving developer communities.
+ - Designed for free formats, but can also open files created in other programs.
+ - Wide variety of plugins grants limitless features.
+ - Easy to install on all major operating systems.
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Photoshop and Illustrator
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+ - Proprietary software controlled by Adobe.
+- Prefers locked-down proprietary formats.
+- Requires costly upgrades to stay up to date.
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Gift Card
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FSF Membership Card
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Fedora
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iTunes Card
- - Completely free operating system: transparent and modifiable
- - Break the cycle of forced upgrades and planned obsolescence
- - Comes with all the software you need and an easy software manager to find more.
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+ DRM (Digital Restrictions Management)
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+ Apple claims (wrongly) that you don't actually own anything you buy from the iTunes store.
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+ Requires proprietary software to use, even to download DRM-free music.
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Online Storage
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FSF Membership Card
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+ Free software system guarantees that you control who sees your data.
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+ Decentralized infrastructure protects from attacks and give you flexibility in how your data is stored.
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+ Client side encryption to prevent snooping,
+ unlike Google Drive, Dropbox, Apple iCloud,
+ Microsoft SkyDrive, and Ubuntu One.
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Google Drive
- - Proprietary software that profits from controlling how you use your computer
- - Invades privacy and exposes personal data to Microsoft, the NSA, and other malicious attackers
- - Dependent on mandatory upgrades and devices that don't support older versions of Windows
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+ Requires granting Google a virtually
+ unlimited license to any public data, and
+ also having your public and personal data
+ mined for ads.
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+ Data may be accessed by Google and
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+ intelligence agencies.
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+ Soon-to-be federated to allow decentralized
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+ - Supports free video formats.
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+ - Ability to choose a copyleft license.
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+ - Source files can be attached to an upload.
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+ http://mediagoblin.org/
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+ to learn how to use it and see a list of
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