<img src="images/banner.png" alt="Giving Guide" />
</div>
<div class="intro_wrapper">
- <h2>Are you giving your loved ones holiday gifts they can use freely?</h2>
- <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. In vitae nisl
- et lacus vestibulum scelerisque. Fusce vitae vestibulum mauris, quis
- eleifend turpis. Mauris placerat laoreet nisi, nec pellentesque magna
- gravida id. Nulla nisi est, auctor in arcu eu, sodales condimentum elit.
- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Aliquam vel
- gravida risus, non porttitor nibh. Suspendisse mattis maximus mauris,
- ut ullamcorper turpis commodo non. Aenean a condimentum quam, ac finibus
- erat. Duis iaculis iaculis diam, sit amet rutrum nisl lobortis ut.
- Sed accumsan dolor id lectus pretium, at semper tellus dictum. Proin
- fringilla efficitur justo, et posuere metus aliquam vestibulum.
- Vivamus ullamcorper nulla in urna mollis, a bibendum erat tempus.
- Integer luctus neque non magna aliquam congue. Nullam gravida
- lectus urna, ut vulputate elit lobortis non.
- </p>
+ <h2>Are you giving your loved ones holiday gifts they can use freely, or gifts which put someone else in control?</h2>
+ <p>Electronics are popular gifts for the holidays, but people often overlook the restrictions that manufacturers slip under the wrapping paper. From remote deletion of files to harsh rules about copying and sharing, some gifts almost take more than they give. The good news is that there are ethical companies making better devices that your loved ones can enjoy with freedom and privacy. Here's a list of these smarter gifts, compared with their more well-known, but more restrictive alternatives.</p>
+<p>Like this guide? Organize a <a href="https://www.fsf.org/givingguide/giving-guide-giveaway-primer">Giving Guide Giveaway</a> to share it with the masses. And remember: donating to a charity in your friend or family member's name (see our recommendations below) is at least as meaningful as buying them an electronic device.</p>
+
+
</div>
</div>
<li>
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
- <a href="http://www.defectivebydesign.org/node/2250">
- here
- </a>).
+ with no warning or explanation (<a href="http://www.defectivebydesign.org/node/2250">they've done
+ it before</a>).
</li>
<li>
- DRM prevents you from sharing your favorite
- books with friends, and Amazon uses DRM to
- <a href="http://www.defectivebydesign.org/faq#harm">
- maintain their monopoly
+ Amazon uses <a href="http://www.defectivebydesign.org/what_is_drm_digital_restrictions_management">DRM</a> to prevent you from sharing your favorite
+ books with friends or moving them between readers.
</a>
</li>
<li>
- Amazon claims
+ Amazon openly claims
<a href="http://www.defectivebydesign.org/amazon-kindle-swindle">
you don't actually own or control your
- ebooks
+ ebooks.
</a>
</li>
-
- <li>
- Thanks to DRM, you won't be able to transfer
- your books to any other reader
- </li>
</ul>
</div>
<img class="product_img" src="http://static.fsf.org/nosvn/images/Replicant_logo.png" alt="Replicant"/>
</div>
- <h4 class="title">Replicant</h4>
+ <h4 class="title">Replicant OS</h4>
<ul>
<li>
- Fully free software mobile OS based on
- Android
+ Fully free software, based on Android.
</li>
<li>
</li>
<li>
- Used devices can be purchased, so your
+ Works on used, so your
dollars won't go to proprietary OS
companies.
</li>
<ul>
<li>
iOS is a fully proprietary operating system,
- giving Apple ultimate control over devices
- running it
+ giving Apple ultimate control over devices.
</li>
<li>
- Apple uses DRM to block competing software.
+ Apple uses <a href="http://www.defectivebydesign.org/what_is_drm_digital_restrictions_management">DRM</a> to block competing software.
</li>
<li>
<ul>
<li>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).</li>
<li>
- Comes with free OS and free software-compatible Wi-Fi and 3D-accelerated graphics chipsets work with any <a href="http://www.gnu.org/distros/">fully free GNU/Linux distribution</a> you choose. While its proprietary firmware means it's <a href="<a href="https://www.fsf.org/campaigns/free-bios.html">not fully free</a>, this laptop is one of the most freedom-supporting available.
+ Comes installed with a free OS, and its Wi-Fi and 3D-accelerated graphics work with any other <a href="http://www.gnu.org/distros/">fully free GNU/Linux distribution</a>.
</li>
- <li>Browse more companies that sell <a href="www.gnu.org/links/companies">free software-compatible computers</a>.</li>
+ <li>
While its proprietary firmware means it's <a href="<a href="https://www.fsf.org/campaigns/free-bios.html">not fully free</a>, this laptop is one of the most freedom-supporting available. Browse more companies that sell <a href="www.gnu.org/links/companies">free software-compatible computers</a>.</li>
</ul>
<div class="buy">
<ul>
<li>
Runs on proprietary software that restricts
- the user's freedoms
+ the user's freedoms.
</li>
<li>
- Apple's App Store uses DRM (Digital
- Restrictions Management) to restrict what
- you can do with your purchases
+ Apple's App Store uses <a href="https://www.defectivebydesign.org/what_is_drm_digital_restrictions_management">DRM</a> to restrict what
+ you can do with your purchases.
</li>
<li>
Planned obsolescence: business model forces
- you to buy new devices frequently
+ you to buy new devices frequently.
</li>
</ul>
<div class="comparisons">
<div class="section_wrapper">
- <h3 class="main_title">Gift Card</h3>
+ <h3 class="main_title">Gift Cards</h3>
<div class="free">
<div class="product">
<li>
- <a href="https://www.defectivebydesign.org">DRM (Digital Restrictions Management)</a on everything except music to control what you can do with your purchases.
+ <a href="http://www.defectivebydesign.org/what_is_drm_digital_restrictions_management">DRM</a> on everything (except music) control what you can do with your purchases.
</li>
<li>
</li>
<li>
- Data may be accessed by Google and
- <a href="http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/10/how-the-nsas-muscular-tapped-googles-and-yahoos-private-networks/">
+ Data may be accessed by <a href="http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/10/how-the-nsas-muscular-tapped-googles-and-yahoos-private-networks/">
intelligence agencies.
</a>
</li>
sharing.
</li>
- <li>Supports free video formats.</li>
+ <li>Supports free video formats. And ability to choose a <a href="https://www.gnu.org/copyleft/">copyleft license</a>.</li>
- <li>Ability to choose a copyleft license.</li>
+ <li>Source files can be attached to an upload, making it easy to remix people's work.</li>
- <li>Source files can be attached to an upload.</li>
- <li>
- Go to
- <a href="http://mediagoblin.org/">
- http://mediagoblin.org/
- </a>
- to learn how to use it and see a list of
- public instances.
- </li>
</ul>
<div class="buy">
- <a href="http://fedoraproject.org/"><img src="images/download.png" alt="Download" /></a>
+ <a href="http://mediagoblin.org"><img src="images/download.png" alt="Get Started" /></a>
</div>
</li>
<li>
- Implements DRM to control access to videos
+ Implements <a href="https://www.defectivebydesign.org/what_is_drm_digital_restrictions_management">DRM</a> to control access to videos
by device and region.
</li>
<div class="recommended_product">
<img class="recommended_product_img" src="//tehnoetic.com/image/cache/data/adaptor-500x500.JPG" alt="Tehnoetic dongle Wi-Fi adapter"/>
<h4 class="title">Tehnoetic dongle Wi-Fi adapter</h4>
- <p>Great for all-free-software installations on laptops with incompatible Wi-Fi hardware. <a href="https://www.fsf.org/ryf">Respects Your Freedom-certified by the FSF</a>.</p>
+ <p>Great for all-free-software installations on laptops with incompatible Wi-Fi hardware. Certified to <a href="https://www.fsf.org/ryf">Respects Your Freedom</a>.</p>
<div class="buy">
<a href="https://tehnoetic.com/tehnoetic-wireless-adapter-gnu-linux-libre-tet-n150"><img src="images/buy.png" alt="Buy" /></a>
</div>
<div class="recommended_product">
<img class="recommended_product_img" src="//www.thinkpenguin.com/files/imagecache/product/librecmc-router-v2_0.jpg" alt="ThinkPenguin Wi-Fi N router"/>
<h4 class="title">ThinkPenguin Wi-Fi N router</h4>
- <p>High speed wireless router running free LibreCMC operating system. Respects Your Freedom-certified.</p>
+ <p>High speed wireless router running <a href="https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html">FSF-endorsed</a> LibreCMC operating system. Certified to <a href="https://www.fsf.org/ryf">Respects Your Freedom</a>.</p>
<div class="buy">
<a href="https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/free-software-wireless-n-broadband-router-gnu-linux-tpe-nwifirouter2"><img src="images/buy.png" alt="Buy" /></a>
</div>
projects / fsf-giving-guide.git / commitdiff