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- <h1>Make freedom your gift</h1>
- <p>As the headlines are filled with companies that abuse our digital liberties and autonomy through <a href="https://gnu.org/proprietary/">proprietary software</a>, it's now more important than ever to dodge these so-called "features" and choose freedom instead. Use our Giving Guide to make an informed decision about that piece of tech you're giving your loved ones -- or yourself!</p>
+ <h1>Remember to give freedom</h1>
+ <p>When we're increasingly surrounded by advertisements and showcases of new products that abuse our digital liberties and autonomy through <a href="https://gnu.org/proprietary/">proprietary software</a>, choosing gifts that give your loved ones freedom is more important than ever. Use our Giving Guide to make an informed choice about the technology you're giving your loved ones -- or yourself!</p>
<h4>Don't throw it out</h4>
<p>To minimize ecological waste and encourage free software adoption, we advise you to try running <a href="https://gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw">free software</a> on a device you already own.</p>
<p>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. And if you're a strongly technical user, the Guide also lists devices that need a little help or development to cross the freedom "finish line."</p>
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Freedom is the gift that keeps on giving. By giving your friend or family member an <a href="https://my.fsf.org/gift-a-membership"><b>FSF associate membership</b></a>, you can show them you care <i>and</i> benefit the cause for global software freedom. Or, add it to your wishlist and let your own friends and family know you want to support the FSF!
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- <p>As a special initiative to make our membership program more accessible to more people, we
've launched the <a href="https://fsf.org/join"><strong>friends</strong> membership</a> tier, a way to bring yourself or your loved one into our free software community.</p>
+ <p>As a special initiative to make our membership program more accessible to more people, we
have the <a href="https://fsf.org/join"><strong>friends</strong> membership</a> tier, a way to bring yourself or your loved one into our free software community.</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. iOS and Android are both riddled with nonfree software. 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 still no cell phone on the market that's fully compatible with user freedom. iOS and Android are both riddled with nonfree software. 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 <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><p>Why it's cool: The Vikings D8 is a robust desktop computer that can be scaled up or down according to your needs, and which is capable of doing everything from simple Web browsing and video playback to intense code compilation.</p></li>
+ <li><p>Why it's cool: The Vikings D8 is a robust desktop computer that can be scaled up or down according to your needs, and which is capable of doing everything from simple browsing and video playback to intense code compilation.</p></li>
<li><p>You can order the Vikings D8 installed with the preferred <a href="https://trisquel.info">Trisquel</a> distribution of GNU/Linux, a fully free operating system that removes the user-hostile binary-only blobs lurking in the drivers of many common network and graphics cards, or, if you prefer, you can order the D8 installed with any other <a href="https://gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html">free distribution of GNU/Linux</a>.</p></li>
- <li><p>As it's currently out of stock, consider asking your friendly, neighborhood hacker to install a free GNU/Linux distribution and a free BIOS on your current machine. Better yet, find the D8's motherboard (KMCA-D8) or a Lenovo X200 laptop and ask them to do the same!</p></li>
+ <li><p>As this is an old machine which is frequently out of stock, consider asking your friendly, neighborhood hacker to install a free GNU/Linux distribution and a free BIOS on your current machine. Better yet, find the D8's motherboard (KMCA-D8) or a Lenovo X200 laptop and ask them to do the same!</p></li>
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- <h5 class="text-center">Stay away from: M1 MacBook and MacBook Pro</h5>
+ <h5 class="text-center">Stay away from: Apple Silicon</h5>
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<li>macOS is <a href="https://gnu.org/proprietary">proprietary software</a> that restricts its users' freedoms.</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>
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- <p>Why it's cool: Contrary to popular belief, we <em>do</em> have Bluetooth here in the free world. This USB adapter will help you use your Bluetooth devices without resorting to nonfree firmware.</p>
+ <p>Why it's cool: We have Bluetooth here in the free world! This USB adapter will help you use your Bluetooth devices without resorting to nonfree firmware.</p>
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<h5 class="text-center">Promising Communities & Companies</h5>
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<p>Each and every day, free software reaches more devices and is used in more interesting contexts. While we haven't evaluated these products specifically in our <a href="https://ryf.fsf.org">RYF program</a>, we're including mentions of certain communities who are going in the right direction when it comes to freedom, but who aren't fully there yet. They're already making waves, but need the help of developers or technical users in crossing the freedom "finish line" to full acceptability.</p>
- <li><a href="https://mntre.com/">MNT</a>'s Reform laptop is promising from a free software perspective. If the nonfree code used to initalize the RAM were to be replaced by the community, we have reason to believe it would be fully compatible with your freedom.</li>
+ <li><a href="https://mntre.com/">MNT</a>'s line of Reform laptops is promising from a free software perspective. If the nonfree code used to initalize the RAM were to be replaced by the community, we have reason to believe the mainline Reform would be fully compatible with your freedom.</li>
<li><a href="https://store.vikings.net/en/">Vikings</a> sells a variety of devices that respect you as a user, not just the D8. Many of these devices are RYF-certified, and others, like the Talos II, are freedom-friendly. Vikings will offer perform installations of free boot firmware (BIOS) on compatible models.</li>
- <li><a href="https://pine64.org">PINE64</a> is a company and user community making a variety of laptops, smartwatches, ereaders, and more. The freedom status of these devices vary, but the project has made positive progress in a short time, piquing the interest of many in the free software community.</li>
+ <li><a href="https://pine64.org">PINE64</a> is a company and user community making a variety of laptops, smartwatches, ereaders, and more. The freedom status of these devices vary, but the project has made positive progress in a short time, piquing the interest of many in the free software community. As progress has stagnated on certain boards, please research carefully.</li>
<li><a href="https://puri.sm">Purism</a>'s devices ship with the PureOS distribution of the GNU/Linux operating system, one of the distributions we endorse through our <a href="https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html">FSDG</a> program.</li>
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<p>If you know of a project or company we've missed who are <em>earnestly</em> working to free their devices, but who need a little help in doing so, <a href="mailto:campaigns@fsf.org">please let us know!</a></p>
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- <h2 class="text-center">Help the FSF</h2>
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- If you're in the Boston area and would like to volunteer some time in support of free software and the FSF's mission, <a href="http://fsf.org/about/contact.html">get in touch with us!</a> We're always in need of help <a href="https://www.fsf.org/blogs/gnu-press/calling-for-volunteers-help-fsf-staff-with-the-gnu-press-shop">stuffing envelopes</a>, scanning copyright assignments, and more. One great place to get involved in volunteering is our upcoming <a href="https://libreplanet.org/2024/">LibrePlanet 2024</a> conference.</p>
+ <h2 class="text-center">Help RYF</h2>
<p>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.</p>
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