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Libiquity Taurinus X200 with GNU/Linux

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  • Comes with the free, transparent and modifiable Trisquel GNU/Linux operating system.
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  • Durable hardware is meant to last and easy to repair.
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  • Created by a small business that replaces all restrictive components from a stock laptop.
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  • Respects Your Freedom-certified by the FSF to run with all free software, right down to its libreboot firmware.
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  • Comes with the free, transparent and modifiable Trisquel GNU/Linux operating system used by the Free Software Foundation.
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  • Durable hardware is meant to last and easy to repair.
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  • Created by a small business that replaces all restrictive components from a stock laptop.
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  • Respects Your Freedom-certified by the FSF to run with all free software, right down to its libreboot firmware.
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Lenovo U31 with Windows

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  • Runs on proprietary software that profits from treating the user as a product -- each account is assigned an advertising ID to help Microsoft sell user data.
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  • Includes Management Engine, a hardware-based backdoor that gives Intel a permanent backdoor into your computer.
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  • Mandatory Windows updates force users to test potentially unstable new versions. Read more about Windows's abuses.
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    Tehnoetic S2 with Replicant

    • - Runs the Replicant free operating system, based on Android, though some low-level firmware is nonfree. + Runs the Replicant free operating system, based on Android. Though some low-level firmware is nonfree, this is the cutting edge of smartphone user freedom.
    • - Features F-droid, the free software catalogue that makes it easy to get all the applications you need without sacrificing control of your phone. + Features F-Droid, the free software catalogue that makes it easy to get all the applications you need without sacrificing control of your phone.
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    Full-Sized Laptops

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    3D Printers

    good - Minifree T400 Notebook with Libreboot + Lulzbot Mini
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    Minifree T400 with GNU/Linux

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    Lulzbot Mini

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      • Comes with the free, transparent and modifiable Trisquel GNU/Linux operating system.
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      • Durable hardware is meant to last and easy to repair.
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      • Created by a small business that replaces all restrictive components from a stock laptop.
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      • Respects Your Freedom-certified by the FSF to run with all free software, right down to its libreboot firmware.
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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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    • Ease of use features like self-leveling and self-cleaning.
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    • Hardware designs available to make modification and improvement easy. Standardized material format allows 3D printing with plastics, wood-, stone-, bamboo-, rubber-, and metal-like materials.
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    bad - Apple Macbook Pro + Makerbot Replicator Mini
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    Apple Macbook Pro with OSX

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    Makerbot Replicator Mini

    • - Runs on proprietary software that restricts the user's freedoms. -
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    • - Apple's App Store uses DRM to restrict what you can do with your purchases. + MakerWare software is proprietary, restricting freedom and stifling innovation.
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    • Comes crawling with spyware.
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    • - Planned obsolescence: business model forces you to buy new devices frequently. + MakerBot was founded with a more freedom-respecting appraoch, but has since locked down its code and distanced itself from the community that formed around it.
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    3D Printers

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    Full-Sized Laptops

    good - Lulzbot Mini + Minifree T400 Notebook with Libreboot
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    Lulzbot Mini

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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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    • Ease of use features like self-leveling and self-cleaning.
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    • Hardware designs available to make modification and improvement easy. Standardized material format allows 3D printing with plastics, wood-, stone-, bamboo-, rubber-, and metal-like materials.
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    - bad - Makerbot Replicator Mini -
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    Makerbot Replicator Mini

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    • - MakerWare software is proprietary, restricting freedom and stifling innovation. -
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      Minifree T400 with GNU/Linux

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    • - MakerBot was founded with a more freedom-respecting appraoch, but has since locked down its code and distanced itself from the community that formed around it. -
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      • Comes with the free, transparent and modifiable Trisquel GNU/Linux operating system.
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      • Durable hardware is meant to last and easy to repair.
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      • Created by a small business that replaces all restrictive components from a stock laptop.
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      • Respects Your Freedom-certified by the FSF to run with all free software, right down to its libreboot firmware.
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    + bad + Apple Macbook Pro +
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    Apple Macbook Pro with OSX

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    • + Runs on proprietary software that restricts the user's freedoms. +
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    • + Apple's App Store uses DRM to restrict what you can do with your purchases. +
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    • Comes crawling with spyware.
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    WiFi Routers

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    Wi-Fi Routers

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    - good - ThinkPenguin Router -
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    ThinkPenguin Router

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    • - Safely segregate privacy sensitive network traffic from internet traffic to further improve security. -
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    • - As free as can be: runs the FSF-endorsed LibreCMC operating system on hardware that is certified to Respect Your Freedom. -
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    + good + ThinkPenguin Router +
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    - bad - Generic ISP-provided router -
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    ThinkPenguin Router

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    • + Safely segregate privacy sensitive network traffic from internet traffic to further improve security. +
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    • + As free as can be: runs the FSF-endorsed LibreCMC operating system on hardware that is certified to Respect Your Freedom. +
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    ISP-provided Routers

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    • - Proprietary firmware means that there's no way for you to know whether it's spying on you -- and it handles all your Internet traffic as well as local print jobs and file transfers. -
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    • - Many models are subject to remote firmware updates from your cable provider, likely one of the same companies trying to lock down the Internet and break net neutrality. -
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    + bad + Generic ISP-provided router +
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    ISP-provided Routers

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    • + Proprietary firmware means that there's no way for you to know whether it's spying on you -- and it handles all your Internet traffic as well as local print jobs and file transfers. +
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    • + Many models are subject to remote firmware updates from your cable provider, likely one of the same companies trying to lock down the Internet and break net neutrality. +
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    Ebooks

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    - good - Project Gutenberg -
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    Ebooks

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    Project Gutenberg

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    • All of the ebooks are gratis, including classics like Peter Pan and Huck Finn.
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    • The original purveyor of eBooks free of DRM (Digital Restrictions Management), inspiring many others.
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    • Enjoy the freedom to read your ebooks on any device.
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    + good + Project Gutenberg +
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    - bad - Amazon -
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    Project Gutenberg

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    Amazon

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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). -
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      • All of the ebooks are gratis, including classics like Peter Pan and Huck Finn.
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      • The original purveyor of eBooks free of DRM (Digital Restrictions Management), inspiring many others.
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      • Enjoy the freedom to read your ebooks on any device.
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    • - Amazon uses DRM - to prevent you from sharing your favorite books with friends or moving them between readers. -
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  • - Amazon openly claims - - you don't actually own or control your - ebooks. - -
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    + bad + Amazon +
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    Amazon

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    - Download -
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    + Download + +
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    Graphic Design

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    Graphic Design

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    GIMP and Inkscape

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    • Free software, with thriving developer communities.
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    • Designed for free formats, but can also open files created in other programs.
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    • Wide variety of plugins grants limitless features.
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    • Easy to install on all major operating systems.
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    GIMP and Inkscape

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    • Free software, with thriving developer communities.
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    • Designed for free formats, but can also open files created in other programs.
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    • Wide variety of plugins grants limitless features.
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    • Easy to install on all major operating systems.
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    Photoshop and Illustrator

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    • Proprietary software controlled by Adobe.
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    • Prefers locked-down proprietary formats.
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    • Shuts down if its DRM is unable to verify the costly required subscription, even if it's actually up to date .
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    + bad + Photoshop and Illustrator +
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    Photoshop and Illustrator

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    • Proprietary software controlled by Adobe.
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    • Prefers locked-down proprietary formats.
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    • Shuts down if its DRM is unable to verify the costly required subscription, even if it's actually up to date .
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    Gift Cards

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    Gift Cards

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    - good - FSF Membership Card -
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    + good + FSF Membership Card +
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    FSF Membership Card

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    FSF Membership Card

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    - bad - iTunes Card -
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    iTunes Card

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    • DRM - on everything (except music) controls what you can do with your purchases. -
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      + bad + iTunes Card +
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    • Apple claims (wrongly) that you don't actually own anything you buy from the iTunes store.
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      iTunes Card

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      • DRM + on everything (except music) controls what you can do with your purchases. +
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      • Requires proprietary software to use, even to download DRM-free music.
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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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