From 64e8860177cd3fb76b6216d958aba5be6b0d305b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Miriam Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2024 16:14:27 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] removed personal computing and added an explanation to the intro --- v15/givingguide.html | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/v15/givingguide.html b/v15/givingguide.html index 4a2bad5..535cdb4 100644 --- a/v15/givingguide.html +++ b/v15/givingguide.html @@ -560,6 +560,8 @@ window.addEventListener("keydown", function (event) {

When we're increasingly surrounded by advertisements and showcases of new products that abuse our digital liberties and autonomy through proprietary software, choosing gifts that give your loved ones freedom is more important than ever. Use our Ethical Tech Giving Guide to make an informed choice about the technology you're giving your loved ones -- or yourself!

Don't throw it out

To minimize ecological waste and encourage free software adoption, we advise you to try running free software on a device you already own.

+

We are aware that it's getting harder and harder to come by fully free computing hardware, which is one reason why we publish the Ethical Tech Giving Guide. The good news is that you can still buy an x200, T400, or T500 booted with GNU Boot. Technoethical for instance offers the GNU Boot installation as a service. In this Ethical Tech Giving Guide version we decided to focus on smaller devices which make a great gift. +

Ethical pitfalls

If you're unlucky enough to get a gift that doesn't respect your freedom, you can still help others avoid it 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."

-- 2.25.1