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Operating System: Give the gift of free, flexible, and ethical computing

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Operating System

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Fedora

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Trisquel

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  • Completely free operating system: transparent and modifiable
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  • Break the cycle of forced upgrades and planned obsolescence
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  • Comes with all the software you need and an easy software manager to find more.
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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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  • Works great with the Wi-Fi adapters in this guide.
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Windows

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  • Proprietary software that profits from controlling how you use your computer
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  • Invades privacy and exposes personal data to Microsoft, the NSA, and other malicious attackers
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  • Dependent on mandatory upgrades and devices that don't support older versions of 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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    Operating System: Give the gift of free, flexible, and ethical computing

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    3D Printers

    good - Linux + TAZ 4.0
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    Fedora

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    Lulzbot TAZ 4.0

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    • Completely free operating system: transparent and modifiable
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    • Break the cycle of forced upgrades and planned obsolescence
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    • Comes with all the software you need and an easy software manager to find more.
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  • + + Respects Your Freedom + + + certified by the Free Software Foundation +
  • + +
  • + Powered by free software, making 3D printing + more accessible and encouraging innovation +
  • + +
  • + Learn more about the Lulzbot at + + www.lulzbot.com + +
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    bad - Windows + Makerbot Replicator 2
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    Windows

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    Makerbot Replicator 2

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    • Proprietary software that profits from controlling how you use your computer
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    • Invades privacy and exposes personal data to Microsoft, the NSA, and other malicious attackers
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    • Dependent on mandatory upgrades and devices that don't support older versions of Windows
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  • + MakerWare software is proprietary, + restricting freedom and stifling innovation +
  • + +
  • + Hardware patents threaten free printers like + the Lulzbot +
  • + +
  • + Recently announced an increasingly + proprietary approach, further distancing + itself from the free software community +
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    Operating System: Give the gift of free, flexible, and ethical computing

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    - good - Linux -
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    Fedora

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    • Completely free operating system: transparent and modifiable
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    • Break the cycle of forced upgrades and planned obsolescence
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    • Comes with all the software you need and an easy software manager to find more.
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    Ebooks

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    + good + Project Gutenberg +
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    Project Gutenberg

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    • + The original purveyor of DRM-free eBooks +
    • + +
    • + Enjoy the freedom to read your ebooks on any + device +
    • + +
    • + All of the ebooks on Project Gutenberg, + including classics like Peter Pan and Huck + Finn, are gratis +
    • + +
    • + Pick out the perfect books for the whole + family at + + www.gutenberg.org + + or from other + + DRM-free ebooks sites + +
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    - Download +
    + + Buy + +
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    + bad + Amazon +
    + +

    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--read about it + + here + ). +
    • + +
    • + DRM prevents you from sharing your favorite + books with friends, and Amazon uses DRM to + + maintain their monopoly + +
    • + +
    • + Amazon claims + + you don't actually own or control your + ebooks + +
    • + +
    • + Thanks to DRM, you won't be able to transfer + your books to any other reader +
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    + +
    + + avoid + +
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    + + + +
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    Mobile OS

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    + good + Replicant +
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    Replicant

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    • + Fully free software mobile OS based on + Android +
    • + +
    • + + Supported devices + + include both phones and tablets +
    • + +
    • + Used devices can be purchased, so your + dollars won't go to proprietary OS + companies. +
    • +
    + +
    + + Buy + +
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    Windows

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    • Proprietary software that profits from controlling how you use your computer
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    • Invades privacy and exposes personal data to Microsoft, the NSA, and other malicious attackers
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    • Dependent on mandatory upgrades and devices that don't support older versions of Windows
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    + bad + Apple iPhone, iPad and Watch +
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    Apple iPhone, iPad and Watch

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    • + iOS is a fully proprietary operating system, + giving Apple ultimate control over devices + running it +
    • + +
    • + Apple uses DRM to block competing software. +
    • + +
    • + The company claims to take away your freedom + + for your own good + . +
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    - avoid + avoid +
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