From df43a85af63385cbccc41cdc6509d7a8814b6833 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Greg Farough
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2020 11:53:02 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] add note about flashing
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1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/v11/givingguide.html b/v11/givingguide.html
index 70d20df..6b68b38 100644
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@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ advertisers.
BUY
- sale
+
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ it's the laptop that's most frequently used in the FSF office!
- Runs the FSF-endorsed Trisquel operating system and Libreboot firmware.
- Durable hardware that's meant to be easy to repair.
- - Created by small businesses that replace restrictive components from a stock laptop.
+ - Created by small businesses that replace restrictive components from a stock laptop. If you're having trouble finding one, you can have a freedom-minded friend help you flash Libreboot on a stock ThinkPad x200.
Stay away from: Microsoft Windows
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ it's the laptop that's most frequently used in the FSF office!
Stay away from: Apple laptops and desktops
- macOS is proprietary software that restricts its users' freedoms.
- - macOS alerts its masters at Apple each time a user opens an app.
+ - In early November 2020, macOS started alerting its masters at Apple each time a user opens an app.
- Apple has been opposing the Right to Repair home user devices for years, and maintains totalitarian control over their hardware.
- Comes crawling with spyware that rats on you to advertisers.
- Avoid: MacBook Air (and MacBook Pro).
@@ -559,9 +559,7 @@ numbers, which aids in password generation and encryption.