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					<h4 class="title">Trisquel GNU/Linux</h4>
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	                  Break the cycle of forced upgrades and planned obsolescence.
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	                <li>Works great with the Wi-Fi adapters in this guide.</li>
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	                  Invades privacy and exposes personal data to
	                  Microsoft,
	                  <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/05/nsa-how-to-remain-secure-surveillance">
	                    the NSA,
	                  </a> and other malicious attackers
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					<h4 class="title">Lulzbot TAZ 4.0</h4>
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	                <li>
	                   <a href="https://www.fsf.org/ryf">Respects Your Freedom-certified</a> by the FSF to run with all free software, making 3D printing more accessible and encouraging innovation.
	                </li>

	                <li>
	                   Supports tetherless printing, optional Dual Extruder upgrade, and exotic filaments including wood-, rubber- and stone-like materials.
	                </li>
	                <li>Hardware designs available to make modification and improvement easy.</li>
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	                  MakerWare software is proprietary,
	                  restricting freedom and stifling innovation
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	                <li>
	                  Hardware patents threaten free printers like
	                  the Lulzbot
	                </li>

	                <li>
	                  Recently announced an increasingly
	                  proprietary approach, further distancing
	                  itself from the free software community
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					<h4 class="title">Project Gutenberg</h4>

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	                <li>All of the ebooks are gratis, including classics like Peter Pan and Huck Finn.</li>
<li>The original purveyor of DRM-free eBooks, <a href="htts://www.defectivebydesign.org/guide/ebooks">inspiring many others</a>.</li>
<li>Enjoy the freedom to read your ebooks on any device.</li>
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					<h4 class="title">Amazon</h4>
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	                <li>
	                  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
	                  <a href="http://www.defectivebydesign.org/node/2250">
	                    here
	                  </a>).
	                </li>

	                <li>
	                  DRM prevents you from sharing your favorite
	                  books with friends, and Amazon uses DRM to
	                  <a href="http://www.defectivebydesign.org/faq#harm">
	                    maintain their monopoly
	                  </a>
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	                  Amazon claims
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	                    you don't actually own or control your
	                    ebooks
	                  </a>
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	                  Thanks to DRM, you won't be able to transfer
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	                  Fully free software mobile OS based on
	                  Android
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	                <li>
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	                  iOS is a fully proprietary operating system,
	                  giving Apple ultimate control over devices
	                  running it
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	                <li>
	                  Apple uses DRM to block competing software.
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	                <li>
	                  The company claims to take away your freedom <a href="https://www.defectivebydesign.org/blog/1256">for your own good</a>.
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								<h4 class="title">ThinkPenguin GNU/Linux Notebook</h4>

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                      <li>Save $5 on any purchase of $50 or more with coupon code FSFGIVING. ThinkPenguin will also donate $5 to the FSF (expires at the end of 2014).</li>
                        <li>
                          Comes with free OS and free software-compatible Wi-Fi and 3D-accelerated graphics chipsets work with any <a href="http://www.gnu.org/distros/">fully free GNU/Linux distribution</a> you choose. While its proprietary firmware means it's <a href="<a href="https://www.fsf.org/campaigns/free-bios.html">not fully free</a>, this laptop is one of the most freedom-supporting available.
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                        <li>Browse more companies that sell <a href="www.gnu.org/links/companies">free software-compatible computers</a>.</li>
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								<h4 class="title">Apple Macbook Pro</h4>
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                        <li>
                          Runs on proprietary software that restricts
                          the user's freedoms
                        </li>

                        <li>
                          Apple's App Store uses DRM (Digital
                          Restrictions Management) to restrict what
                          you can do with your purchases
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                        <li>
                          Planned obsolescence: business model forces
                          you to buy new devices frequently
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							<h4 class="title">GIMP and Inkscape</h4>

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                         <li>Free software, with thriving developer communities.</li>
 <li>Designed for free formats, but can also open files created in other programs.</li>
 <li>Wide variety of plugins grants limitless features.</li>
 <li>Easy to install on all major operating systems.</li>
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							<h4 class="title">Photoshop and Illustrator</h4>
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                        <li>Proprietary software controlled by Adobe.</li>
<li>Prefers locked-down proprietary formats.</li>
<li>Requires costly upgrades to stay up to date.</li>
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							<h4 class="title">FSF Membership Card</h4>
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<li>Join over 3,000 active members working to make a better world built on free software.</li>
<li>Enjoy a host of <a href="https://www.fsf.org/associate/benefits">member benefits</a>, including admission to the <a href="http://libreplanet.org/wiki/LibrePlanet:Conference">yearly LibrePlanet conference</a>.</li>
<li>Membership donations are tax-deductible in the US. For a smaller gift, <a href="https://www.fsf.org/donate">donate in a friend's name</a>.</li>
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							<h4 class="title">iTunes Card</h4>
							<ul>
							
							
                        <li>
                          <a href="https://www.defectivebydesign.org">DRM (Digital Restrictions Management)</a on everything except music to control what you can do with your purchases.
                        </li>

                        <li>
                          Apple claims (wrongly) that you don't actually own anything you buy from the iTunes store.
                        </li>

                        <li>
                          Requires proprietary software to use, even to download DRM-free music.
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							<h4 class="title">FSF Membership Card</h4>

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                         <li>
                          Free software system guarantees that you control who sees your data.
                        </li>

                        <li>
                          Decentralized infrastructure protects from attacks and give you flexibility in how your data is stored.
                        </li>

                        <li>
                          Client side encryption to prevent snooping,
                          unlike Google Drive, Dropbox, Apple iCloud,
                          Microsoft SkyDrive, and Ubuntu One.
                        </li>
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							<h4 class="title">Google Drive</h4>
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<li>
                          Requires granting Google a virtually
                          unlimited license to any public data, and
                          also having your public and personal data
                          mined for ads.
                        </li>

                        <li>
                          Data may be accessed by Google and
                          <a href="http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/10/how-the-nsas-muscular-tapped-googles-and-yahoos-private-networks/">
                            intelligence agencies.
                          </a>
                        </li>
                    
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							<h4 class="title">GNU MediaGoblin</h4>

                      <ul>
                        <li>
                          Soon-to-be federated to allow decentralized
                          sharing.
                        </li>

                        <li>Supports free video formats.</li>

                        <li>Ability to choose a copyleft license.</li>

                        <li>Source files can be attached to an upload.</li>

                        <li>
                          Go to
                          <a href="http://mediagoblin.org/">
                            http://mediagoblin.org/
                          </a>
                          to learn how to use it and see a list of
                          public instances.
                        </li>
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							<h4 class="title">YouTube</h4>
							<ul>
                        <li>
                          Uses proprietary Adobe Flash player and
                          patent-encumbered H.264 codec.
                        </li>

                        <li>
                          Implements DRM to control access to videos
                          by device and region.
                        </li>

                        <li>
                          Imposes advertising on your uploads and
                          polices copyright harshly.
                        </li>
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						<h4 class="title">Tehnoetic dongle Wi-Fi adapter</h4>
						<p>Great for all-free-software installations on laptops with incompatible Wi-Fi hardware. <a href="https://www.fsf.org/ryf">Respects Your Freedom-certified by the FSF</a>.</p>
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						<p>High speed wireless router running free LibreCMC operating system. Respects Your Freedom-certified.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.eff.org">Electronic Frontier Foundation</a>, <a href="http://www.creativecommons.org">Creative Commons</a>, <a href="http://wikimedia.org">Wikimedia Foundation</a>, <a href="http://www.sfconservancy.org">Software Freedom Conservancy</a>, <a href="http://www.softwarefreedom.org">Software Freedom Law Center</a>, <a href="http://www.gnome.org">GNOME Foundation</a> and <a href="http://www.fsf.org">Free Software Foundation</a>.</p>
				
				
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