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  45                                 <h1 class="intro_phrase">SAY SOMETHING CLEVER ABOUT GIVING GUIDE 2014</h1>
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  47                                 <h2>Are you giving your loved ones holiday gifts they can use freely, or
  48                                         gifts which put someone else in control?</h2>
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  50                                 <p>
  51                                         Electronics are popular gifts for the holidays, but people often overlook
  52                                         the restrictions that manufacturers slip under the wrapping paper.
  53                                         Companies like Microsoft and Apple can and will use Digital
  54                                         Restrictions Management (DRM) to prevent your loved ones from
  55                                         sharing apps on the laptop you got them or remixing the songs on
  56                                         their expensive new iPad. If the recipient of your gift is as
  57                                         unlucky as one woman last year,
  58                                         <a href="http://www.defectivebydesign.org/node/2250">
  59                                                 Amazon might even block all the books on their Kindle and refuse to explain why</a>.
  60                                                 Companies want us to accept this kind of intrusive control,
  61                                                 but when you think about, it's unethical (and annoying!).
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  64                                 <h2>Give freely</h2>
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  66                                 <p>
  67                                         The good news is, for every device that uses DRM or has a remote
  68                                         "kill switch" like the Kindle, ethical companies have made a better
  69                                         one that doesn't, one that your loved ones will be free to enjoy however
  70                                          they wish. Here's a list of these smarter gifts, compared with their
  71                                          more well-known, but more restrictive alternatives. While you're
  72                                         reading, please remember that donating to a charity in your friend
  73                                         or family member's name is at least as meaningful as buying them
  74                                         an electronic device. Some of our favorite charities are the
  75                                         <a href="http://www.eff.org/">Electronic Frontier Foundation</a>,
  76                                         <a href="http://www.creativecommons.org/">Creative Commons</a>,
  77                                         <a href="http://wikimedia.org/">Wikimedia Foundation</a>,
  78                                         <a href="http://www.sfconservancy.org/">Software Freedom Conservancy</a>,
  79                                         <a href="http://www.softwarefreedom.org/">Software Freedom Law Center</a>,
  80                                         <a href="http://www.gnome.org/">GNOME Foundation</a>
  81                                         and Free Software Foundation.
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  83                                 <h2>The Free Software Foundation's Holiday Giving Guide
  84         </h2>
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  87                                         The gifts in the left column respect your freedom much more than those in the right column.
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  92                                                 Please share <a href="http://www.fsf.org/share?u=http://www.fsf.org/givingguide&t=
  93                                                 Give%20tech%20gifts%20that%20support%20user%20freedom%20">the Giving Guide</a>
  94                                                 with your friends and family members, especially those that might give you
  95                                                  presents! (We're using the hashtag #givefreely.)
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 100                                 To make a really big splash, get some friends together, print the PDF
 101                                 version of the Giving Guide and hand it out near a local store that
 102                                 sells DRM-encumbered products. Be sure to take photos! Send us photos
 103                                 and any questions at <a href="mailto:campaigns@fsf.org">campaigns@fsf.org</a>.
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 117                                 <h3 class="main_title">Operating System: Give the gift of free, flexible, and ethical computing</h3>
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 120                                         <img class="product" src="images/linux.png" alt="Windows"/>
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 122                                         <h4 class="title">Linux</h4>
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 124                                                 <li>Completely free operating system: transparent and modifiable</li>
 125                                                 <li>Break the cycle of forced upgrades and planned obsolescence</li>
 126                                                 <li>Comes with all the software you need and an easy software manager to find more.</li>
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 139                                         <h4 class="title">Windows</h4>
 140                                         <ul>
 141                                                 <li>Proprietary software that profits from controlling how you use your computer</li>
 142                                                 <li>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</li>
 143                                                 <li>Dependent on mandatory upgrades and devices that don't support older versions of Windows</li>
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 158                 <h4 class="title">Linux</h4>
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 160                         <li>Completely free operating system: transparent and modifiable</li>
 161                         <li>Break the cycle of forced upgrades and planned obsolescence</li>
 162                         <li>Comes with all the software you need and an easy software manager to find more.</li>
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 175                 <h4 class="title">Windows</h4>
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 177                         <li>Proprietary software that profits from controlling how you use your computer</li>
 178                         <li>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</li>
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