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64 <h1 class="intro_phrase">SAY SOMETHING CLEVER ABOUT GIVING GUIDE 2014</h1>
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66 <h2>Are you giving your loved ones holiday gifts they can use freely, or
67 gifts which put someone else in control?</h2>
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69 <p>
70 Electronics are popular gifts for the holidays, but people often overlook
71 the restrictions that manufacturers slip under the wrapping paper.
72 Companies like Microsoft and Apple can and will use Digital
73 Restrictions Management (DRM) to prevent your loved ones from
74 sharing apps on the laptop you got them or remixing the songs on
75 their expensive new iPad. If the recipient of your gift is as
76 unlucky as one woman last year,
77 <a href="http://www.defectivebydesign.org/node/2250">
78 Amazon might even block all the books on their Kindle and refuse to explain why</a>.
79 Companies want us to accept this kind of intrusive control,
80 but when you think about, it's unethical (and annoying!).
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82
83 <h2>Give freely</h2>
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86 The good news is, for every device that uses DRM or has a remote
87 "kill switch" like the Kindle, ethical companies have made a better
88 one that doesn't, one that your loved ones will be free to enjoy however
89 they wish. Here's a list of these smarter gifts, compared with their
90 more well-known, but more restrictive alternatives. While you're
91 reading, please remember that donating to a charity in your friend
92 or family member's name is at least as meaningful as buying them
93 an electronic device. Some of our favorite charities are the
94 <a href="http://www.eff.org/">Electronic Frontier Foundation</a>,
95 <a href="http://www.creativecommons.org/">Creative Commons</a>,
96 <a href="http://wikimedia.org/">Wikimedia Foundation</a>,
97 <a href="http://www.sfconservancy.org/">Software Freedom Conservancy</a>,
98 <a href="http://www.softwarefreedom.org/">Software Freedom Law Center</a>,
99 <a href="http://www.gnome.org/">GNOME Foundation</a>
100 and Free Software Foundation.
101 </p>
102 <h2>The Free Software Foundation's Holiday Giving Guide
103 </h2>
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106 The gifts in the left column respect your freedom much more than those in the right column.
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111 Please share <a href="http://www.fsf.org/share?u=http://www.fsf.org/givingguide&t=
112 Give%20tech%20gifts%20that%20support%20user%20freedom%20">the Giving Guide</a>
113 with your friends and family members, especially those that might give you
114 presents! (We're using the hashtag #givefreely.)
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119 To make a really big splash, get some friends together, print the PDF
120 version of the Giving Guide and hand it out near a local store that
121 sells DRM-encumbered products. Be sure to take photos! Send us photos
122 and any questions at <a href="mailto:campaigns@fsf.org">campaigns@fsf.org</a>.
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136 <h3 class="main_title">Operating System: Give the gift of free, flexible, and ethical computing</h3>
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140 <img class="good" src="images/good.png" alt="Windows"/>
141 <img class="product_img" src="images/linux.png" alt="Linux"/>
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144 <h4 class="title">Fedora</h4>
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146 <li>Completely free operating system: transparent and modifiable</li>
147 <li>Break the cycle of forced upgrades and planned obsolescence</li>
148 <li>Comes with all the software you need and an easy software manager to find more.</li>
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165 <h4 class="title">Windows</h4>
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167 <li>Proprietary software that profits from controlling how you use your computer</li>
168 <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>
169 <li>Dependent on mandatory upgrades and devices that don't support older versions of Windows</li>
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191 <h4 class="title">Fedora</h4>
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193 <li>Completely free operating system: transparent and modifiable</li>
194 <li>Break the cycle of forced upgrades and planned obsolescence</li>
195 <li>Comes with all the software you need and an easy software manager to find more.</li>
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214 <li>Proprietary software that profits from controlling how you use your computer</li>
215 <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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239 <h4 class="title">Fedora</h4>
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241 <li>Completely free operating system: transparent and modifiable</li>
242 <li>Break the cycle of forced upgrades and planned obsolescence</li>
243 <li>Comes with all the software you need and an easy software manager to find more.</li>
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262 <li>Proprietary software that profits from controlling how you use your computer</li>
263 <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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