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Giving Guide

Are you giving your loved ones holiday gifts they can use freely?

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Operating System

good Linux

Trisquel

  • 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.
  • Works great with the Wi-Fi adapters in this guide.
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bad Windows

Windows

  • 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
avoid

3D Printers

good TAZ 4.0

Lulzbot TAZ 4.0

  • 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 Makerbot Replicator 2

Makerbot Replicator 2

  • 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
avoid

Ebooks

good Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg

  • 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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bad Amazon

Amazon

  • 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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Mobile OS

good Replicant

Replicant

  • 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.
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bad Apple iPhone, iPad and Watch

Apple iPhone, iPad and Watch

  • 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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