<h1>Give the gift of freedom!</h1>
<p>A new phone or computer can be the highlight of the holidays, but with proprietary software lurking under the wrapping paper, your thoughtful gift may be more naughty than nice.</p>
-<p>This guide replaces these holiday humbugs with better devices from ethical companies -- no creepy remote deletion of files, no punitive and mean rules about copying and sharing. Just products and software that respect the freedom and privacy of your loved ones: gifts you can feel good about.</p>
+<p>This guide replaces these holiday humbugs with better devices from ethical companies—no <a href="https://gnu.org/proprietary" style="color: gold">creepy remote deletion of files or punitive and mean rules about copying and sharing</a>. Just products and software that respect the freedom and privacy of your loved ones: gifts you can feel good about.</p>
<p>Plus, our crib notes below will help you explain why this version is better than the one they've heard of (and spread the word about software freedom, too).</p>
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<li>Note: While the main processor is exclusively running free software, the modem processor runs a Samsung nonfree system.</li>
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- <h5 class="text-center">Stay away from: iPhones</h5>
+ <h5 class="text-center">Stay away from: iPhone</h5>
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<li>Comes with no shortage of <a href="https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/proprietary-surveillance.html#SpywareIniThings">spyware</a>.</li>
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- iOS is a fully proprietary operating system, giving Apple control over the software on the devices.
+ iOS is a fully <a href="https://gnu.org/proprietary">proprietary operating system</a>, giving Apple control over the software on the devices.
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Apple uses <a href="https://www.defectivebydesign.org/what_is_drm_digital_restrictions_management">Digital Restrictions Management (DRM)</a> to block competing software.
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+ <li>Avoid: iPhone X, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone 8, and other models.
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<p>Why it's cool: You need a reliable computer for work and play. This one is just dandy for both, minus icky DRM and spyware.</p>
- <p>Setting up a fully free system is easier than it used to be, but can still seem daunting -- especially if you've never done it before. Luckily, you can now get a new-to-you laptop that's ready to go out of the box.</p>
+ <p>Setting up a fully free system is easier than it used to be, but can still seem daunting—especially if you've never done it before. Luckily, you can now get a new-to-you laptop that's ready to go out of the box.</p>
<p>Technoethical also has a <a href="https://tehnoetic.com/laptops/tet-t400s">T400s</a> available.</p>
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<h5 class="text-center">Stay away from: Microsoft Windows</h5>
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- <li>Runs on
proprietary software that profits from treating the user as a product -- <a href="https://edri.org/microsofts-new-small-print-how-your-personal-data-abused/">each account is assigned an advertising ID</a> to help Microsoft sell user
+ <li>Runs on
<a href="https://gnu.org/proprietary">proprietary software</a> that profits from treating the user as a product—<a href="https://edri.org/microsofts-new-small-print-how-your-personal-data-abused/">each account is assigned an advertising ID</a> to help Microsoft sell user
data.
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<li>Mandatory Windows updates force users to test potentially unstable new versions. <a href="https://www.fsf.org/campaigns/windows">Read more about Windows's abuses.</a></li>
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+ <li>You can find Windows on computers like the Dell Inspiron Touch-Screen, HP Omen, and Lenovo Ideapad.</li>
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<h5 class="text-center">X200 with GNU/Linux</h5>
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<li>Created by a small business that replaces all restrictive components from a stock laptop.</li>
<h5 class="text-center">Stay away from: Apple</h5>
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- <li>Runs on proprietary software that restricts the user's freedoms.</li>
+ <li>Runs on <a href="https://gnu.org/proprietary">proprietary software</a> that restricts the user's freedoms.</li>
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Apple app stores use <a href="https://www.defectivebydesign.org/what_is_drm_digital_restrictions_management">DRM</a> to restrict what you can do with your purchases.
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<li>Comes crawling with <a href="https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/proprietary-surveillance.html#SpywareInMacOS">spyware</a>.</li>
+ <li>Avoid: MacBook Air (and MacBook Pro)</li>
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<h5 class="text-center">Stay away from: Microsoft Surface</h5>
<ul class="cons">
- <li>Runs on proprietary software that profits from treating the user as a product -- <a href="https://edri.org/microsofts-new-small-print-how-your-personal-data-abused/">each account is assigned an advertising ID</a> to help Microsoft sell user
- data.
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- <li>Mandatory Windows updates force users to test potentially unstable new versions. <a href="https://www.fsf.org/campaigns/windows">Read more about Windows's abuses.</a></li>
+ <li><a href="arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/07/windows-10-updates-to-be-automatic-and-mandatory-for-home-users/">Forced "upgrades"</a> give Microsoft a backdoor to do anything they want with your apps or data--including <a href="www.ghacks.net/2015/11/24/beware-latest-windows-10-update-may-remove-programs-automatically/">removing them</a>.</li>
+ <li>When major security bugs are found, the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130622044225/http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/open-enterprise/2013/06/how-can-any-company-ever-trust-microsoft-again/index.htm">NSA gets the option to exploit them</a> before they're fixed.
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- <p>Why it's cool: Trying to go 100% free but stuck with a proprietary wifi card? just plug this into your USB port and you're ready to go.</p>
+ <p>Why it's cool: Trying to go 100% free but stuck with a proprietary Wi-Fi card? just plug this into your USB port and you're ready to go.</p>
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- <p>Why it's cool: Think ahead -- if you give this to your friend or relative, they might use it next year to make YOU a gift.</p>
+ <p>Why it's cool: Think ahead—if you give this to your friend or relative, they might use it next year to make YOU a gift.</p>
<p>3D printers are an amazing learning and exploration tool for kids and a fun toy for grownups, and they've come a long way from their origins in the early 2000s. Keep it free and fun by digging into the zillions of free software options for modeling, and communities that share freely licensed designs.</p>
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- <li>Performance and seamless interface <a href="https://www.tomsguide.com/us/lulzbot-mini-3d-printer,review-2744.html">earned it "Editor's Choice"</a> in <em>Tom's Guide</em>'s 2017 3D printer comparison.</li>
+ <li>Performance and seamless interface <a href="https://www.tomsguide.com/us/best-3d-printers,review-2236.html">earned it "Editor's Choice"</a> in <em>Tom's Guide</em>'s 2017 3D printer comparison.</li>
<li>Hardware designs are available to make customization easy. Standardized material format allows 3D printing with plastics, wood-, stone-, bamboo-, rubber-, and metal-like materials.</li>
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<h5 class="text-center">Stay away from: MakerBot</h5>
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- MakerWare software is proprietary, restricting freedom and stifling innovation.
+ MakerWare software is proprietary, <a href="https://gnu.org/proprietary">restricting freedom and stifling innovation</a>.
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MakerBot was founded with a more freedom-respecting philosophy, but has since <a href="https://www.cnet.com/news/pulling-back-from-open-source-hardware-makerbot-angers-some-adherents/">announced an increasingly proprietary approach</a> and distanced itself from the community that formed around it.
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<p>Gaming systems have adopted all sorts of DRM technologies, allowing gaming companies to limit your access to games and even the ability to brick whole systems. However, there's hope in the wide world of DRM-free games!</p>
<li>We'd be remiss to not mention <a href="http://www.nethack.org/">NetHack</a>, a game well loved by many gamers and free software nerds. A classic <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roguelike">roguelike</a> with a <a href="http://nethack.org/common/license.html">classic, freedom-respecting license</a>, there's no reason to not feel good sharing this game.</li>
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<li>Over the years XBox has gone back and forth with their use of DRM with a current pro-DRM stance. It's best to just stay away since we can never tell when they're just going to change their minds</li>.
<li>A quick note on Sony: The <a href="https://www.cinemablend.com/games/It-Official-Again-PS4-Has-DRM-Fees-Internet-Registration-Check-56594.html">PlayStation 4</a> runs games DRM-free. However, there is nonfree software running on the system so that we cannot recommend it in good conscience.</li>
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<p>Many consider music essential to the richness of the human experience. Thanks to the <a href="https://www.defectivebydesign.org/guide/audio">many artists, producers, record labels, and shops</a> highlighted on <a href="https://defectivebydesign.org">Defective by Design</a>, the rights-respecting options are nearly endless. Check out music from great labels and artists, including:</p>
<li><a href="http://www.dischord.com/">Dischord Records</a>, a classic punk label providing music since 1980.</li>
<li><a href="https://folkways.si.edu/">Folkways</a>, courtesy of the Smithsonian Institute.</li>
- <li><a href="http://www.mergerecords.com/shop">Merge Records</a>, home to Grammy-winning and well-loved indie darlings.</li>
- <li><a href="http://www.nin.com/">Nine Inch Nails</a></li>
- <li><a href="https://www.theymightbegiants.com/">They Might Be Giants</a></li>
+ <li><a href="https://www.emusic.com/">Emusic</a> is the Web's second largest music store.</li>
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<h5 class="text-center">Stay away from: Spotify</h5>
- <p>Spotify isn't the only offender when it comes to putting DRM in music--all major streaming services do this with the support of big record labels.</p>
+ <p>Spotify isn't the only offender when it comes to putting DRM in music—all major streaming services do this with the support of big record labels.</p>
<p>In addition to streaming music encumbered by DRM, people who want to use Spotify are required to install additional proprietary software. Even <a href="https://www.spotify.com/us/download/linux/">Spotify's client for GNU/Linux</a> relies on proprietary software.</p>
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<p>The FSF certifies devices that <a href="https://www.fsf.org/resources/hw/endorsement/respects-your-freedom">respects your freedoms</a>. These items arrive installed with free software, and you can see a <a href="https://www.fsf.org/resources/hw/endorsement/respects-your-freedom">complete list</a> of RYF products on FSF.org.</p>
- <p>We would never recommend you use, run, or give proprietary software. However, one part of RYF certification is the promise that one can install any software they wish on the device. This includes proprietary software. Free software is about many things, including the right to choose what is on your device. We urge you to keep your gifts and own devices fully free -- it's not only the responsible thing, but the right thing.</p>
+ <p>We would never recommend you use, run, or give proprietary software. However, one part of RYF certification is the promise that one can install any software they wish on the device. This includes proprietary software. Free software is about many things, including the right to choose what is on your device. We urge you to keep your gifts and own devices fully free—it's not only the responsible thing, but the right thing.</p>
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<li>X200, T400, iPhone, and ISP-provided router images are in the public domain.</li>
<li>LulzBot 3D printer photo by Aleph Objects is licensed under a <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported.</a></li>
<li>ThinkPenguin with GNU and both ThinkPenguin router images by ThinkPenguin are licensed under a <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported.</a></li>
- <li>Technoethical Replicant N2, Wi-Fi Dongle, and X200T by Technoethical 2016-2017 licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>.</li>
+ <li>Technoethical Replicant N2, Wi-Fi Dongle, and X200T by Technoethical 2016-2017 licensed under a <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Unported 4.0</a>.</li>
+ <li>Photo of bookshelf by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/4556156477/">See-ming Lee</a> licensed under a <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Unported</a>
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