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@@ -57,182 +57,54 @@ than they give. The good news is that there are ethical companies making better devices that your loved ones can enjoy with freedom and privacy. This is the Free Software Foundation (FSF) guide to smarter gifts, compared with their restrictive counterparts.

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Like this guide? Organize a Giving - Guide Giveaway to share it with your community. And remember: donating to a charity in your friend or family member's name (see our recommendations below) is at least as meaningful as buying them an electronic device.

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3D Printers

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- good - TAZ 4.0 -
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Lulzbot TAZ 4.0

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  • - Respects Your Freedom-certified by the FSF to run with all free software, making 3D printing more accessible and encouraging innovation. -
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  • - Supports tetherless printing, optional Dual Extruder upgrade, and exotic filaments including wood-, rubber- and stone-like materials. -
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  • Hardware designs available to make modification and improvement easy.
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  • - SAVE! When you buy a TAZ, contact Lulzbot sales and mention this guide to receive an extra roll of filament and gratis shipping to the US, Canada or the EU (expires at the end of 2014). -
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Makerbot Replicator 2

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  • - MakerWare software is proprietary, restricting freedom and stifling innovation. -
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  • - Recently announced an increasingly proprietary approach, further distancing itself from the free software community. -
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Like this guide? Download the printable version (translations welcome!) and organize a Giving + Guide Giveaway to share it with your community. And remember: donating to a charity in someone's name is at least as meaningful as buying them an electronic device.

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Ebooks

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- good - Project Gutenberg -
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Project Gutenberg

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  • All of the ebooks are gratis, including classics like Peter Pan and Huck Finn.
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  • The original purveyor of eBooks free of DRM (Digital Restrictions Management), inspiring many others.
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  • Enjoy the freedom to read your ebooks on any device.
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Amazon

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Laptops

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3D Printers

good - ThinkPenguin GNU/Linux Notebook + TAZ 4.0
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ThinkPenguin GNU/Linux Notebook

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Lulzbot TAZ 4.0

    +
  • - Comes installed with a free OS, and its Wi-Fi and 3D-accelerated graphics work with any other fully free GNU/Linux distribution. + Respects Your Freedom-certified by the FSF to run with all free software, making 3D printing more accessible and encouraging innovation.
    • -
  • While its proprietary boot firmware means it's not fully free, this laptop is one of the most freedom-supporting available. Browse more companies that sell free software-compatible computers.
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  • SAVE! $5 off any purchase of $50 or more with coupon code FSFGIVING. ThinkPenguin will also donate $5 to the FSF (expires at the end of 2014).
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  • + Supports tetherless printing, optional Dual Extruder upgrade, and exotic filaments including wood-, rubber- and stone-like materials. +
    • +
  • Hardware designs available to make modification and improvement easy.
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bad - Apple Macbook Pro - + Makerbot Replicator 2
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Apple Macbook Pro

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Makerbot Replicator

  • - Runs on proprietary software that restricts the user's freedoms. + MakerWare software is proprietary, restricting freedom and stifling innovation.
  • - Apple's App Store uses DRM to restrict what you can do with your purchases. -
    • -
  • Comes crawling with spyware.
    • -
  • - Planned obsolescence: business model forces you to buy new devices frequently. + Recently announced an increasingly proprietary approach, further distancing itself from the free software community.
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Graphic Design

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Ebooks

good - GIMP and Inkscape + Project Gutenberg
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GIMP and Inkscape

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Project Gutenberg

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  • Free software, with thriving developer communities.
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  • Designed for free formats, but can also open files created in other programs.
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  • Wide variety of plugins grants limitless features.
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  • Easy to install on all major operating systems.
    • +
  • All of the ebooks are gratis, including classics like Peter Pan and Huck Finn.
    • +
  • The original purveyor of eBooks free of DRM (Digital Restrictions Management), inspiring many others.
    • +
  • Enjoy the freedom to read your ebooks on any device.
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bad - Photoshop and Illustrator + Amazon
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Photoshop and Illustrator

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Amazon

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  • Proprietary software controlled by Adobe.
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  • Prefers locked-down proprietary formats.
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  • Requires costly upgrades to stay up to date.
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  • + Amazon can remotely block or delete individual ebooks or your entire library with no warning or explanation (they've done + it before). +
    • + +
  • + Amazon uses DRM + to prevent you from sharing your favorite books with friends or moving them between readers. +
    • + +
  • + Amazon openly claims + + you don't actually own or control your + ebooks. + +
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    - Download -
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    + Download + +
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    Operating Systems

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    - good - Trisquel GNU/Linux
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    Trisquel GNU/Linux

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    • - FSF-endorsed completely free operating system: transparent and modifiable. -
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      +
      +

      Laptops

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    • - Break the cycle of forced upgrades and planned obsolescence. -
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      + good + ThinkPenguin GNU/Linux Notebook +
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    • - 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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    ThinkPenguin GNU/Linux Notebook

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    - bad - Windows -
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    Windows

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      -
    • - Proprietary software that profits from controlling how you use your computer. -
      • +
    • While its proprietary boot firmware means it's not fully free, this laptop is one of the most freedom-supporting available. Browse more companies that sell free software-compatible computers.
      • + +
    -
  • - Invades privacy and exposes personal data to Microsoft, the NSA, and other malicious attackers. -
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    -
  • - Dependent on mandatory upgrades and devices that don't support older versions of Windows. -
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    + bad + Apple Macbook Pro +
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    Apple Macbook Pro

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      +
    • + Runs on proprietary software that restricts the user's freedoms. +
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      -
      -
      - Download - +
    • + Apple's App Store uses DRM to restrict what you can do with your purchases. +
      • +
    • Comes crawling with spyware.
      • +
    • + Planned obsolescence: business model forces you to buy new devices frequently. +
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    - avoid + +
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    +
    + Buy + +
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    + avoid +
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    Gift Cards

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    - good - FSF Membership Card -
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    FSF Membership Card

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    - bad - iTunes Card -
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    Graphic Design

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    iTunes Card

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      -
    • DRM - on everything (except music) controls what you can do with your purchases. -
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      +
      + good + GIMP and Inkscape +
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    • Apple claims (wrongly) that you don't actually own anything you buy from the iTunes store.
      • +

      GIMP and Inkscape

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    • Requires proprietary software to use, even to download DRM-free music.
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      +
    • Free software, with thriving developer communities.
      • +
    • Designed for free formats, but can also open files created in other programs.
      • +
    • Wide variety of plugins grants limitless features.
      • +
    • Easy to install on all major operating systems.
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    - Buy - -
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    +
    + bad + Photoshop and Illustrator +
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    - avoid -
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    - +

    Photoshop and Illustrator

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      +
    • Proprietary software controlled by Adobe.
      • +
    • Prefers locked-down proprietary formats.
      • +
    • Requires costly upgrades to stay up to date.
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    Mobile OS

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    + Download + +
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    - good - Replicant
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    Operating Systems

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    Replicant OS

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    • - Fully free software, based on Android. -
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      + good + Trisquel GNU/Linux +
      -
    • - - Supported devices - include both phones and tablets. -
      • +

      Trisquel GNU/Linux

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        +
      • + FSF-endorsed completely free operating system: transparent and modifiable. +
        • -
      • - Works on used devices, so your dollars won't go to proprietary OS companies. (All commercially -available Android devices ship with some proprietary software.) -
        • -
      +
    • + 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 - Apple iPhone, iPad and Watch -
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    Apple iPhone, iPad and Watch

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      -
    • Comes with no shortage of spyware.
      • -
    • - iOS is a fully proprietary operating system, giving Apple control over the software on the devices. -
      • -
    • - Apple uses DRM to block competing software. -
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    - Download -
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    + bad + Windows +
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    Online Storage

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    Windows

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      +
    • + Proprietary software that profits from controlling how you use your computer. +
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      -
      - good - Least Authority -
      +
    • + Invades privacy and exposes personal data to Microsoft, the NSA, and other malicious attackers. +
      • -

      Least Authority File System

      +
    • + Dependent on mandatory upgrades and devices that don't support older versions of Windows. +
      • +
    -
      -
    • - Free software system guarantees that you control who sees your data. -
      • -
    • - Decentralized infrastructure protects from attacks and give you flexibility in how your data is stored. -
      • +
    -
  • - Client side encryption to prevent snooping, unlike Google Drive, Dropbox, Apple iCloud, Microsoft SkyDrive, and Ubuntu One. -
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    +
    + Download + +
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    + avoid +
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    +
    +
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    Gift Cards

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    - bad - Google Drive -
    +
    +
    + good + FSF Membership Card +
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    Google Drive

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      +

      FSF Membership Card

      + -
    • - Requires granting Google a virtually unlimited license to any public data, and also having your public and personal data mined for ads. -
      • +
    -
  • - Data may be accessed by - intelligence agencies. -
    • +
    +
    + bad + iTunes Card +
    - +

    iTunes Card

    +
      +
    • DRM + on everything (except music) controls what you can do with your purchases. +
      • -
    -
    +
  • Apple claims (wrongly) that you don't actually own anything you buy from the iTunes store.
    • - -
    -
    -
    - Try - -
    +
  • Requires proprietary software to use, even to download DRM-free music.
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    - avoid +
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    Media Hosting

    - -
    -
    - good - GNU MediaGoblin + +
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    +
    + Buy + +
    + +
    + avoid +
    +
    + -

    GNU MediaGoblin

    +
    -
      -
    • - Soon-to-be federated to allow decentralized sharing. -
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      +

      Mobile OS

      -
    • Supports free video formats and grants the ability to choose a copyleft license.
      • +
      +
      + good + Replicant +
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    • Source files can be attached to an upload, making it easy to remix people's work.
      • +

      Replicant

      + +
    • + Works on used devices, so your dollars won't go to proprietary OS companies. (All commercially + available Android devices ship with some proprietary software.) +
      • +
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    -
    -
    - bad - YouTube
    -

    YouTube

    -
      -
    • - Uses proprietary Adobe Flash player and patent-encumbered H.264 codec by default. -
      • -
    • - Even the optional HTML5 player requires proprietary JavaScript. -
      • -
    • - Implements DRM to control access to videos by device and region. -
      • - -
    • - Imposes advertising on your uploads and polices copyright harshly. -
      • -
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    - - -
    -
    -
    - Try it - +
    +
    + bad + Apple iPhone, iPad and Watch +
    + +

    Apple iPhone, iPad and Watch

    +
      +
    • Comes with no shortage of spyware.
      • +
    • + iOS is a fully proprietary operating system, giving Apple control over the software on the devices. +
      • +
    • + Apple uses DRM to block competing software. +
      • + +
    -
    - avoid + +
    +
    +
    + Download + +
    + +
    + avoid +
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    + +
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    - -
    +
    +
    +

    Online Storage

    - +
    +
    + good + Least Authority +
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    More Recommended Products

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    Least Authority File System

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    +
      +
    • + Free software system guarantees that you control who sees your data. +
      • -
      - Tehnoetic dongle Wi-Fi adapter -

      Tehnoetic dongle Wi-Fi adapter

      -

      Great for all-free-software installations on laptops with incompatible Wi-Fi hardware. Certified to Respect Your Freedom. Discount code: FSFGIVING.

      -
      - Buy - -
      -
      +
    • + Decentralized infrastructure protects from attacks and give you flexibility in how your data is stored. +
      • -
      - ThinkPenguin Wi-Fi N router -

      ThinkPenguin Wi-Fi N router

      -

      High speed wireless router running FSF-endorsed LibreCMC operating system. Certified to Respects Your Freedom. Discount code: FSFGIVING.

      +
    • + Client side encryption to prevent snooping, unlike Google Drive, Dropbox, Apple iCloud, Microsoft SkyDrive, and Ubuntu One. +
      • +
    -
    - Buy - -
    -
    +
    -
    - Tehnoetic dongle Wi-Fi adapter -

    ThinkPenguin dongle Wi-Fi adapter

    -

    Great for all-free-software installations on laptops with incompatible Wi-Fi hardware. Certified to Respect Your Freedom.

    -
    - Buy - -
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    +
    +
    + bad + Google Drive +
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    +

    Google Drive

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    - + +
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    + Try + +
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    + avoid +
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    Licenses

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    This page is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Unported. -

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    Lulzbot by Aleph Objects is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported. -
    Based on a work at https://www.lulzbot.com/news/press-materials. -

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    Media Hosting

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    Replicator 2 by FSF is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic. -
    Based on a work at http://www.flickr.com/photos/creative_tools/8080029032/.

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    + good + GNU MediaGoblin +
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    FSF USB membership card by FSF is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported. -
    Based on a work at http://static.fsf.org/nosvn/dontcardomebro.jpg.

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    GNU MediaGoblin

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    iTunes gift card by FSF is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported. -
    Based on a work at http://www.flickr.com/photos/bmiphone/4640570159/.

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    The Inkscape and GIMP logos are licensed under the GNU General Public License.

    +
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    The Amazon, iOS, YouTube, Google Drive and Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator logos are in the public domain but are registered trademarks.

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    + bad + YouTube +
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    Replicant by Paul Kocialkowski is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported. -
    Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Replicant_logo_alpha.svg.

    +

    YouTube

    +
      +
    • + Uses proprietary Adobe Flash player and patent-encumbered H.264 codec by default. +
      • +
    • + Even the optional HTML5 player requires proprietary JavaScript. +
      • +
    • + Implements DRM to control access to videos by device and region. +
      • -

      Tehnoetic Wi-Fi dongle by Tehnoetic 2014 licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. +

    • + Imposes advertising on your uploads and polices copyright harshly. +
      • +
    -

    The Least Authority logo is copyright Least Authority Enterprises.

    +
    +
    +
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    The Media Goblin graphic is public domain.

    + +
    +
    +
    + Try it + +
    + +
    + avoid +
    +
    +
    + + +
    + + + +
    +

    More Recommended Products

    + +
    + +
    + Tehnoetic dongle Wi-Fi adapter +

    Tehnoetic dongle Wi-Fi adapter

    +

    Great for all-free-software installations on laptops with incompatible Wi-Fi hardware. Certified to Respect Your Freedom. Discount code: FSFGIVING.

    +
    + Buy + +
    +
    + +
    + ThinkPenguin Wi-Fi N router +

    ThinkPenguin Wi-Fi N router

    +

    High speed wireless router running FSF-endorsed LibreCMC operating system. Certified to Respects Your Freedom. Discount code: FSFGIVING.

    + +
    + Buy + +
    +
    + +
    + Tehnoetic dongle Wi-Fi adapter +

    ThinkPenguin dongle Wi-Fi adapter

    +

    Great for all-free-software installations on laptops with incompatible Wi-Fi hardware. Certified to Respect Your Freedom.

    +
    + Buy + +
    +
    +

    If you have ideas for more gifts that can be given freely, submit your recommendations to our + growing page. +

    +
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    - + +

    Recommended charities for holiday donations

     +

    Electronic Frontier Foundation, + Creative Commons, + Wikimedia Foundation, + Software Freedom Conservancy, + Software Freedom Law Center, + GNOME Foundation and + Free Software Foundation.

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    More devices on h-node

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    To learn more about which hardware supports free software and which doesn't, explore the community-run h-node database.

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    Licenses

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    This page by the Free Software Foundation is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Unported. +

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    The graphics and photos used on this page have been modified by the Free Software Foundation and are licensed separately under the following terms:

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