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

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Or gifts which put someone else in control?

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+ Electronics are popular gifts, but people often overlook the restrictions that manufacturers slip under the wrapping paper. From remote deletion of files to harsh rules about copying and sharing, some gifts take more than they give. +

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More ethical options

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+ 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's guide to smarter gifts, compared with their restrictive counterparts. +

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Smartphones

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Galaxy S3 with Replicant
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+ Technoethical +
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  • + Runs the Replicant free operating system, based on Android. Caveat: its modem hardware separately runs a nonfree system. +
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Full-Sized Laptops

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  • Runs the FSF-endorsed Trisquel operating system and libreboot firmware.
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  • Durable hardware is meant to last and is easy to repair.
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  • Created by a small business that replaces all restrictive components from a stock laptop.
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  • + Apple's App Store uses DRM to restrict what you can do with your purchases. +
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Compact Laptops

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X200 with GNU/Linux
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+ + Libiquity +

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  • As free as can be: runs the FSF-endorsed Trisquel operating system and libreboot firmware on hardware that is certified to Respect Your Freedom.
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  • Durable hardware is meant to last and is easy to repair.
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  • Created by a small business that replaces all restrictive components from a stock laptop.
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Lenovo U31 with Windows
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+ LibreTea Computer Card in Earth-friendly chassis + + + PRE-ORDER + + + +
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3D Printers

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LulzBot Mini
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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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  • Performance and seamless interface earned it "Editor's Choice" in Tom's Guide's 2016 3D printer comparison.
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  • Hardware designs available to make customization easy. Standardized material format allows 3D printing with plastics, wood-, stone-, bamboo-, rubber-, and metal-like materials.
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  • + MakerBot was founded with a more freedom-respecting philosophy, but has since announced an increasingly proprietary approach and distanced itself from the community that formed around it. +
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eBooks

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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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    Recommended organizations for holiday donations

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    • ThinkPenguin: Receive a 5% discount on any items you buy from the Web site. Ends at 00:00 EST on February 1st, 2017. Use the coupon code FSFGIVING16 at checkout.
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    • Libiquity: Receive a 5% rebate off your subtotal price for any items you buy from the Web site. Libiquity will donate 5% of each purchase's subtotal price to the FSF. Ends at 00:00 EST on February 1st, 2017. Claim the rebate by sending the code FSFGIVING and your order number to sales@libiquity.com. Libiquity will then credit the rebate amount to your payment method.
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    • Technoethical: + Receive a 5% discount on any items you buy from the Web site. Ends at 00:00 EST on February 1st, 2017. Use the coupon code FSFHOLIDAYS at checkout.
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    • LulzBot: Receive two gratis, 1 kilogram reels of nGen filament when you buy any 3D printer. Ends at 00:00 EST on February 1st, 2017. Use the coupon code FSF2016. Cannot be combined with other offers.
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