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.
This guide replaces these holiday humbugs with better devices from ethical companies—no creepy remote deletion of files or 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.
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).
Use #givefreely. You might get a gift out of it!
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Why it's cool: Ever feel like every time you pick up your smartphone, someone is watching you? This may not cut off their access entirely, but it will make their job a little harder.
Your smartphone is so much more than a phone: it's a tiny computer you carry with you every day, and for many people around the world, it's their only internet-enabled device. Choosing one of these phones lets you bring software freedom everywhere you go.
You can also get an S2 or S3, complete with Replicant.
- Technoethical's X200 is Respects Your Freedom certified. Global shipping is available. Sale details. -
+ Vikings
- Vikings's X200 is Respects Your Freedom certified. Global shipping is available. Sale details. + Vikings's X200 is Respects Your Freedom certified. Global shipping is available. Sale details.
Libiquity's X200 is Respects Your Freedom-certified, but shipping is limited to the US. Sale details.
+ Minifree's X200 is Respects Your Freedom certified.
Technoethical's X200 is Respects Your Freedom certified, and global shipping is available. Sale details.
- Viking's X200 is Respects Your Freedom certified. Global shipping is available. Sale details.
Why it's cool: Take it to the office, take it to the cafe, take it to class, take it home and set it up on the counter so you can rock out while you cook. Do all of this the easy way.
This machine is made to go everywhere with you, and thanks to Libiquity and Technoethical, you can have your mobility and your freedom too.
This machine is made to go everywhere with you and thanks to our friends who make RYF products, you can have your mobility and your freedom too.
Why it's cool: Sometimes you need heavy-duty computing power that a laptop just can't provide.
Gamers, video editors, and other users may want or need a more powerful machine â a desktop is the answer when you really need that extra push. Also good for users who want a bigger screen.
Vikings offers three desktop computers. (ThinkPenguin also has desktops.) @@ -893,10 +902,8 @@
Many consider music essential to the richness of the human experience. Thanks to the many artists, producers, record labels, and shops highlighted on Defective by Design, the rights-respecting options are nearly endless. Check out music from great labels and artists, including:
You can find your DRM-free video fix at places including: