From: Greg Farough <gregf@gnu.org>
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2020 16:53:02 +0000 (-0500)
Subject: add note about flashing
X-Git-Url: https://vcs.fsf.org/?p=fsf-giving-guide.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=df43a85af63385cbccc41cdc6509d7a8814b6833

add note about flashing
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diff --git a/v11/givingguide.html b/v11/givingguide.html
index 70d20df..6b68b38 100644
--- a/v11/givingguide.html
+++ b/v11/givingguide.html
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ advertisers.</p>
             <a id="get-item-x200" class="btn get-item" role="button" data-toggle="collapse" href="#sellers-x200" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="sellers-x200" style="display:none">
               BUY
               <!-- Begin Sale -->
-              <span class="sale" >sale</span>
+              <!-- <span class="sale" >sale</span> -->
               <!-- End Sale -->
 			</a>
             <div class="collapse" id="sellers-x200">
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ it's the laptop that's most frequently used in the FSF office!</p>
 	      <ul class="pros">
             <li>Runs the <a href="https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.en.html">FSF-endorsed</a> <a href="https://trisquel.info">Trisquel</a> operating system and <a href="https://libreboot.org">Libreboot</a> firmware.</li>
               <li>Durable hardware that's meant to be easy to repair.</li>
-              <li>Created by small businesses that replace restrictive components from a stock laptop.</li>
+              <li>Created by small businesses that replace restrictive components from a stock laptop. If you're having trouble finding one, you can have a freedom-minded friend help you flash Libreboot on a stock ThinkPad x200.</li>
             </ul>
             <h5 class="text-center">Stay away from: Microsoft Windows</h5>
             <ul class="cons">
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ it's the laptop that's most frequently used in the FSF office!</p>
           <h5 class="text-center">Stay away from: Apple laptops and desktops</h5>
           <ul class="cons">
 	    <li>macOS is <a href="https://gnu.org/proprietary">proprietary software</a> that restricts its users' freedoms.</li>
-		<li>macOS alerts its masters at Apple each time a user <a href="https://sneak.berlin/20201112/your-computer-isnt-yours/">opens an app</a>.</li>
+		<li>In early November 2020, macOS started alerting its masters at Apple each time a user <a href="https://sneak.berlin/20201112/your-computer-isnt-yours/">opens an app</a>.</li>
               <li>Apple has been <a href="https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/evmeya/apple-iphone-right-to-repair-california">opposing the Right to Repair home user devices</a> for years, and maintains totalitarian control over their hardware.</li>
               <li>Comes crawling with <a href="https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/proprietary-surveillance.html#SpywareInMacOS">spyware</a> that rats on you to advertisers.</li>
 	    <li>Avoid: MacBook Air (and MacBook Pro).</li>
@@ -559,9 +559,7 @@ numbers, which aids in password generation and encryption.</p>
               </a>
               <div class="collapse" id="sellers-mini-adapter">
                 <div class="center-block seller-group">
-				  <p><a href="https://tehnoetic.com/tehnoetic-wireless-adapter-gnu-linux-libre-tet-n150" class="seller action-button">Technoethical</a></p>
-<p class="sale-info links">
-  <a href="#technoethical-promotion">Sale details</a></p>
+				  <!-- <p><a href="https://tehnoetic.com/tehnoetic-wireless-adapter-gnu-linux-libre-tet-n150" class="seller action-button">Technoethical</a></p> -->
                   <p><a href="https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/penguin-wireless-n-usb-adapter-gnu-linux-tpe-n150usb" class="seller action-button">ThinkPenguin</a></p>
                   <p class="sale-info links">
                     <a href="#thinkpenguin-promotion">Sale details.</a>