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'''Note: the Guide is not complete yet. This page is for giving recommendations of products we should consider for the guide. The items listed here should not be taken as FSF recommendations.'''
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'''Note: This page is not the guide; The guide is at [http://www.fsf.org/givingguide fsf.org/givingguide]. This page is for giving recommendations of products we should consider for the guide. The items listed here should not be taken as FSF recommendations.'''
  
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Each holiday season for the last few years, the FSF has released a buying guide with recommendations of products that respect your freedom. This year, we want to make it easier for people to make shopping decisions with the guide, so we're thinking of using the format of the popular diet books "Eat This, Not That." For the most part, each recommended product ("Buy This") will be paired with one that we don't recommend, but that people are likely to consider buying ("Not That").
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Each year the FSF publishes a giving guide with recommendations of products that respect your freedom. This group is a place for you to provide your ideas for the buying guide.
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We plan for the guide to cover audio, video and ebooks as well as computers, consumer electronics and software. To get all this information together, we need your help. This group is a place for you to provide your ideas for the buying guide. There are three sections, one for pairs of "Buy This" and "Not That" products, and one for each category of product by itself.
 
  
 
Thanks for helping your fellow FSF members make ethical choices this holiday season. Happy holidays!
 
Thanks for helping your fellow FSF members make ethical choices this holiday season. Happy holidays!
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== Guidelines ==
 
== Guidelines ==
  
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* Use the existing categories of ideas whenever possible
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* Make a new category if necessary, but please check existing ones first
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* For pairs, the items should be relatively interchangeable as far as functionality is concerned.
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* Provide links to detailed descriptions of the products when possible.
 
* If it's not obvious, provide an explanation of why you chose the product(s) for the section you put it/them into.
 
* If it's not obvious, provide an explanation of why you chose the product(s) for the section you put it/them into.
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* Provide links to detailed descriptions of the products when possible.
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* For "greater than" pairs, the items should be relatively interchangeable as far as functionality is concerned.
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* The FSF may curate this list by removing suggestions that have been incorporate into the guide, and any that are not in keeping with the spirit of the guide.
  
 
== Ideas ==
 
== Ideas ==
  
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'''Pairs: Buy This, Not That'''
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===Hardware===
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* Electronic Design Tools: download gEDA ( http://www.geda-project.org ) or Kicad ( http://www.kicad-pcb.org ), not Eagle ( http://www.cadsoftusa.com )
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* 3-D CAD/CAM: download FreeCAD ( http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/free-cad/index.php?title=Main_Page ) not CorelCAD ( http://www.corel.com/corel/product/index.jsp?pid=prod4120067&cid=catalog20038&segid=752 )
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* A bootable flash drive with free software as an inexpensive gift
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* Animation: download Blender ( http://www.blender.org ) not Adobe ( http://www.adobe.com/products/flash.html )
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* Devices with free OSs preinstalled from <s>http://swappa.com/</s> <= Find a different site please.  That one is jailed in CloudFlare's walled-garden and thus inappropriate for any freedom-respecting projects.
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* If you can't find a device with a free OS preinstalled, get one and install the OS yourself, then give it to your friend. This makes an even better present than something you paid for but didn't work on.
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* a dreamplug for beeing used as a freedombox?
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* Acoustic guitar from your local music shop > Squier by Fender USB Stratocaster Guitar for iBad from Apple Store
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* TV-Recorder: MythTV > TiVO - Does someone sell ready-to-use no-tinkering-required MythTV boxes?
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* [http://bookliberator.com/ BookLiberator Beta] BookLiberator is a device for scanning and digitizing books, using all free software.  The Beta version is [http://questioncopyright.org/bookliberator.html on sale now] at the QuestionCopyright.com store.
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{| class="wikitable"
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! style="text-align:left;"| device
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! freedom-hostile/unethical
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! relatively civil-liberties-respecting alternative
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! notes/references
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|CPUs
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|Intel, AMD, Marvell
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|MediaTek (ARM)
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|Intel is worse than AMD and Marvell, but avoid all.
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|DiY embedded systems
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|Raspberry Pi
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|OLinuXino, [http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Products Arduino]?, Beagleboard?
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|e-book readers (w/e-paper)
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|Sony eReader
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|[http://one.laptop.org/about/olpc-tablet OLPC tablet] or [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XO-4_Touch OLPC laptop] (dual-mode displays; free-OS preinstalled)
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|-
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|gaming (full console)
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|wii
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|?
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|-
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|gaming (portable)
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|PlayStation Portable (PSP)
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|Pandora (console)?
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|-
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|mobile phones
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|Apple, HP, Sony, Samsung
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|[https://www.fairphone.com/ Fairphone], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackphone Blackphone], [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_open-source_mobile_phones list of OSS phones]
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|All mobile phones are tracking devices and thus a bad idea to have at all.  They're all unethical to different extents.  This row exists only to indicate the lesser of evils to consumers not disciplined enough to avoid mobile phones entirely.
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|-
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|PCs/laptops
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|Apple, Dell, HP, IBM, Samsung, Sony
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|OLPC, Asus (AMD-based).
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|Clevo & Librem are almost ethical, but they feed intel
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|printers
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|all others
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|Oki
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|For detailed ethical rationale, see [https://steemit.com/liberty/@apertus-cogitari/which-printer-and-scanner-brands-are-ethical-get-your-boycott-on-the-evil-has-been-charted which printer and scanner brands are ethical].
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|scanners
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|all others
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|Umax, Mustek, Doxie, Avision
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|For detailed ethical rationale, see [https://steemit.com/liberty/@apertus-cogitari/which-printer-and-scanner-brands-are-ethical-get-your-boycott-on-the-evil-has-been-charted which printer and scanner brands are ethical].
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|tablet PCs
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|iPad
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|[http://one.laptop.org/about/olpc-tablet OLPC tablet]
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|}
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note: OLPCs are hard to buy, but if you can get one they are far more ethical than the alternatives.
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See the [https://steemit.com/shopping/@apertus-cogitari/tech-brands-that-progressive-buyers-should-avoid-some-gifts-take-away-more-than-they-give long list of freedom-hostile brands].
  
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'''Singletons: Buy This'''
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===Other===
  
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* homebrew vorbis players based on arduino and mp3-shield inside fritzing black box (link to store?)
 
* Donations to the FSF or free software development projects in friend's names
 
* Donations to the FSF or free software development projects in friend's names
 
* Gifts from the shop.fsf.org
 
* Gifts from the shop.fsf.org
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* Devices from [http://h-node.org/hardware/catalogue/en| h-node]
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* Give your friend a homemade coupon promising to set up their computer with a free GNU/Linux distribution, help them learn to use it and help them maintain it.
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* Clothes from this http://www.freewear.org/ . You'd have to mention that freewear donates some money to the FSF. <= okay, but everything is 100% cotton, thus bad for the environment.
 
* DRM-free ebooks, including books about free software
 
* DRM-free ebooks, including books about free software
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* Real, paper books - for instance normal books, or books on free software, preferably under a free (software) license (depending on the kind of works such as documentation, views of an author etc.)
 
* Recommending a hosting service that respects people's freedom to be in control of their machine
 
* Recommending a hosting service that respects people's freedom to be in control of their machine
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* FSF membership dues for a friend (include the LibrePlanet conference logo in this bc members get to attend LP gratis)
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* A trip to free software conferences such as FOSDEM?
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* LulzBot AO-100 3D Printer (3D printer certified by the FSF) and possibly other freedom-respecting 3D printers
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* Buy a product from or donate to fritzing.org, download the free software
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* Computers with Trisquel preinstalled from http://www.gnu.org/links/companies.html
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* Any source for phones and tablets with Replicant preinstalled?
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===Software===
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* Devices with free OSs preinstalled from http://swappa.com/
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* If you can't find a device with a free OS preinstalled, get one and install the OS yourself, then give it to your friend. This makes an even better present than something you paid for but didn't work on.
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(Note: giving someone software might be more inconvenient for that person than if they just got it themself in their preferred way.)
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* Give your friend a homemade coupon promising to set up their computer with a free GNU/Linux distribution, help them learn to use it and help them maintain it.
 
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* Clothes from this http://www.freewear.org/ . You'd have to mention that freewear donates some money to the FSF.
 
  
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'''Singletons: Not That'''
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* Electronic Design Tools: download gEDA ( http://www.geda-project.org ) or Kicad ( http://www.kicad-pcb.org ) > Eagle ( http://www.cadsoftusa.com )
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* Microsoft Surface
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* 3-D CAD/CAM: download FreeCAD ( http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/free-cad/index.php?title=Main_Page ) > CorelCAD ( http://www.corel.com/corel/product/index.jsp?pid=prod4120067&cid=catalog20038&segid=752 )
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* iPhone
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* Animation: download Blender ( http://www.blender.org ) > Adobe ( http://www.adobe.com/products/flash.html )
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* Kindle
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* Music: LMMS ( http://lmms.sourceforge.net/ ) > Ableton Live ( https://www.ableton.com/en/live/ )
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* Games: GOG ( http://www.gog.com/games ) > Steam ( http://store.steampowered.com/ )
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* Movies: GOG ( http://www.gog.com/movies ) > Netflix ( https://www.netflix.com/ )
  
 
== Similar guides and other resources for inspiration ==
 
== Similar guides and other resources for inspiration ==
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* http://blog.makezine.com/2008/02/29/the-open-source-gift-guid/
 
* http://blog.makezine.com/2008/02/29/the-open-source-gift-guid/
 
* http://www.defectivebydesign.org/holiday
 
* http://www.defectivebydesign.org/holiday
 
* http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Printer_buying_guide
 
* http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Printer_buying_guide
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* https://uniluug.org/wiki/2012_libre_gift_guide
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 13:07, 10 February 2017

FSF membership card > iTunes gift card

Note: This page is not the guide; The guide is at fsf.org/givingguide. This page is for giving recommendations of products we should consider for the guide. The items listed here should not be taken as FSF recommendations.

Each year the FSF publishes a giving guide with recommendations of products that respect your freedom. This group is a place for you to provide your ideas for the buying guide.

Thanks for helping your fellow FSF members make ethical choices this holiday season. Happy holidays!

Guidelines

  • Make a new category if necessary, but please check existing ones first
  • Provide links to detailed descriptions of the products when possible.
  • If it's not obvious, provide an explanation of why you chose the product(s) for the section you put it/them into.
  • For "greater than" pairs, the items should be relatively interchangeable as far as functionality is concerned.
  • The FSF may curate this list by removing suggestions that have been incorporate into the guide, and any that are not in keeping with the spirit of the guide.

Ideas

Hardware

  • A bootable flash drive with free software as an inexpensive gift
  • Devices with free OSs preinstalled from http://swappa.com/ <= Find a different site please. That one is jailed in CloudFlare's walled-garden and thus inappropriate for any freedom-respecting projects.
  • If you can't find a device with a free OS preinstalled, get one and install the OS yourself, then give it to your friend. This makes an even better present than something you paid for but didn't work on.
  • a dreamplug for beeing used as a freedombox?
  • Acoustic guitar from your local music shop > Squier by Fender USB Stratocaster Guitar for iBad from Apple Store
  • TV-Recorder: MythTV > TiVO - Does someone sell ready-to-use no-tinkering-required MythTV boxes?
  • BookLiberator Beta BookLiberator is a device for scanning and digitizing books, using all free software. The Beta version is on sale now at the QuestionCopyright.com store.
device freedom-hostile/unethical relatively civil-liberties-respecting alternative notes/references
CPUs Intel, AMD, Marvell MediaTek (ARM) Intel is worse than AMD and Marvell, but avoid all.
DiY embedded systems Raspberry Pi OLinuXino, Arduino?, Beagleboard?
e-book readers (w/e-paper) Sony eReader OLPC tablet or OLPC laptop (dual-mode displays; free-OS preinstalled)
gaming (full console) wii ?
gaming (portable) PlayStation Portable (PSP) Pandora (console)?
mobile phones Apple, HP, Sony, Samsung Fairphone, Blackphone, list of OSS phones All mobile phones are tracking devices and thus a bad idea to have at all. They're all unethical to different extents. This row exists only to indicate the lesser of evils to consumers not disciplined enough to avoid mobile phones entirely.
PCs/laptops Apple, Dell, HP, IBM, Samsung, Sony OLPC, Asus (AMD-based). Clevo & Librem are almost ethical, but they feed intel
printers all others Oki For detailed ethical rationale, see which printer and scanner brands are ethical.
scanners all others Umax, Mustek, Doxie, Avision For detailed ethical rationale, see which printer and scanner brands are ethical.
tablet PCs iPad OLPC tablet

note: OLPCs are hard to buy, but if you can get one they are far more ethical than the alternatives.

See the long list of freedom-hostile brands.

Other

  • homebrew vorbis players based on arduino and mp3-shield inside fritzing black box (link to store?)
  • Donations to the FSF or free software development projects in friend's names
  • Gifts from the shop.fsf.org
  • Give your friend a homemade coupon promising to set up their computer with a free GNU/Linux distribution, help them learn to use it and help them maintain it.
  • Clothes from this http://www.freewear.org/ . You'd have to mention that freewear donates some money to the FSF. <= okay, but everything is 100% cotton, thus bad for the environment.
  • DRM-free ebooks, including books about free software
  • Real, paper books - for instance normal books, or books on free software, preferably under a free (software) license (depending on the kind of works such as documentation, views of an author etc.)
  • Recommending a hosting service that respects people's freedom to be in control of their machine
  • A trip to free software conferences such as FOSDEM?
  • Buy a product from or donate to fritzing.org, download the free software

Software

(Note: giving someone software might be more inconvenient for that person than if they just got it themself in their preferred way.)

Similar guides and other resources for inspiration

"issue" is not in the list (interest, location, project, school) of allowed values for the "Organized around" property.

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