User: Grossmei/dbd alternatives
This is a page inspired by a conversation on Diaspora about the DBD 2011 Holidays page. In it there are very few alternatives presented for those wishing to partake in ethical consumer choices during this season.
Here are some alternatives I could find.
Movies
- Archive.org Moving image archive has a huge collection of classic and recent movies and videos. From timeless classics like The Boy in the plastic bubble to recent videos like The Story of Stuff including full feature movies like The Yes Men and Home, there is always something new to discover
- The Miro free, open source music and video player lets you view, convert and share your media - and gives access to thousands of video feeds
- Creative Commons Films
Video Games
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List of Open Source Video Games at Wikipedia
- Take the subset of that page which is both Free Software and the content is also a Free Cultural Work (some on that list aren't)
Laptops
Smart Phones and Tablets
Although Android is often described as being "open source", current devices include non-free drivers and software that implement many restrictions making such devices essentially non-free.
However, several devices can use alternative firwmare (also referred to as "ROM") like CyanogenMod which combined with the following simple advice brings as much control as you can have today on such devices:
- Choose a device from the CyanogenMod devices
- Do not use the Android marketplace - use F-Droid instead and encourage app developers to publish their apps without DRM.
- Do not install Google Apps
Current source code for CyanogenMod can be used to build such ROMs for Nexus S, with other devices coming up. The Replicant project also aims to have a 100% free implementation of Android, watch its site for compatible devices.
