Group: Defective by Design/Ideas

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Proposals

  • Launch a joint fundraising campaign to donate to the FSF, EFF, Public Knowledge, and Creative Commons on behalf of ASCAP and NMPA in response to their letter opposing free culture. All that would be needed is a simple website which has one page explaining the issue, and another with links to these organizations to donate/join. This could also be done for ACTA. --Dpic 15:13, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
    • The issue is that these organizations actually share only very few points in common. Public Knowledge does not have the same position on copyright as FSF. EFF and Creative Commons both don't see free software as an issue. FSF, for the most, does not work for free culture (most of their non-programming material is not 'free')--OsamaK 15:43, 5 August 2010 (UTC)
      • The purpose is to build upon what they do have in common, to build bridges rather than burn them, and to unite on one issue that concerns all of them and a good amount of the general public-- enough to help bolter support for all organizations. We may not always be working together, but we are not working against each other. --Dpic
        • Sure, but what issue do they work on and have similar opinions? (Sorry, I don't know any). I'm not suggesting that they do or should work against each others, it's just that they have different views, that sometimes lead to different conclusions (maybe like free software and open source)--OsamaK 13:48, 7 August 2010 (UTC)
          • Like opposing ASCAP's letter or ACTA, as i mentioned. Dpic 18:38, 20 August 2010 (UTC)


Buying Guide

The following list are not suggestions. Instead they are ideas which need to be reviewed to decide whether or not they should be added to the Holiday Buying Guide on defectivebydesign.org.

Promotional material / advocacy

  • Blog / write about this list. Choose a few items from this list and elaborate on why and how you'd like people to contribute/buy/give using such items. Here is an example.
  • Show your colors! Help promote software and technological freedom by getting or giving out FSF campaigns stickers.
  • Visit your favorite free software project and get their merchandise (T-Shirts, stickers, etc.)
  • Make your own! Remix existing artwork and print your own T-Shirts, stickers, mugs, etc.
  • Consider joining or sponsoring a membership to one of the many organizations out there - why not start with the Free Software Foundation? Sponsoring a student membership is U$60.

Books

  • Try to always get your ebooks in an open, standard format, without DRM - ePUB being the preferred format
  • Don't miss [Free Software, Free Society (2.0) Free Software, Free Society, 2nd edition] by Richard M. Stallman en ePub format
  • Project Gutenberg offers over 36,000 free ebooks to download
  • http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Free_eBooks has an endless collection of links to free ebooks. Remember to always choose DRM-free, epub formats.
  • A quick search for keywords such as "non-DRM epub ebook gpl cc" should turn up more options
  • Give an online subscription to 2600 magazine (DRM -free)

Media players, Music

Movies

Video Games

Computers and Laptops

  • Buy your next computer or netbook pre-installed and including support for Gnu/Linux at one of the following manufacturers:
  • Ask your local non-chain store to build your own computer from compatible parts & compomnents
    • Choose a motherboard that supports a free BIOS
    • Check your hardware against H-Node for compatibility.
    • Ask to have hardware from companies that provide free software drivers for them. Some notable examples:
      • Hewlett-Packard printers
      • Intel video chipsets
      • Atheros wireless cards & radios

Smart Phones and Tablets

Although Android is often labeled as free software, 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:

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.

Unsorted ideas 

* Go vintage: LaserDisc & VHS
* Video CDs
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