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FSF Giving Guide: Freedom is the greatest gift of all
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Greg Farough-
Published on Nov 18, 2021 05.54 PM
It seems like the usual
holiday sales just get earlier and earlier. Not
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content with just hammering us with ads, certain megalithic companies
named after large rivers or fruits try tO foist their
deals
on US as soon
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as they can:
Given the degree to which our lives are medliated by
technology its no surprise that s0 many holiday sales focus 0n
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"devices;
that catch-all name we've given to those computers that run
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in our
pockets.
and living rooms_
Yet before You cave t0 pressure_
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you should make sure that gift isn t putting your friend or family member
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under unjust control:
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For the last twelve years, the Free Software Foundation (FSF) has
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Tech Giving Guide as
way t0 help concerned
individuals make sure that the gift they might plan on giving their loved
ones doesn't deprive them of their freedom: It's natural tO want the very
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best gift for that special person in your life_
It's also natural t0 want that
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gift to last them as long as possible
But [
you plan on giving any
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devices_
its important to carefully consider the gift that you choose and
the message
sends.
The Amazon Echo or Chromebook that youre
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buying today has
good chance of being obsolete in the next few years,
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and more importantly; could set your friend or family member's digital freedom back even longer
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Freedom is the best gift you can give
and the one that keeps on giving
Rather than purchasing that new gadget we
encourage You to take the time t0 explore installing free software on one your friend or family member already owns.
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