FYI
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Free Software Foundation
Dear ,
We can't stop all the millions of people who are installing Windows 10
right now, but we can influence our friends and family to skip Windows and
join us in the free world. As you know, Windows 10 puts those that use it
under the thumb of Microsoft, while free software treats users as equals
and gives them control over their digital lives.
*Pledge to help a friend switch to GNU/Linux today. <
https://www.fsf.org/windows/pledge>*
We've also created a new area on our site for people interested in
switching from Windows <
https://www.fsf.org/windows>. Check it out, and
share it with your friends to get them excited about joining you in the
free world.
The FSF maintains a list of endorsed GNU/Linux distributions <
http://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.en.html>, and there are myriad
resources online for getting started. If your friend wants to try free
software but can't be persuaded to leave Windows quite yet, show them these
free programs that work on Windows <
http://www.gnu.org/software/for-windows.html>. If they're thinking about
buying a new computer, show them the laptops we certify through our
Respects Your Freedom program <
https://www.fsf.org/resources/hw/endorsement/respects-your-freedom>. If
they're the type that builds their own computer, they can use h-node <
https://h-node.org/>, the community-maintained database of computer
components that work well with free software.
We can't hope to match Microsoft's huge advertising budget, but if you're
on social media (see our recommendations <
https://www.fsf.org/share> for
user-respecting social media systems) you can help raise awareness of
Windows' abuses and encourage people to switch, in your own words. Help us
jam Microsoft's ridiculous #UpgradeYourWorld hashtag by including it in
your posts encouraging people to steer clear of Windows.
Zak Rogoff
Campaigns Manager
/Read online:
https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/help-a-friend-skip-windows-10-and-try...
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