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Understanding nonfree software</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#2._Finding_your_own_reason_to_use_free_software"><span class="tocnumber">4.2</span> <span class="toctext">2. Finding your own reason to use free software</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#3._Free_replacements_and_installing_your_first_free_program"><span class="tocnumber">4.3</span> <span class="toctext">3. Free replacements and installing your first free program</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#4._Understanding_encryption"><span class="tocnumber">4.4</span> <span class="toctext">4. Understanding encryption</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9"><a href="#5._Mobile_phone_freedom"><span class="tocnumber">4.5</span> <span class="toctext">5. Mobile phone freedom</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-10"><a href="#6._Learning_how_to_find_help"><span class="tocnumber">4.6</span> <span class="toctext">6. Learning how to find help</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-11"><a href="#7._Trying_a_free_operating_system"><span class="tocnumber">4.7</span> <span class="toctext">7. Trying a free operating system</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <h2> <span class="mw-headline" id="Latest_updates_on_the_campaign"></span><span class="mw-headline-content">Latest updates on the campaign</span> </h2> <ul><li>We recently expanded step 5 with a list of mobile phone apps that respect the user's freedom and are easily adopted</li></ul> <ul><li>We're still collecting <a href="/wiki/Group:Freedom_Ladder/Stories" title="Group:Freedom Ladder/Stories">free software stories</a>, both fictional and real-life to help us categorize and identify many of the different kinds of free software users. Share yours to help the campaigns team.</li></ul> <ul><li>We're also collecting <a href="/wiki/Group:Freedom_Ladder/resources" title="Group:Freedom Ladder/resources">resources</a>, large, small, FSF origin or from other organizations that can help anyone take a step forward with free software, you can add Web sites, forums, videos, graphics, etc.</li></ul> <ul><li>Read the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/support-the-freedom-ladder-campaign-lessons-we-learned-so-far-and-whats-next">latest blog post</a> from the FSF on the Freedom Ladder</li></ul> <p>We encourage you to think with us on what this ladder should include, and what else to highlight by <b>leaving notes on <a href="/wiki/Group_talk:Freedom_Ladder" title="Group talk:Freedom Ladder">the discussion page</a></b>, by joining us in the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.fsf.org/events/aggregator/">IRC meetings</a>, or by emailing <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="mailto:campaigns@fsf.org">campaigns@fsf.org</a> with your thoughts.<i></i> </p> <p><i>This page is a shared resource, and we encourage others to add to the discussion pages, but it is possible that some entries here may be added by members of the community. We check this resource periodically, and process the comments we receive. We know that others check it too, but it's a wiki, so errors may be added before they're fixed. We encourage you to review licenses and information about resources you add, and to update this page with your findings.</i> </p> <h2> <span class="mw-headline" id="Introduction"></span><span class="mw-headline-content">Introduction</span> </h2> <p>The “freedom ladder” is a new method the FSF campaigns team has developed to help users get their first start in software freedom. </p> <p>One problem with most guides introducing newcomers to GNU/Linux is that they stop them too soon on their “journey to freedom,” and end up suggesting that a partially nonfree setup is a desirable outcome. By contrast, our guide’s focus is to encourage users to not rest content with nonfree software, while at the same time recognizing that they have other pressures and obligations. We want to help them stay both motivated and determined in their gradual process to eliminate nonfree software from their lives. </p> <h2> <span class="mw-headline" id="Collaborate_with_us_to_build_the_ladder"></span><span class="mw-headline-content">Collaborate with us to build the ladder</span> </h2> <p>The FSF campaigns team held a series of IRC meetings about the draft schema: </p> <ul><li>Upcoming events:</li></ul> <ul><li>Past events: <ul> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.fsf.org/events/share-the-story-of-your-free-software-journey-january-20-2022">Share your free software story, January 20, 2:00pm EST</a></li> <li>20210715-irc July 15 - Understanding nonfree software / Finding your own reason to use free software (<a href="/wiki/Group:Freedom_Ladder/Understanding_nonfree_software_meeting" title="Group:Freedom Ladder/Understanding nonfree software meeting">Meeting Notes</a>)</li> <li>20210722-irc July 22 - “Free replacements” and installing your first free program (<a href="/wiki/Group:Freedom_Ladder/Free_replacements_meeting" title="Group:Freedom Ladder/Free replacements meeting">Meeting Notes</a>)</li> <li>20210729-irc July 29 - Understanding encryption / mobile phone freedom (<a href="/wiki/Group:Freedom_Ladder/Understanding_encryption_meeting" title="Group:Freedom Ladder/Understanding encryption meeting">Meeting Notes</a>)</li> <li>20210805-irc August 5th - Learning how to find help / Trying a free operating system (<a href="/wiki/Group:Freedom_Ladder/Finding_help_meeting" title="Group:Freedom Ladder/Finding help meeting">Meeting Notes</a>)</li> </ul> </li></ul> <p>Join us in #fsf on Libera.Chat to contribute to these conversations! </p> <h2> <span class="mw-headline" id="Steps"></span><span class="mw-headline-content">Steps</span> </h2> <p>This is what we’ve developed so far, and we’re asking the community to weigh in with their thoughts and suggestions. </p> <ul> <li>1. Understanding nonfree software</li> <li>2. Finding your own reason to use free software</li> <li>3. Free replacements and installing your first free program</li> <li>4. Understanding encryption</li> <li>5. Mobile phone freedom</li> <li>6. Learning how to find help</li> <li>7. Trying a free operating system</li> </ul> <h3> <span class="mw-headline" id="1._Understanding_nonfree_software"></span><span class="mw-headline-content">1. Understanding nonfree software</span> </h3> <p>When is a program free or nonfree? What are the dangers of nonfree software, and why should a user be bothered about it? </p> <h3> <span class="mw-headline" id="2._Finding_your_own_reason_to_use_free_software"></span><span class="mw-headline-content">2. Finding your own reason to use free software</span> </h3> <p>To stay motivated on their journey to freedom, each person needs to have a compelling reason to use free software. That reason could be the philosophy of freedom, or it could be a more practical concern like desiring security or using gratis software wherever possible. </p> <h3> <span class="mw-headline" id="3._Free_replacements_and_installing_your_first_free_program"></span><span class="mw-headline-content">3. Free replacements and installing your first free program</span> </h3> <p>The first step we recommend a user to take on their journey to software freedom is by replacing <i>one</i> nonfree program they use with a free replacement. As we assume these users are on a nonfree operating system like Microsoft Windows or macOS, it is acceptable to recommend a program that is mostly free software, but that poses certain problems to the more experienced free software user (e.g. Mozilla Firefox). </p> <p>Some free programs that are easily adopted: </p> <ul> <li>Office suite: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/LibreOffice">LibreOffice</a> </li> <li>Media player: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/VLC_media_player">VLC</a> </li> <li>App store: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://f-droid.org/">F-droid</a> </li> <li>Graphic editors: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Gimp">GIMP</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Inkscape">Inkscape</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Krita">Krita</a> </li> <li>Video editing: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Blender">Blender</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://framatube.org/w/p/vczU4eWYHKd8BFDwxXm5Fi?playlistPosition=1">Kdenlive</a> </li> <li>Recording and simple audio editing: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Audacity">Audacity</a> </li> <li>Game engine: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Minetest">Minetest</a> </li> <li>Capturing and streaming videos: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Obs-studio">OBS studio</a> </li> </ul> <p><i>Note that this is a nonexhaustive list of programs which have proved to </i> be easily adopted by newcomers. For a full list of free software programs the FSF recommends, see the almost 17,000 entries in the [<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Main_Page">https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Main_Page</a> Free Software Directory].<i></i> </p> <h3> <span class="mw-headline" id="4._Understanding_encryption"></span><span class="mw-headline-content">4. Understanding encryption</span> </h3> <p>On this step, users are encouraged to try encrypting some device or program they use on a day-to-day basis. This could be learning how to encrypt one’s email with the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://emailselfdefense.fsf.org/en/">Email Self-Defense Guide</a>, or using GPG to encrypt a file they would like to remain private. </p> <h3> <span class="mw-headline" id="5._Mobile_phone_freedom"></span><span class="mw-headline-content">5. Mobile phone freedom</span> </h3> <p>This step does not build off of a previous one, but is important enough of an issue that it deserves consideration. True mobile phone freedom is an impossibility at the moment given the nonfree “baseband” operating system that runs at the ring-0 level of every cell phone. However, this doesn’t mean that mobile phone freedom is a lost cause. </p> <p>Here we encourage the user to use free repositories like F-Droid, and at least be aware of the free Android distribution <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.replicant.us/">Replicant</a>. Other mobile free operating systems can be covered in this step. Even if they have certain issues, it’s important for the user to be aware of them: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://pureos.net/">PureOS</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://mobian-project.org/">Mobian</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.lineageos.org/">LineageOS</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://divestos.org/">DivestOS</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ubuntu-touch.io/">Ubuntu Touch</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://postmarketos.org/">postmarketOS</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://grapheneos.org/">GrapheneOS</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://havoc-os.com/">Havoc-OS</a>, etc. </p> <p>Some mobile phone apps that respect the user's freedom and are easily adopted: </p> <ul> <li>Music player: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://f-droid.org/en/packages/ch.blinkenlights.android.vanilla/">Vanilla Music</a> </li> <li>Video player: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.videolan.vlc/">VLC</a> </li> <li>Podcast player: <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://f-droid.org/en/packages/ac.mdiq.podcini.R/">[1]</a> </li> <li>Watching YouTube videos: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.schabi.newpipe/">NewPipe</a> </li> <li>Messaging: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Jami">GNU Jami</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Category/Protocol/xmpp">XMPP</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://silence.im/">Silence</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Matrix-synapse">Matrix</a>, or <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Tox">Tox</a> guarantee free messaging, unfortunately, newcomers often struggle with them. Therefore, an app like Signal may be a good starting point for a smooth transition, although it is centralized, which is problematic.</li> <li>Navigation: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://f-droid.org/en/packages/net.osmand.plus/">OsmAnd~</a> </li> <li>Proxy app to protect your privacy: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://support.torproject.org/glossary/orbot/">Orbot</a> </li> </ul> <p>For a more extensive list of popular free software applications that run on Android see the collection <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Collection:Replicant-expanded">Replicant-expanded</a> on the Free Software Directory. </p> <h3> <span class="mw-headline" id="6._Learning_how_to_find_help"></span><span class="mw-headline-content">6. Learning how to find help</span> </h3> <p>One common reason for burnout when it comes to learning free software is getting hung up on a technical problem, and being unable to progress. If the user isn’t especially tech-savvy, this can sometimes cause them to accept defeat and go back to a nonfree operating system. Here, we make sure the user is aware of how to find program documentation (such as through websites, manpages, or Texinfo), and also how to seek help on communication mediums used in the free software community like IRC, mailing lists, and forums. </p> <h3> <span class="mw-headline" id="7._Trying_a_free_operating_system"></span><span class="mw-headline-content">7. Trying a free operating system</span> </h3> <p>During this step, the user will be encouraged to write a USB drive of the Trisquel GNU/Linux operating system and see if their hardware is compatible with it. 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