Fwd: Help a friend skip Windows 10 and try GNU/Linux

[jd1008]

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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-gnu-linux/

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