Announcing UseFree.org

["UseFree.org webmaster" <webmaster usefree org>]

Dear GNOME developers,

We are pleased to announce UseFree.org, a website
dedicated to making household words out of GNU/Linux,
Digital Restrictions Management (DRM), and Free & Open
Source Software.

UseFree.org is a concise, down-to-earth guide for
consumers and developers, and includes practical
tutorials on how to use and improve Free & Open Source
Software. It explains the philosophical importance of
Free Software while emphasizing pro-active ways in
which everyone can help.

We encourage you to spread the word about this new
resource — blog about it and tell your friends.
Whenever someone asks what computer, laptop, printer
or wireless card they should buy, point them to
http://UseFree.org/buying — this page will help them
find hardware made by manufacturers that support
GNU/Linux. That's right, no more Windows refund
headaches!

Similarly, there is no reason to buy DRM-infested
music by the RIAA when there are so many quality sites
that sell DRM-free music by independent artists:
http://UseFree.org/drm#music

The only thing missing was a central site urging
consumers to use Free Software and to buy hardware
that works with it – that's where UseFree.org comes
in. We have tried to make the site both appealing and
usable, and we would welcome suggestions for improving
it. 

We have created a zip package (
http://UseFree.org/website_contents.zip ) containing
the whole website, so that others can mirror or
incorporate parts of it. The GIMP source files for the
images can be downloaded from:
http://UseFree.org/image_sources.zip .

Here is an overview of the site:

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Guides for users:

How to download and install GNU/Linux
http://UseFree.org/linux

What is Free & Open Source Software
http://UseFree.org/#what_is

Buying desktop computers with GNU/Linux
http://UseFree.org/buying/#desktops

Buying laptop computers with GNU/Linux
http://UseFree.org/buying/#laptops

Buying printers and scanners that work with GNU/Linux
http://UseFree.org/buying/#printers_scanners

Buying wireless cards that work with GNU/Linux
http://UseFree.org/buying/#wireless

Buying DRM-Free music
http://UseFree.org/drm/#music

Playing multimedia in GNU/Linux
http://UseFree.org/drm/#playing

Watching and recording TV with GNU/Linux
http://UseFree.org/drm/#movies

What is Digital Restrictions Management (DRM), and why
is it evil
http://UseFree.org/drm/#what_is
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Guides for software and hardware developers:

How to help Free & Open Source Software
http://UseFree.org/#how_to_help

How to license code as GPL, and where to report GPL
violations
http://UseFree.org/projects_bounties/#gpl

Bounties and Prizes
http://UseFree.org/projects_bounties/#bounties

List of Free & Open Source Software Projects
http://UseFree.org/projects_bounties/#foss

List of Open Hardware Projects
http://UseFree.org/projects_bounties/#open_hardware
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Thank you and have a great day!
UseFree.org webmasters