/bootbg/ - Break Out Of The Botnet General

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I’m Not Changing It To /boob/ Edition

>What is this?
/bootbg/ is for helping people break out of the botnet, whether that involves advice on switching from Windows to GNU/Linux,
or giving recommendations for free alternatives to proprietary software

>Why should I care about the botnet if I'm not a pedophile or terrorist?
https://www.aclu.org/blog/you-may-have-nothing-hide-you-still-have-something-fear

>Resources
Free Software Directory: http://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Main_

>What browser should I use?
Firefox and all of its flavors: turn off safe browsing and configure about:config to look something like this: https://github.com/pyllyukko/user.j, or just use IceCat.
Other suggested add-ons: HTTPSEverywhere, Ublock, Umatrix, libreJS, Privacy Badger, HTTP by default, No Resource URI Leak, HTML5 everywhere, Canvas Blocker, Decentraleyes, Certificate Patrol

or use Iridium or ungoogled-chromium if you like Chrome more than Firefox, suggested plugins: Ublock origin, HTTPSEverywhere, Disable Java By Default

>What search engine should I use instead of Google?
Startpage, ixquick, or searx

>What should I use instead of Google Drive/OneDrive/Dropbox?
Owncloud, Nextcloud, Syncthing, Rsync or SFTP, depending on if you want to sync files across devices or have them hosted on a “cloud”

>Anti-Botnet activism of the day:
>Recently in the Libreboot project, we've been informed about the new Ryzen platforms being released and sold by AMD. They are currently taking input from the community. Here are ways you can contact AMD to tell them that you demand libre hardware:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/5x4hxu/we_are_amd_creators_of_athlon_radeon_and_other/def5h1bb
https://community.amd.com/places?filterID=all%7Eobjecttype%7Espace
https://www.amd.com/en-us/who-we-are/contact (has contact links for multiple countries)
AMD's CEO, Lisa Su, can be contacted directly via email. Tell her that you demand libre hardware: [email protected]

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