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2015-09-11T17:00:09Z

CIASupporter: thanks

Thank you for your edit to the GNU/Linux article, you have cleaned it up nicely. [[User:CIASupporter|Edited by CIASupporter, the radical conservative ecologist. www.deepgreenresistance.org]] ([[User talk:CIASupporter|talk]]) 13:00, 11 September 2015 (EDT)

User:CIASupporter

2015-09-11T16:51:19Z

CIASupporter: intro

==Welcome!==

Welcome to my page! I am 26 and from Connecticut. My most knowledgeable areas are computing (operating systems, etc), psychiatry, psychology and music and music theory. I hope to be a useful contributor.

Ubuntu

2015-09-11T16:49:56Z

CIASupporter: Added category "Linux distributions" (which will be expanded as I work on this Wiki) ~~~~

Ubuntu is a community-developed, free, open-source, [[Linux]]-based operating system. The name, which comes from an [[African]] [[philosophy]], means '[[Humanity]] to others', or 'I am what I am because of who we all are'. It is supported by the company, Canonical, is released for free, every 6 months, with a long-term support (LTS) version being released every 2 years. The distribution is largely based on [[Debian]], but is increasingly deviating from it every new release.

Ubuntu has traditionally been used on PCs, but is also running on servers. More than 20 million people today prefer Ubuntu to commercial alternatives.<ref>http://www.ubuntu.com/</ref>

==Features==
Ubuntu is based on the [[free software|free]] [[Linux]] [[kernel]] and a snapshot of the Debian program tree. It focuses on ease of use.

Ubuntu comes by default with many useful programs, including [[LibreOffice]], [[Mozilla Firefox]], and (new in version 9.10) [[Ubuntu One]], a free online data backup service. Ubuntu also offers users the Ubuntu Software Center, which allows them to easily download many free programs, ranging from [[solitaire]] games to [[Integrated Development Environments]]. It has an increasing number of device drivers which allow it to run on most computers.
While installing Ubuntu has traditionally required burning the program image to a [[CD-ROM]], a program called [http://wubi-installer.org Wubi] allows people to install it from inside their current operating system, just like a normal program.

Since the release of version 11.04 (April 2011), Ubuntu has been using Canonical's unique Unity desktop environment, which was designed to be usable on different devices. It was met with criticism among power users for being non-customizable and prone to bugs, but great improvements have been made since then.

Since [[Microsoft Windows]] has the dominant market share, most [[computer virus|computer viruses]] are written for Windows. Therefore, users of [[Linux]] operating systems like Ubuntu have less need for [[antivirus]] software.

==History==
Ubuntu is written by Canonical Ltd., a company owned by [[Mark Shuttleworth]], a South African entrepreneur. The first version, called Warty Warthog<ref>https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WartyWarthog</ref>, was released in October 2004. Since then, Canonical has released a new version of Ubuntu every six months. The current version, Precise Pangolin, can be downloaded for free from the Ubuntu website<ref>http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download</ref>.

It is difficult to measure how many people use Ubuntu, because anyone can freely redistribute copies. However, it has become very popular for low-cost [[netbook]] computers.

==Ubuntu Specialized Edition==
Ubuntu also offers many other variants of its primary operating system, the most popular being Edubuntu, a version specifically designed for educational use, Lubuntu, a lightweight version for low power computers, such as notebooks, and the other GUI versions, like Kubuntu (KDE), and Xubuntu (Xfce). A phone version of the OS, based on [[Android]]'s version of the Linux kernel, is in works currently.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External Links==
* [http://www.ubuntu.com/ Official Site]
* [http://ubuntuce.com/ Ubuntu Christian Edition]
* [http://wubi-installer.org/ Wubi installer]

[[Category:Linux distributions]]
[[Category:Computer Science]]
[[Category:Operating Systems]]
[[Category:Free Software]]
[[Category:Linux]]
[[Category:Software]]
[[Category:Open Source]]

Solus Operating System

2015-09-11T16:47:40Z

CIASupporter: New page, this also exists on Wikipedia but they have been condescending about my article calling it "advertising" simply because I do not heavily criticise the OS. I hope this is a good article. ~~~~

'''Solus Operating System''', created by the Solus Project [https://www.solus-project.com], is a [[GNU]]/[[Linux]] based [[Operating system]] which is currently in intermediate to late [[betaware|beta]] testing phase. The project is not to be confused with the former [[SolusOS]] project.

== History ==
The Solus Project began in 2014<ref>citation needed</ref> and aims at creating a user-friendly [[free and open-source software]] operating system for the desktop PC user. Solus Operating System is not bogged down with [[bloatware]] or too many pre-installed packages. To quote Solus Project′s own web page: "Solus is built specifically for a single vertical. We know you can download other desktop orientated projects. Truth is, every package, every tweak, configuration and optimization, is intended (and designed) solely for desktop usage. So if you’re thinking about running a Solus server, forget about it. Our repository consists of a tightly integrated set of packages, designed to deliver a singular, cohesive experience. We don’t need to patch or work around the work of others, we deliver one well designed unit to our end users." <ref>{{cite web|last1=Project|first1=Solus|title=Solus Project|url=https://solus-project.com/why-solus/|website=https://solus-project.com/why-solus/|publisher=Solus Project|accessdate=3 September 2015|ref=3}}</ref>

== Features ==
Solus Operating System is a minimalist operating system thus far. Importantly, Solus Operating System will boot properly via any type of [[USB]] drive on [[UEFI]] computers. UEFI is a replacement to the standard [[BIOS]] back end on modern motherboards. Please note you may need to enable "Legacy mode" within your UEFI settings for Solus Operating System to boot. This depends on your unique hardware. It is available for download as a daily [[ISO image|ISO]] build or a more "stable" beta release on https://www.solus-project.com Solus Operating System features a unique [[Budgie]] graphical interface which is very responsive and fast.

The operating system features an .eopkg package format with a and the eopkg (formerly PiSi) package manager. Software is available from the included Software Center. Package support is growing daily, and users may submit ideas for packages they would like included.

==Installation==
The operating system itself once downloaded in .ISO format (a disk image format) can be either burned onto a CD or put on a USB thumbdrive or even a 2GB or larger SD card in a USB adapter. Methods of putting the .ISO image on the desired media properly can be found on the Solus Project page. Compared with Linux distributions such as [[Gentoo]] or [[Slackware]] Solus Operating System is easier to install for users not knowledgable in compiling their entire operating system from [[source code]] or selecting every package which comprises the operating system. The installer is graphical in nature, and thus does not require exensive knowledge to install to the hard disk. Of importance as well is the fact that Solus Operating System can run initially as a live OS, meaning it runs directly from the boot media without the need of your personal computer hard disk. This is useful for initially trying the operating system before committing to installing it on your hard disk. The graphical installer can be accessed within the "Live" running OS in the lower left hand menu.

It should also be noted that a graphical hard disk partition manager and utility called [[gparted]] is used in the installation process. To install to hard disk, it is required you have a main partition of a reasonable size in the ext4 format. See gparted documentation or the Solus Project site for more information on this. Optionally, as well, the user may wish to create a swap partition which is a smaller parition formatted in the "linux-swap" file system within [[gparted]]. Note: for users with about 4GB of ram or more on their computer, swap is not necessary, but could help the speed of your system. Linux-swap partitions are somewhat analogous to the [[page file]] in Windows, or virtual memory based on a hard disk rather than [[Random Access Memory]] itself.

The installer will also ask you if you wish to install a bootloader called [[GNU GRUB|GRUB]]. If you say yes, you will be given the option to boot into Solus when starting your computer. Please read documentation on GRUB if you already have [[Microsoft Windows]] or another operating system installed on the disk, as you will want to retain your ability to log into the other operating system. If you are simply intending on using Solus Operating System it is proper to select yes to this option, as it helps the booting of the OS. Usually if you have one hard disk on your computer you will want it to be installed to /dev/sda0 , however this may vary if you have a different configuration.<ref>ciitation(s) needed on installation procedure</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Operating systems]]
[[Category:Free software]]
[[Category:Linux distributions]]

Windows 10

2015-09-04T01:46:33Z

CIASupporter: An abreviated update to the status of Windows ten with my editorialized (but true) information on security and privacy concerns. Fellow conservatives, I beg you not to use this OS if you can avoid it . ~~~~

'''Microsoft Windows 10''' is the latest edition of Microsoft Windows, announced on Sept. 30th 2015. It was released in August of 2015 and those who have a valid copy of Windows 7 8 or 8.1 are eligible for a free upgrade for an entire year following the release date.

==Security and Privacy Concerns==
Windows 10 may be a free upgrade for most current Windows users, but as outlined in many [[YouTube]] videos, there are major security and privacy breaches in not only the operating system itself, but the EULA or End User License Agreement which states that Microsoft has access to not only the metadata of your files, but their full content, how often you access them, for how long you view them, and when, just for starters. There are techniques to disable obvious built-in spyware on part of Microsoft within the operating system, but as Windows is a closed-source operating system, no user no matter their skill at computing can be sure of their privacy protection. At this point in time, most conservative and libertarian (as well as classical liberals and even constitutional progressives) should avoid Windows 10 at all costs. Migrating to [[GNU/Linux]] is a viable and sensible option if you care about your rights to privacy and security on your personal and work computers.

[[Category:Operating Systems]]

GNU/Linux

2015-09-04T01:37:35Z

CIASupporter: Overhaul! I have merged Linux with GNU/Linux and redirected to this page. I have written a comprehensive overview of Linux at the top of this page and cleaved the quotes section as it was not relevant.

[[Image:Tuxie.jpg|thumb|right|"Tux", the Linux mascot|90px]]
Note: [[Linux]] redirects here to avoid confusion and excessive schismatic confusion.
[[GNU/Linux]]" refers to either of:
* the [[Linux kernel]] - A kernel is the very core of an [[Operating System]] such as Windows which uses the NT Kernel. The Linux kernel was developed in the C language and some assembly language by [[Linus Torvalds]] in the early 1990s.
* the [[GNU/Linux]] operating system is the formal name for Linux which is almost always coupled with base software and libraries developed by [[Richard Stallman]]

==Practical Overview==

GNU/Linux is a bit of a mouthful, and is usually what is referred to as simply [[Linux]]. There is a rather political debate in the GNU/Linux community as to what the operating system itself should be called. Technically it is GNU/Linux as Linux alone is simply a kernel and nobody really runs an operating system which is just a kernel.

Since this is Conservapedia, I think it should be said first that there is some alleged connection between [[Communism]] and [[GNU/Linux]]. This is mostly because Linux uses the [[GPL]] "copy left" licensing format, which allows all users access to the source code of the Linux kernel itself and the higher layers of the entire operating system. Most common [[software]] used in Linux operating systems are at least [[Open Source]] and preferably [[Free and Open Source]] or FOSS, Free and Open Source Software.

End users of free and open source software have the ability to view, modify, and repackage and redistribute modifications to the source code of the software. Not only can they do this, but these modifiers may call the new product their product entirely. It does not need to be credited to the previous coder, even if the modification is very slight. Because most of the GNU/Linux world from the operating system to its software and libraries are free and not for-profit, it has been correlated with [[Communism]] in the minds of some conservatives. In reality, this is a rather silly notion. If anything, it could be said that GNU/Linux extrapolates the good parts of Communism without the totalitarian elite dictatorship part. In its essence, Communism is a society without a centralized government, and Linux can represent "true" Communism just as well as "ideal" [[Libertarianism]]. All-in-all, it is a radical approach in relation to Microsoft and their for-profit model.

Almost ironically, GNU/Linux is the go-to operating system for [[Servers]] in computing. Most web sites are hosted either on Linux or [[BSD]] servers. This is because both Linux and BSD are Unix-based and were intrinsically designed to handle secure networking from the get-go. Widows, on the other hand, was an addon to Microsoft Disk Operating System or DOS (MS-DOS), which was not a network-oriented platform. Henceforth, every version of [[Microsoft Windows]] has suffered major security exploits along with NSA-implemented backdoors. The Microsoft model of "security" is to leave back doors they know about in the OS and let the NSA have access to them for so long, before patching them and creating new backdoors.

Many would argue, whether you are a conservative or a leftist, if you want to avoid major security risks in your day-to day computing, you should run a GNU/Linux distribution on your personal computer. Easy-to-install distributions include [[Ubuntu]], Solus, Manjaro, Arch, and others. See [[Richard Stallman]] and his lectures available on [[YouTube]] for more information on the moral and ethical advantages of using GNU/Linux and avoiding non-free software at all costs. Many many enterprises are switching to Linux every single day whether it is implementing it in a traffic meter or a school network system. GNU/Linux distributions are only lacking in two major areas compared with non-free Windows and Mac OS X:

1) Gaming - It is getting better, with more support added every year, but if you are a hardcore gamer you may want to run Windows in a virtual machine within Linux (for added security layers) or dual-boot your computer to run Windows when you want to game.
2) Audio and Video Production - Linux simply lacks in software here. The big giants who make programs like digital audio workstations or Guitar Rig simply don`t make their software for Linux natively. Keep in mind, this isn`t because they couldn`t theoretically sell it for profit on Linux and keep the software [[closed source]] but because so many fewer use Linux. The same goes for video editing software.

==History==

The '''GNU/Linux''' operating system is [[free software]] created to replace the [[Unix]] [[operating system]]. The system aims towards POSIX compliance, though it is not officially compliant and therefore cannot bear the trademark "UNIX."
The GNU project was started by [[atheist]] programmer [[Richard Stallman]] and was the impetus behind the creation of the [[Free Software Foundation]]. Except for the small but essential [[kernel]] (called [[Linux]] after its creator [[Linus Torvalds]]), substantial components of the operating system code were created by Stallman and other FSF contributors. There's a dispute over whether the FSF should be credited when mentioning the use of Linux. The trade press refer to the overall system as "Linux", which annoys Stallman to no end. Essays on the FSF website promote the use of the term "GNU/Linux" when referring to a system with Linux kernel and GNU project core components.

The Linux [[kernel]] communicates with the hardware and provides for many complex and essential operations such as process scheduling, memory management and file system operation. This is required to support the needs of all applications run on the system (such as the graphical user interface, media players, and servers). Most of these applications are not part of the Linux kernel project, and are part of separate projects, including GNU, but those who are unaware of or not concerned about the history of the project commonly used "Linux" to refer to the whole operating system. The Linux kernel was initially developed by Finnish grad student [[Linus Torvalds]] as an experimental project to run a UNIX-like system on x86-based PC hardware.

At this point, a very substantial portion of the software commonly used on a desktop system are not GNU software projects, such as KDE (graphical desktop environment), Firefox, OpenOffice.org, and Python (high-level programming language). On the other hand, even these popular products rely on basic services provided by GNU, such as the C runtime library (libc), compiler framework (gcc), and core POSIX command line utilities. Additionally, the GNU project includes several more substantial applications, such as the graphical desktop environment GNOME, which compete heavily with their alternatives.

GNU/Linux distinguishes itself from other operating systems such as proprietary UNIX and [[Microsoft Windows]] in that the [[source code]] for a complete working system is distributed under various [[open source]] licenses. In essence, this means that anybody can modify the code to their needs, and that the development most components happens in an open community, rather than in a closed commercial environment. Any improvements to the code will be contributed to the community, and any software that is based upon viral licenses will be, in turn, licenses under these. The Linux kernel itself is licensed under the GNU [[General Public License]] (GPL).

GNU/Linux is also different to the closed source operating system vendors in that the software is distributed by many different companies. Major GNU/Linux distributions include [http://www.redhat.com/ Red Hat], [http://www.novell.com/linux/ SUSE], [http://www.debian.org/ Debian] and [http://www.ubuntu.com/ Ubuntu]. There are literally hundreds of GNU/Linux distributions as can be seen on [http://distrowatch.com DistroWatch.com].

Numerous sources<ref>[http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/index.php?p=210 Intellectual Property - Left?]</ref> <ref>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/daviderickson/718933691/]</ref>, including Steve Ballmer<ref>[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2000/07/31/ms_ballmer_linux_is_communism/ MS' Ballmer: Linux is communism]</ref>, one of the driving minds behind the success of Microsoft, have claimed that the Open Source movement is inherently Communist. Both Free Software and Communism shun the idea of personal property, instead favoring a communal ownership where no single entity has control or authority.

In 2005 [http://www.forbes.com/ Forbes.com] posted [http://www.forbes.com/2005/03/15/cz_dl_0315linux_print.html an article] estimating Linux ran 60% of the world's top supercomputers at that time. In 2003 the [[IBM]] GNU/Linux Technology Center [http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-rel/?ca=dgr-lnxw01LTP concluded] that GNU/Linux has enterprise class reliability. GNU/Linux servers can run without reboot for years as can usually be seen at the [http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/today/top.avg.html Longest uptimes] URL on [http://www.netcraft.com/ Netcraft.com]. Another location to check on Linux uptime statistics is the [http://counter.li.org/reports/uptimestats.php Machine uptimes] page at [http://counter.li.org/ Linux Counter].

Owing to the nature of open source software, many variants of a GUN/Linux distribution may be created by using the original code and making changes to it to suit a particular need. For example, there is also a [[Ubuntu]] [[Christian]] Edition.<ref>[http://www.whatwouldjesusdownload.com/christianubuntu/2006/07/about-ubuntu-christian-edition.html Ubuntu Christian Edition]</ref>

[[Image:Gnomesword large.png|right|thumb|250px|Screenshot of Ubuntu Christian Edition.]]

GNU/Linux is quite possibly becoming one of the most commonly adopted operating systems in the world. However, this is difficult to quantify with hard evidence since most Linux distributions are given away for "free" and there are few sales records or marketing numbers to review. While personal computers in the United States and other "first world nations" still overwhelmingly use [[Microsoft]] operating systems such as Windows XP, GNU/Linux is a common choice for web servers, file servers and embedded platforms, thanks to its perceived reliability, low/no cost, and the fact that modifications to the source code can readily be made by anyone. For example, Linux has seen widespread use in numerous mass produced consumer electronic devices such as broadband residential routers, Digital Video Recorders, and cellphones.

As an example, in March of 2007 the server hosting the Conservapedia web site was running the GNU/Linux operating system<ref>[http://toolbar.netcraft.com/site_report?url=http://www.conservapedia.com NetCraft site report for Conservapedia.com]</ref>

==Linux as the 'Best of the Public'==
The ongoing development of the GNU/Linux operating system represents perhaps the single most important example of the [[Best of the public| 'best of the public']] collaboration model in the field of technology. The excellent stability and security of GNU/Linux, both in server and consumer versions, provide a powerful example of the success of this model.

==GNU/Linux Pre-Installed==
From its inception, it has been difficult to find new computers outside of the server and market available with GNU/Linux pre-installed. Although specialty companies like [http://system76.com System76] and [http://www.zareason.com Zareason] do sell computers equipped with desktop versions of [[Linux]] (specifically [[Ubuntu]]), until recently, mainstream computer manufacturers like [[Dell]] and [[HP]] resisted this trend. Users typically need to download the GNU/Linux distribution of their choice and install it on a computer themselves. Because many home computer users find the installation of an operating system a difficult task, this added step hinders the increase in the number of computers using a desktop version of [[Linux]]. This situation drastically changed in 2007 when [[Dell]] started selling laptop and desktop computers to the general public with Linux pre-installed<ref>[http://www.dell.com/content/topics/global.aspx/alliances/en/linux?c=us&cs=555&l=en&s=biz Dell and Linux]</ref>.

During 2008, a new type of low cost laptop computer, the "netbook" was introduced by most of the major manufacturers. To keep costs down, Linux was offered on most of the lines as an alternative to Windows XP (Windows Vista being unable to run on the low powered computers), bringing GNU/Linux into the mainstream computer market for the first time.

==Misconceptions about GNU/Linux==
GNU/Linux is in often referred to as GNU/Linux, because Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibraries, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full Operating System as defined by POSIX. Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called "Linux", and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project. There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Linux is actually the kernel, a minuscule program in the operating system that allocates the machine's resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. Therefore, the so-called "Linux" distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux.

==See Also==
* [[Tails (operating system)|Tails Anonymous Secure Operating System]]
* [[Apple Computer]] [[MacOS]] for [[Apple Macintosh]]
* [[Mobile device]]s: [[Smartphones]] and [[tablet computer|tablets]]
* [[Apple Computer|Apple]] [[iOS]] for [[iPhone]]-[[iPod]]-[[iPad]]
* [[Android (operating system)|Android]]
* [[BlackBerry OS|Blackberry]]
* [[Microsoft]] [[Windows Phone]] with [[Windows 8]]
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* '''[[Censorship]]:''' [[Tools of censorship]], [[Censorability]], [[Fairness Doctrine]], [[Liberal censorship]], [[Media censorship]]
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* '''[[Perpetual war|The Perpetual War]]:''' [[War on Drugs]], [[War on Terror]] and the [[Police state]]
* '''Domestic [[Mass surveillance|Mass Surveillance]] of Law-Abiding [[Citizen]]s:''' via [[Utah Data Center]], [[PRISM]], [[NSA]]-[[DHS]]-[[BATF]]-[[FBI]]-[[CIA]] and other [[Intelligence agency|Intelligence agencies]]' [[Computer surveillance]], [[Eavesdropping]], [[Data mining]], [[Spyware]], [[Wiretap]] - [[Roving wiretap]], [[Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act]] of the [[Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court]], [[NSA warrantless surveillance controversy]], [[National security letter]], [[Patriot Act]], [[NDAA]], [[Executive Order]]s, [[United States Census]], [[Common Core]], "[[Stasi]]"-like [[secret police]] "[[If You See Something, Say Something]]" [[informant]]s, and other exponential expansion of the [[Police State]]
* '''[[Asset forfeiture|Asset Forfeiture]]:''' [[Confiscation]] for [[Police]] [[budget deficit]] via [[RICO]]
* '''[[Mililtarization of police|Mililtarization of Police]]:''' [[SWAT]] and [[Pre-dawn raid|Pre-dawn]] [[No-knock raid]]s, [[Sneak and peek warrant]]
* '''[[War on Drugs]]:''' [[Addiction]] and [[Drug trafficking]] of the [[Drug cartel]]s, [[Mafia]], [[Gangs]], [[Drug dealer]]s, [[Hollywood values]] - [[Fashion industry values]] - [[Public school values]] - [[Professor values]]
* '''[[Computer crime|Computer Crime]] and [[Cyberwarfare]]:'''
** '''[[Hackers]]:''' [[China]], [[Russia]] and others
** [[Bradley Manning]] - [[Homosexual]] [[Hacker]] [[Traitor]] of [[State secret]]s
** [[Wikileaks]] and [[Julian Assange]] - [[Australia]]n [[leftist]] [[hacker]]
* '''Dangers of [[Social media|Social Media]]:''' Facebook, Twitter, [[Google|Google Plus]], [[YouTube]], [[Yahoo]]
* '''[[Big government|Big Government]]''': [[ObamaCare]]-[[Common Core]]-[[Social Security]] [[Welfare state]] leads to [[Nanny state]], leads to '''[[Police state]]''': [[Globalist]]-[[Statist]]-[[Socialist]]-[[National Socialist]]-[[Communist]]
* '''[[Liberal totalitarianism|Liberal Totalitarianism]]'''

'''Contrast with:'''

* '''[[Security]] [[Software]] and [[Security-focused operating systems|Security-Focused Operating Systems]]''' to protect [[unalienable rights|unalienable]] [[Fifth Amendment]] - [[Fourth Amendment]] [[Right to Privacy]] ([[Internet privacy]], [[Information privacy]], [[Expectation of privacy]]) and [[Second Amendment]] - [[First Amendment]] ([[Freedom of information]] and [[Political freedom]]) rights against [[unconstitutional]] [[Gun control]] - [[Internet censorship]] [[Big government]] [[Police state]], [[hackers]], and "[[5 U.S.C. § 3331|all enemies, foreign and domestic]]" of [[American values|American]] [[liberty]].
** '''[[Anonymity]] with [[Tails (operating system)|Tails Operating System]]''': [[Linux]]-based with [[Tor (anonymity network)]], [[Firefox]] [[Iceweasel]] [[browser]], [[HTTPS Everywhere]] [[encryption]]
** '''[[Prism-break.org|Prism-Break.org]]''': Opt out of global data [[surveillance]] programs like [[PRISM]], [[ECHELON]], [[XKeyscore]] and [[Tempora]].<ref>"Help make [[mass surveillance]] of entire populations uneconomical! We all have an [[unalienable right]] to [[privacy]], which you can exercise today by [[encrypting]] your communications and ending your reliance on proprietary products and services."</ref>
** '''[[Open source|Open Source]] [[Free software]]''' not over-priced tracking by [[Microsoft]]-[[Apple]]-[[Google]]-[[Android]]
* '''[[Privacy search engines|Privacy Search Engines]]: [[Duck Duck Go]]''' and [[Ixquick]]: [[Privacy]]-oriented [[Search engine]]s instead of tracking by [[Google]], [[Yahoo]] and [[Bing]]
* '''[[Internet anonymity|Internet Anonymity]] - [[Right to be forgotten]] [[Pseudonymity]]''' ([[Pseudonym]]) using [[Anonymous web browsing]] with [[Tails]] and [[VPN]] ([[Virtual Private Network]]), [[HMA]], [[OpenVPN]] and [[IPsec]] , [[Proxy server]]s, [[Anonymizer]] ([[Anonymous proxies]])
** '''[[Mozilla Firefox]]''' with [[Browser extension]]s instead of [[Microsoft]] [[Internet Explorer]], [[Google Chrome]], [[Safari (web browser)]] and [[Opera (web browser)]]
** '''[[Browser security|Browser Security]]''' via [[HTTPS Everywhere]] ([[HTTPS]] ([[HTTP Secure]]) instead of [[Plaintext]] ([[Cleartext]]) [[HTTP]]; and [[NoScript]] to stop [[JavaScript]]
** '''[[Ad filtering|Ad Filtering]]''' ([[Privacy mode]] and [[Adblock Plus]] or [[Ghostery]]) to stop [[Ad tracking]] - [[Website visitor tracking]] via [[Geolocation]], [[Geotargeting]], [[Personally identifiable information]] and [[Device fingerprint]]s
* '''[[Internet safety|Internet Safety]], [[Computer security|Computer Security]] via [[Password strength]] and [[Password manager]]s''' via [[KeePass]] or [[LastPass]] and [[Antivirus]]-[[Firewall]]
* '''[[Secure communication|Secure Communication]]:'''
** '''[[E-mail privacy|E-mail Privacy]] and [[Email encryption|Email Encryption]]:''' [[Claws Mail]] or [[Enigmail]] or [[Kontact]] using [[Hushmail]] or [[MyKolab]], [[Anonymous remailer]], instead of tracking by [[Microsoft Outlook]], [[Mozilla Thunderbird]] using [[Yahoo! Mail]], [[Gmail]] [[iCloud]]
** '''[[Secure messaging|Secure Messaging]] and [[Off-the-Record Messaging]] via [[I2P]]''' [[Instant messaging]], [[Cryptocat]], [[Bitmessage]] instead of [[Skype]], [[Yahoo! Messenger]], [[Internet Relay Chat]], [[Google Plus]], Facebook
** '''[[Silent Phone]] with [[Silent Circle]]''' instead of [[Android]] or [[iPhone]] [[Smartphone]]
** '''[[OPSEC]]:''' "[[Loose lips sink ships]]"
* '''[[Encryption]]:''' [[Encryption software]], [[Disk encryption software]], [[LUKS]] or [[TrueCrypt]] instead of [[Microsoft]] [[BitLocker]], [[PGP]] and [[GNU Privacy Guard]], [[Data encryption]], [[Public-key encryption]], [[Cryptography]]-[[Cryptanalysis]]-[[Cryptology]]-[[Steganography]]
* '''[[Peer-to-peer|Peer-to-Peer]]:''' [[Sneakernet]], [[Friend-to-friend]], [[Darknet (file sharing)]], [[Anonymous P2P]] instead of [[BitTorrent]]
* '''[[Deep Web]] - [[Dark Internet]]:''' [[Tor]], [[AmRD]], [[Tor2web]], [[The Hidden Wiki]], [[Anonymous blog]]
* '''[[Cryptocurrency]]-[[Digital currency|Digital Currency]]-[[Alternative currency|Alternative Currency]]-[[Virtual currency|Virtual Currency]]: [[Bitcoin]]''' and [[Hard money]]-[[Precious metals]]-[[Tangibles]] versus [[PayPal]], [[Credit cards]] and [[inflation]]-prone [[Dollar (U.S.)|U.S. Dolars]]: [[Federal Reserve System]]'s [[Keynesian economics]] [[Ponzi scheme]] of [[Quantitative easing]]-[[Debt monetization]] [[devaluation]] of [[Fiat currency]] through [[Money supply]]-[[Treasury bill]]s bought mostly by [[China]] and [[Japan]]
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* '''[[Privacy resources|Privacy Resources]]:'''
** ''[[Hologram of Liberty]]'' - The Constitution's Shocking Alliance With Big Government by [[Boston T. Party]] - [[Kenneth W. Royce]]
** ''[[One Nation, Under Surveillance]] - Privacy From the Watchful Eye'' by [[Boston T. Party]]
** ''[[How to Be Invisible]] - Protect Your Home, Your Children, Your Assets, and Your Life'', by [[J. J. Luna]]
** '''[[Electronic Frontier Foundation]]''' and [[Electronic Privacy Information Center]], [[Oath Keepers]], [[Judicial Watch]]
** '''[[Freedom of Information Act]]''', [[Electronic Communications Privacy Act]] of 1986 and [[Privacy Act of 1974]]
** '''[[Edward J. Snowden]] Revelations''' of [[unconstitutional]] domestic spying on law-abiding [[American]] [[citizen]]s; [[GlobaLeaks]]
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* '''[[Crypto-libertarianism]] [[Limited government]]''' implies:
* [[Conservative values]], [[American values]] - [[Small town values]], [[American Patriots]] and [[Bill of Rights]] [[liberty]]
** [[Capitalism]] and [[Free enterprise]]
** [[Family values]] and [[Parental rights]]: [[Sanctity of life]], [[Family]]-[[Marriage]], [[Homeschooling]] teaching [[Virtue]], [[Patriotism]], [[Duty]], and [[Self-reliance]]

==External Links==
* https://charlescarrollsociety.com/2013/06/10/prism-yes-they-can
* https://charlescarrollsociety.com/2013/05/06/memo-to-the-police-state-progressives-please-let-his-people-go
* https://charlescarrollsociety.com/2012/09/15/no-knock-raid-a-great-video
* https://charlescarrollsociety.com/2014/02/12/amrd-t-a-i-l-s-plastic-gloves-for-your-computer-american-redoubt - [[Tails operating system]]
* https://charlescarrollsociety.com/2014/01/29/amrd-introducing-the-tor-browser-bundle/ - [[Tor browser]]
* https://prism-break.org/en - "Opt out of global data surveillance programs like [[PRISM]], [[XKeyscore]] and [[Tempora]]."<ref>"Help make [[mass surveillance]] of entire populations uneconomical. We all have a [[right to privacy]], which you can exercise today by [[encrypt]]ing your communications and ending your reliance on proprietary services."</ref>
* https://www.eff.org - "Leading the fight against the [[NSA]]'s illegal [[mass surveillance]] program"<ref>"Organization formed in 1990 to maintain and enhance intellectual freedom, privacy, and other values of civil liberties and democracy in networked communications. Publishes newsletters, Internet Guidebooks and other documents, provides mailing lists and other online forums, and hosts a large electronic document archive. Contact: info@eff.org. 454 Shotwell Street, San Francisco, CA 94110-1914. Tel: (415) 436-9333. Fax: (415) 436-9993. Executive Director: Sheryl Steele."</ref>
* https://www.eff.org/secure-messaging-scorecard
* http://justdelete.me
* http://lifehacker.com/just-delete-me-is-a-massive-list-of-links-to-close-all-1245040101
* [http://epic.org/privacy/privacy_resources_faq.html Online Guide to Privacy Resources]<ref>"EPIC was established in 1994 to focus public attention on emerging privacy issues relating to the National Information Infrastructure, such as the Clipper Chip, the Digital Telephony proposal, medical records privacy and the sale of consumer data. EPIC conducts litigation, sponsors conferences, produces reports, publishes the EPIC Alert and leads campaigns on privacy issues. For more information email: epic-info@epic.org, or contact EPIC, 1718 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20009. Tel: (202) 483-1140. Executive Director: Marc Rotenberg."</ref>
* http://www.nocards.org - [[Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial Email]]<ref>"CAUCE is an all volunteer, entirely web-based organization, created by Netizens to advocate for a legislative solution to the problem of UCE (spam). CAUCE began as a discussion group called SPAM-LAW, formed of members who felt that legislation was necessary to stop spam from choking the life out of the Internet. In 1997 CAUCE proposed an amendment to the Federal statute which outlaws junk "faxes" (47 USC 227) to also prohibit junk e-mail, and since then has remained a pre-eminent voice in the anti-spam community. Email: comments@cauce.org. President: Edward Cherlin."</ref>

=See Also==
* [[Ubuntu]]
* [[Apple Computer]] [[MacOS]] for [[Apple Macintosh]]
* [[Mobile device]]s: [[Smartphones]] and [[tablet computer|tablets]]
* [[Apple Computer|Apple]] [[iOS]] for [[iPhone]]-[[iPod]]-[[iPad]]
* [[Android (operating system)|Android]]
* [[BlackBerry OS|Blackberry]]
* [[Microsoft]] [[Windows Phone]] with [[Windows 8]]

==External links==
* http://www.gnu.org/gnu/why-gnu-linux.en.html

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

[[Category:Linux]]
[[Category:Mobile Operating Systems]]
[[Category:Operating System]]
[[Category:Apps]]
[[Category:Technology]]
[[Category:Internet]]
[[Category:Information technology]]
[[Category:Computers]]
==References==
{{reflist|2}}

[[Category:Linux]]
[[Category:Mobile Operating Systems]]
[[Category:Operating System]]
[[Category:Apps]]
[[Category:First Amendment]]
[[Category:Fourth Amendment]]
[[Category:Police State]]
[[Category:Espionage]]
[[Category:Cryptography]]
[[Category:Technology]]
[[Category:Internet]]
[[Category:Information technology]]

== References ==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[http://www.kernel.org/ The Linux Kernel Archives]
*[http://www.linux-foundation.org/en/Main_Page The Linux Foundation]

[[Category:Computers]]
[[Category:Computer Science]]
[[Category:Mobile Operating Systems]]
[[Category:Operating Systems]]
[[Category:Free Software]]
[[Category:Linux]]
[[Category:Software]]
[[Category:Open Source]]
[[Category:Police State]]

Linux

2015-09-04T01:09:36Z

CIASupporter: Merging with GNU

#REDIRECT [[GNU/Linux]]

Linux

2015-09-04T01:08:30Z

CIASupporter: Redirect

#REDIRECT [[GNU/Linux]]
"GNU/Linux" refers to either of:
* the [[Linux kernel]] - an essential part of the [[GNU]] operating system whose development [[Richard Stallman]] led
* the [[GNU/Linux]] operating system

==See Also==
* [[Ubuntu]]
* [[Apple Computer]] [[MacOS]] for [[Apple Macintosh]]
* [[Mobile device]]s: [[Smartphones]] and [[tablet computer|tablets]]
* [[Apple Computer|Apple]] [[iOS]] for [[iPhone]]-[[iPod]]-[[iPad]]
* [[Android (operating system)|Android]]
* [[BlackBerry OS|Blackberry]]
* [[Microsoft]] [[Windows Phone]] with [[Windows 8]]

==Ecternal links==
* http://www.gnu.org/gnu/why-gnu-linux.en.html

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

[[Category:Linux]]
[[Category:Mobile Operating Systems]]
[[Category:Operating System]]
[[Category:Apps]]
[[Category:Technology]]
[[Category:Internet]]
[[Category:Information technology]]
[[Category:Computers]]

Talk:GNU/Linux

2015-09-03T21:15:18Z

CIASupporter: brackets

Notes on the differences between Ubuntu Christian and Ubuntu Satanic versions:
The Christian version of Ubuntu actually modifies the base software that comes with the distribution, adding software such as Gnomesword and Dansguardian with the distro; i.e. it's a distribution. Ubuntu Satanic on the other hand, is just Ubuntu/Kubuntu with a "satanic" theme; i.e. colors, wallpaper and some graphics. If the user S.E. either deleted or selecting another theme, you would be back to the basic Kubuntu distribution.

I can find no references that Ubuntu Satanic Edition is either a parody or in response to the Christian edition. The author of the article on DesktopLinux.com<ref>[http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS2432715660.html]</ref> makes a comment that the theme is a response to the Christian edition, but that appears to be an assumption on his part, as I can find nothing from the authors on the Satanic version site that indicates that it is. --[[User:Brewer13210|Todd]] 10:15 March 21 2007 EDT

: I agree, describing the Satanic Edition as a parody is a point of view. Clearly the people behind it intend to serve a user base they think exists.

I wasn't sure what this statement meant: "The theme is an example, such as Ubuntu Christian Edition [3], of GPL licensed software which may be modified and re-released." So I rewrote what I thought it was meant to mean. If I was wrong, feel free to fix it.--[[User:All Fish Welcome|All Fish Welcome]] 17:47, 14 April 2007 (EDT)

I am wondering why we even need to refer to a so-called ''Satanic'' version of any operating system in an encyclopedia. I have not removed or edited anything to do with that (so far) but as far as I am concerned it is fluff information that is not germane to someone seeking information about Linux kernels or GNU/Linux distributions to use. Unless of course we want to tell folks it exists so they can go get a copy? --[[User:Eracc|Gene]] 15:20, 20 December 2007 (EST)

==Who did what==

The article, like most in the trade press, gives far too much credit to Linus Torvalds and downplays the work of Richard Stallman inexcusably.

I took out this sentence, because it is incorrect:
*"It was started in 1991 as a university project by Finnish student [[Linus Torvalds]] as a replacement for the [[Minix]] operating system."

In fact, "Linux" (i.e., the GNU/Linux operating system, began ''nearly a decade'' before Torvalds got started:

*'''The GNU Project was launched in 1984 to develop a complete Unix-like operating system which is free software: the GNU system.''' [http://www.gnu.org/]

We should give credit where credit is due. Our web site runs on free software like Apache and GNU, thanks to RMS!! --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] [[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]] 11:56, 10 July 2007 (EDT)

: Actually, Linux is just the kernel of an operating system. Linus Torvalds ''is'' the one that started the Linux kernel. Richard Stallman (RMS) had nothing to do with that. What is incorrect, but unavoidable these days due to marketing types and ''the press'', is to call Linux an operating system. What makes an operating system is the kernel (boot code), drivers (may be in the kernel or modules) and additional software (the GNU project tools). Technically correct folks will call the blend of these parts GNU/Linux but the marketing and press types will continue to just use Linux. I believe we are not going to be able to change that trend here but we should be technically correct '''and''' give the correct people their due consideration. For Linux, the kernel, that would be Torvalds. --[[User:Eracc|Gene]] 15:04, 20 December 2007 (EST)

:: You can't have an operation system without the kernel. I can come very close to building a distro that uses next to no code developed by the FSF. Don't get me wrong, I love the FSF, but the whole GNU/Linux nomenclature rubs me the wrong way. --[[User:D3matt|D3matt]] 22:51, 11 October 2009 (EDT)

==Changes==

I made some small changes as I thought that the article was a little confusing to somebody with no experience of Linux. I'll continue to edit the remainder of the article if nobody has any objections. --[[User:davidklein|davidklein]] 14:45, 8 November 2007 (EDT)

*Thanks for your additions, David! --[[User:TK|şyŝoρ-₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|/Ṣρёаќǃ]] 15:08, 8 November 2007 (EST)

I made several changes and added some clarification back in late November (2007) but did not notice this talk page at the time. I am rectifying that oversight today. --[[User:Eracc|Gene]] 15:10, 20 December 2007 (EST)

On another point, several of the edits I made refer to external sites. Some of these could be brought inside Conservapedia when we create information filled pages for them. So far several of the internal page links I see on Conservapedia are very sparse. The one for [[Ubuntu]] is an example of what I mean. I am not knowledgeable about Ubuntu so I am not going to attempt to edit that page to add more content at this point. But if we are going to have internal referrals like these then the resulting pages should be more than a ''one liner''. --[[User:Eracc|Gene]] 15:36, 20 December 2007 (EST)

==Communism==
Yes, the free software movement is highly communistic, but only in the (anti)license model they use. If the license bothers you that much, you can always use a BSD clone. We really need to remove the quote by Steve Ballmer as he has a very strong motive to be against free software since it directly competes with M$ --[[User:D3matt|D3matt]] 22:54, 11 October 2009 (EDT)

Communism is not antithetical to conservative political theory, since conservative simply means keeping the status quo. A conservative in the USSR would be fore the continuation of the USSR. There is furthermore no fair overly-simplistic political parallel to GNU/Linux. There is a great and vibrant community of coders who do their work diligently and for no pay because the work needs to be done. This represents progress in the model of work ethics, in a more morally and genuinely responsible way. Your critique is quite frankly, silly.[[User:CIASupporter|Edited by CIASupporter, the radical conservative ecologist. www.deepgreenresistance.org]] ([[User talk:CIASupporter|talk]]) 17:11, 3 September 2015 (EDT) (Fixed your spelling of "Ballmer".)

==Does it matter==
Does it really matter that Richard Stallman is an atheist? How does that have any impact on whether or not his computer code works? Interesting trivia? Yes... Relevant to the article? No...
[[User:TaylorF|TaylorF]] 10:06, 9 July 2010 (EDT)
:We don't censor information here; we just present it. Stallman considers his atheism very important to him, and often speaks about it (he came to speak at my university) so we present that information and let the reader decide what to make of it. It's not a vote of confidence or a condemnation, just the facts. Does that help? [[User:Tzoran|Tyler Zoran]] [[User talk:Tzoran|Talk]] 10:10, 9 July 2010 (EDT)
::I suppose I understand why it's there... just seemed a bit out of place in an article about a software project. Perhaps that fact should be moved the the article about Stallman himself instead of an article about software... Is that a workable thing? [[User:TaylorF|TaylorF]] 12:25, 9 July 2010 (EDT)
:::I believe it's already mentioned [[Richard Stallman|in that article]]. My personal preference would be to leave the GNU/Linux article how it is. It's a harmless piece of information about the project's founder. Also, many people that come to the site because of linkage from other conservative groups, through friends, etc, will ''probably'' come to the GNU/Linux article, not the Stallman article, so it makes sense to have it in the former as well. [[User:Tzoran|Tyler Zoran]] [[User talk:Tzoran|Talk]] 12:41, 9 July 2010 (EDT)

==References==
<references/>

== Merger Request ==

== Merger proposal ==

I propose that [[GNU/Linux]] be merged into [[Linux]]. I think that the content in the GNU/Linux article can easily be explained in the context of Linux, and the Linux article is of a reasonable size that the merging of GNU/Linux will not cause any problems as far as article size or undue weight is concerned. It could also go the other way around (vice versa). Linux is properly called as an operating system GNU/Linux. Calling it simply Linux is like calling Windows NT Kernel (which nobody does). [[User:CIASupporter|Edited by CIASupporter, the radical conservative ecologist. www.deepgreenresistance.org]] ([[User talk:CIASupporter|talk]]) 17:14, 3 September 2015 (EDT)

Talk:GNU/Linux

2015-09-03T21:14:37Z

CIASupporter: /* Merger Request */ new section

Notes on the differences between Ubuntu Christian and Ubuntu Satanic versions:
The Christian version of Ubuntu actually modifies the base software that comes with the distribution, adding software such as Gnomesword and Dansguardian with the distro; i.e. it's a distribution. Ubuntu Satanic on the other hand, is just Ubuntu/Kubuntu with a "satanic" theme; i.e. colors, wallpaper and some graphics. If the user S.E. either deleted or selecting another theme, you would be back to the basic Kubuntu distribution.

I can find no references that Ubuntu Satanic Edition is either a parody or in response to the Christian edition. The author of the article on DesktopLinux.com<ref>[http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS2432715660.html]</ref> makes a comment that the theme is a response to the Christian edition, but that appears to be an assumption on his part, as I can find nothing from the authors on the Satanic version site that indicates that it is. --[[User:Brewer13210|Todd]] 10:15 March 21 2007 EDT

: I agree, describing the Satanic Edition as a parody is a point of view. Clearly the people behind it intend to serve a user base they think exists.

I wasn't sure what this statement meant: "The theme is an example, such as Ubuntu Christian Edition [3], of GPL licensed software which may be modified and re-released." So I rewrote what I thought it was meant to mean. If I was wrong, feel free to fix it.--[[User:All Fish Welcome|All Fish Welcome]] 17:47, 14 April 2007 (EDT)

I am wondering why we even need to refer to a so-called ''Satanic'' version of any operating system in an encyclopedia. I have not removed or edited anything to do with that (so far) but as far as I am concerned it is fluff information that is not germane to someone seeking information about Linux kernels or GNU/Linux distributions to use. Unless of course we want to tell folks it exists so they can go get a copy? --[[User:Eracc|Gene]] 15:20, 20 December 2007 (EST)

==Who did what==

The article, like most in the trade press, gives far too much credit to Linus Torvalds and downplays the work of Richard Stallman inexcusably.

I took out this sentence, because it is incorrect:
*"It was started in 1991 as a university project by Finnish student [[Linus Torvalds]] as a replacement for the [[Minix]] operating system."

In fact, "Linux" (i.e., the GNU/Linux operating system, began ''nearly a decade'' before Torvalds got started:

*'''The GNU Project was launched in 1984 to develop a complete Unix-like operating system which is free software: the GNU system.''' [http://www.gnu.org/]

We should give credit where credit is due. Our web site runs on free software like Apache and GNU, thanks to RMS!! --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] [[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]] 11:56, 10 July 2007 (EDT)

: Actually, Linux is just the kernel of an operating system. Linus Torvalds ''is'' the one that started the Linux kernel. Richard Stallman (RMS) had nothing to do with that. What is incorrect, but unavoidable these days due to marketing types and ''the press'', is to call Linux an operating system. What makes an operating system is the kernel (boot code), drivers (may be in the kernel or modules) and additional software (the GNU project tools). Technically correct folks will call the blend of these parts GNU/Linux but the marketing and press types will continue to just use Linux. I believe we are not going to be able to change that trend here but we should be technically correct '''and''' give the correct people their due consideration. For Linux, the kernel, that would be Torvalds. --[[User:Eracc|Gene]] 15:04, 20 December 2007 (EST)

:: You can't have an operation system without the kernel. I can come very close to building a distro that uses next to no code developed by the FSF. Don't get me wrong, I love the FSF, but the whole GNU/Linux nomenclature rubs me the wrong way. --[[User:D3matt|D3matt]] 22:51, 11 October 2009 (EDT)

==Changes==

I made some small changes as I thought that the article was a little confusing to somebody with no experience of Linux. I'll continue to edit the remainder of the article if nobody has any objections. --[[User:davidklein|davidklein]] 14:45, 8 November 2007 (EDT)

*Thanks for your additions, David! --[[User:TK|şyŝoρ-₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|/Ṣρёаќǃ]] 15:08, 8 November 2007 (EST)

I made several changes and added some clarification back in late November (2007) but did not notice this talk page at the time. I am rectifying that oversight today. --[[User:Eracc|Gene]] 15:10, 20 December 2007 (EST)

On another point, several of the edits I made refer to external sites. Some of these could be brought inside Conservapedia when we create information filled pages for them. So far several of the internal page links I see on Conservapedia are very sparse. The one for [[Ubuntu]] is an example of what I mean. I am not knowledgeable about Ubuntu so I am not going to attempt to edit that page to add more content at this point. But if we are going to have internal referrals like these then the resulting pages should be more than a ''one liner''. --[[User:Eracc|Gene]] 15:36, 20 December 2007 (EST)

==Communism==
Yes, the free software movement is highly communistic, but only in the (anti)license model they use. If the license bothers you that much, you can always use a BSD clone. We really need to remove the quote by Steve Ballmer as he has a very strong motive to be against free software since it directly competes with M$ --[[User:D3matt|D3matt]] 22:54, 11 October 2009 (EDT)

Communism is not antithetical to conservative political theory, since conservative simply means keeping the status quo. A conservative in the USSR would be fore the continuation of the USSR. There is furthermore no fair overly-simplistic political parallel to GNU/Linux. There is a great and vibrant community of coders who do their work diligently and for no pay because the work needs to be done. This represents progress in the model of work ethics, in a more morally and genuinely responsible way. Your critique is quite frankly, silly.[[User:CIASupporter|Edited by CIASupporter, the radical conservative ecologist. www.deepgreenresistance.org]] ([[User talk:CIASupporter|talk]]) 17:11, 3 September 2015 (EDT) (Fixed your spelling of "Ballmer".)

==Does it matter==
Does it really matter that Richard Stallman is an atheist? How does that have any impact on whether or not his computer code works? Interesting trivia? Yes... Relevant to the article? No...
[[User:TaylorF|TaylorF]] 10:06, 9 July 2010 (EDT)
:We don't censor information here; we just present it. Stallman considers his atheism very important to him, and often speaks about it (he came to speak at my university) so we present that information and let the reader decide what to make of it. It's not a vote of confidence or a condemnation, just the facts. Does that help? [[User:Tzoran|Tyler Zoran]] [[User talk:Tzoran|Talk]] 10:10, 9 July 2010 (EDT)
::I suppose I understand why it's there... just seemed a bit out of place in an article about a software project. Perhaps that fact should be moved the the article about Stallman himself instead of an article about software... Is that a workable thing? [[User:TaylorF|TaylorF]] 12:25, 9 July 2010 (EDT)
:::I believe it's already mentioned [[Richard Stallman|in that article]]. My personal preference would be to leave the GNU/Linux article how it is. It's a harmless piece of information about the project's founder. Also, many people that come to the site because of linkage from other conservative groups, through friends, etc, will ''probably'' come to the GNU/Linux article, not the Stallman article, so it makes sense to have it in the former as well. [[User:Tzoran|Tyler Zoran]] [[User talk:Tzoran|Talk]] 12:41, 9 July 2010 (EDT)

==References==
<references/>

== Merger Request ==

== Merger proposal ==

I propose that [[GNU/Linux] be merged into [[Linux]]. I think that the content in the GNU/Linux article can easily be explained in the context of Linux, and the Linux article is of a reasonable size that the merging of GNU/Linux will not cause any problems as far as article size or undue weight is concerned. It could also go the other way around (vice versa). Linux is properly called as an operating system GNU/Linux. Calling it simply Linux is like calling Windows NT Kernel (which nobody does). [[User:CIASupporter|Edited by CIASupporter, the radical conservative ecologist. www.deepgreenresistance.org]] ([[User talk:CIASupporter|talk]]) 17:14, 3 September 2015 (EDT)

Talk:GNU/Linux

2015-09-03T21:11:09Z

CIASupporter: REPLY

Linux

2015-09-03T21:05:56Z

CIASupporter: Changed title Linux to GNU/Linux which properly displays the name of "Linux" as it is most commonly implemented http://www.gnu.org/gnu/why-gnu-linux.en.html

"GNU/Linux" refers to either of:
* the [[Linux kernel]] - an essential part of the [[GNU]] operating system whose development [[Richard Stallman]] led
* the [[GNU/Linux]] operating system

==See Also==
* [[Ubuntu]]
* [[Apple Computer]] [[MacOS]] for [[Apple Macintosh]]
* [[Mobile device]]s: [[Smartphones]] and [[tablet computer|tablets]]
* [[Apple Computer|Apple]] [[iOS]] for [[iPhone]]-[[iPod]]-[[iPad]]
* [[Android (operating system)|Android]]
* [[BlackBerry OS|Blackberry]]
* [[Microsoft]] [[Windows Phone]] with [[Windows 8]]
----
* '''[[Censorship]]:''' [[Tools of censorship]], [[Censorability]], [[Fairness Doctrine]], [[Liberal censorship]], [[Media censorship]]
----
* '''[[Perpetual war|The Perpetual War]]:''' [[War on Drugs]], [[War on Terror]] and the [[Police state]]
* '''Domestic [[Mass surveillance|Mass Surveillance]] of Law-Abiding [[Citizen]]s:''' via [[Utah Data Center]], [[PRISM]], [[NSA]]-[[DHS]]-[[BATF]]-[[FBI]]-[[CIA]] and other [[Intelligence agency|Intelligence agencies]]' [[Computer surveillance]], [[Eavesdropping]], [[Data mining]], [[Spyware]], [[Wiretap]] - [[Roving wiretap]], [[Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act]] of the [[Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court]], [[NSA warrantless surveillance controversy]], [[National security letter]], [[Patriot Act]], [[NDAA]], [[Executive Order]]s, [[United States Census]], [[Common Core]], "[[Stasi]]"-like [[secret police]] "[[If You See Something, Say Something]]" [[informant]]s, and other exponential expansion of the [[Police State]]
* '''[[Asset forfeiture|Asset Forfeiture]]:''' [[Confiscation]] for [[Police]] [[budget deficit]] via [[RICO]]
* '''[[Mililtarization of police|Mililtarization of Police]]:''' [[SWAT]] and [[Pre-dawn raid|Pre-dawn]] [[No-knock raid]]s, [[Sneak and peek warrant]]
* '''[[War on Drugs]]:''' [[Addiction]] and [[Drug trafficking]] of the [[Drug cartel]]s, [[Mafia]], [[Gangs]], [[Drug dealer]]s, [[Hollywood values]] - [[Fashion industry values]] - [[Public school values]] - [[Professor values]]
* '''[[Computer crime|Computer Crime]] and [[Cyberwarfare]]:'''
** '''[[Hackers]]:''' [[China]], [[Russia]] and others
** [[Bradley Manning]] - [[Homosexual]] [[Hacker]] [[Traitor]] of [[State secret]]s
** [[Wikileaks]] and [[Julian Assange]] - [[Australia]]n [[leftist]] [[hacker]]
* '''Dangers of [[Social media|Social Media]]:''' Facebook, Twitter, [[Google|Google Plus]], [[YouTube]], [[Yahoo]]
* '''[[Big government|Big Government]]''': [[ObamaCare]]-[[Common Core]]-[[Social Security]] [[Welfare state]] leads to [[Nanny state]], leads to '''[[Police state]]''': [[Globalist]]-[[Statist]]-[[Socialist]]-[[National Socialist]]-[[Communist]]
* '''[[Liberal totalitarianism|Liberal Totalitarianism]]'''

'''Contrast with:'''

* '''[[Security]] [[Software]] and [[Security-focused operating systems|Security-Focused Operating Systems]]''' to protect [[unalienable rights|unalienable]] [[Fifth Amendment]] - [[Fourth Amendment]] [[Right to Privacy]] ([[Internet privacy]], [[Information privacy]], [[Expectation of privacy]]) and [[Second Amendment]] - [[First Amendment]] ([[Freedom of information]] and [[Political freedom]]) rights against [[unconstitutional]] [[Gun control]] - [[Internet censorship]] [[Big government]] [[Police state]], [[hackers]], and "[[5 U.S.C. § 3331|all enemies, foreign and domestic]]" of [[American values|American]] [[liberty]].
** '''[[Anonymity]] with [[Tails (operating system)|Tails Operating System]]''': [[Linux]]-based with [[Tor (anonymity network)]], [[Firefox]] [[Iceweasel]] [[browser]], [[HTTPS Everywhere]] [[encryption]]
** '''[[Prism-break.org|Prism-Break.org]]''': Opt out of global data [[surveillance]] programs like [[PRISM]], [[ECHELON]], [[XKeyscore]] and [[Tempora]].<ref>"Help make [[mass surveillance]] of entire populations uneconomical! We all have an [[unalienable right]] to [[privacy]], which you can exercise today by [[encrypting]] your communications and ending your reliance on proprietary products and services."</ref>
** '''[[Open source|Open Source]] [[Free software]]''' not over-priced tracking by [[Microsoft]]-[[Apple]]-[[Google]]-[[Android]]
* '''[[Privacy search engines|Privacy Search Engines]]: [[Duck Duck Go]]''' and [[Ixquick]]: [[Privacy]]-oriented [[Search engine]]s instead of tracking by [[Google]], [[Yahoo]] and [[Bing]]
* '''[[Internet anonymity|Internet Anonymity]] - [[Right to be forgotten]] [[Pseudonymity]]''' ([[Pseudonym]]) using [[Anonymous web browsing]] with [[Tails]] and [[VPN]] ([[Virtual Private Network]]), [[HMA]], [[OpenVPN]] and [[IPsec]] , [[Proxy server]]s, [[Anonymizer]] ([[Anonymous proxies]])
** '''[[Mozilla Firefox]]''' with [[Browser extension]]s instead of [[Microsoft]] [[Internet Explorer]], [[Google Chrome]], [[Safari (web browser)]] and [[Opera (web browser)]]
** '''[[Browser security|Browser Security]]''' via [[HTTPS Everywhere]] ([[HTTPS]] ([[HTTP Secure]]) instead of [[Plaintext]] ([[Cleartext]]) [[HTTP]]; and [[NoScript]] to stop [[JavaScript]]
** '''[[Ad filtering|Ad Filtering]]''' ([[Privacy mode]] and [[Adblock Plus]] or [[Ghostery]]) to stop [[Ad tracking]] - [[Website visitor tracking]] via [[Geolocation]], [[Geotargeting]], [[Personally identifiable information]] and [[Device fingerprint]]s
* '''[[Internet safety|Internet Safety]], [[Computer security|Computer Security]] via [[Password strength]] and [[Password manager]]s''' via [[KeePass]] or [[LastPass]] and [[Antivirus]]-[[Firewall]]
* '''[[Secure communication|Secure Communication]]:'''
** '''[[E-mail privacy|E-mail Privacy]] and [[Email encryption|Email Encryption]]:''' [[Claws Mail]] or [[Enigmail]] or [[Kontact]] using [[Hushmail]] or [[MyKolab]], [[Anonymous remailer]], instead of tracking by [[Microsoft Outlook]], [[Mozilla Thunderbird]] using [[Yahoo! Mail]], [[Gmail]] [[iCloud]]
** '''[[Secure messaging|Secure Messaging]] and [[Off-the-Record Messaging]] via [[I2P]]''' [[Instant messaging]], [[Cryptocat]], [[Bitmessage]] instead of [[Skype]], [[Yahoo! Messenger]], [[Internet Relay Chat]], [[Google Plus]], Facebook
** '''[[Silent Phone]] with [[Silent Circle]]''' instead of [[Android]] or [[iPhone]] [[Smartphone]]
** '''[[OPSEC]]:''' "[[Loose lips sink ships]]"
* '''[[Encryption]]:''' [[Encryption software]], [[Disk encryption software]], [[LUKS]] or [[TrueCrypt]] instead of [[Microsoft]] [[BitLocker]], [[PGP]] and [[GNU Privacy Guard]], [[Data encryption]], [[Public-key encryption]], [[Cryptography]]-[[Cryptanalysis]]-[[Cryptology]]-[[Steganography]]
* '''[[Peer-to-peer|Peer-to-Peer]]:''' [[Sneakernet]], [[Friend-to-friend]], [[Darknet (file sharing)]], [[Anonymous P2P]] instead of [[BitTorrent]]
* '''[[Deep Web]] - [[Dark Internet]]:''' [[Tor]], [[AmRD]], [[Tor2web]], [[The Hidden Wiki]], [[Anonymous blog]]
* '''[[Cryptocurrency]]-[[Digital currency|Digital Currency]]-[[Alternative currency|Alternative Currency]]-[[Virtual currency|Virtual Currency]]: [[Bitcoin]]''' and [[Hard money]]-[[Precious metals]]-[[Tangibles]] versus [[PayPal]], [[Credit cards]] and [[inflation]]-prone [[Dollar (U.S.)|U.S. Dolars]]: [[Federal Reserve System]]'s [[Keynesian economics]] [[Ponzi scheme]] of [[Quantitative easing]]-[[Debt monetization]] [[devaluation]] of [[Fiat currency]] through [[Money supply]]-[[Treasury bill]]s bought mostly by [[China]] and [[Japan]]
----
* '''[[Privacy resources|Privacy Resources]]:'''
** ''[[Hologram of Liberty]]'' - The Constitution's Shocking Alliance With Big Government by [[Boston T. Party]] - [[Kenneth W. Royce]]
** ''[[One Nation, Under Surveillance]] - Privacy From the Watchful Eye'' by [[Boston T. Party]]
** ''[[How to Be Invisible]] - Protect Your Home, Your Children, Your Assets, and Your Life'', by [[J. J. Luna]]
** '''[[Electronic Frontier Foundation]]''' and [[Electronic Privacy Information Center]], [[Oath Keepers]], [[Judicial Watch]]
** '''[[Freedom of Information Act]]''', [[Electronic Communications Privacy Act]] of 1986 and [[Privacy Act of 1974]]
** '''[[Edward J. Snowden]] Revelations''' of [[unconstitutional]] domestic spying on law-abiding [[American]] [[citizen]]s; [[GlobaLeaks]]
----
* '''[[Crypto-libertarianism]] [[Limited government]]''' implies:
* [[Conservative values]], [[American values]] - [[Small town values]], [[American Patriots]] and [[Bill of Rights]] [[liberty]]
** [[Capitalism]] and [[Free enterprise]]
** [[Family values]] and [[Parental rights]]: [[Sanctity of life]], [[Family]]-[[Marriage]], [[Homeschooling]] teaching [[Virtue]], [[Patriotism]], [[Duty]], and [[Self-reliance]]

==External Links==
* http://www.gnu.org/gnu/why-gnu-linux.en.html
* https://charlescarrollsociety.com/2013/06/10/prism-yes-they-can
* https://charlescarrollsociety.com/2013/05/06/memo-to-the-police-state-progressives-please-let-his-people-go
* https://charlescarrollsociety.com/2012/09/15/no-knock-raid-a-great-video
* https://charlescarrollsociety.com/2014/02/12/amrd-t-a-i-l-s-plastic-gloves-for-your-computer-american-redoubt - [[Tails operating system]]
* https://charlescarrollsociety.com/2014/01/29/amrd-introducing-the-tor-browser-bundle/ - [[Tor browser]]
* https://prism-break.org/en - "Opt out of global data surveillance programs like [[PRISM]], [[XKeyscore]] and [[Tempora]]."<ref>"Help make [[mass surveillance]] of entire populations uneconomical. We all have a [[right to privacy]], which you can exercise today by [[encrypt]]ing your communications and ending your reliance on proprietary services."</ref>
* https://www.eff.org - "Leading the fight against the [[NSA]]'s illegal [[mass surveillance]] program"<ref>"Organization formed in 1990 to maintain and enhance intellectual freedom, privacy, and other values of civil liberties and democracy in networked communications. Publishes newsletters, Internet Guidebooks and other documents, provides mailing lists and other online forums, and hosts a large electronic document archive. Contact: info@eff.org. 454 Shotwell Street, San Francisco, CA 94110-1914. Tel: (415) 436-9333. Fax: (415) 436-9993. Executive Director: Sheryl Steele."</ref>
* https://www.eff.org/secure-messaging-scorecard
* http://justdelete.me
* http://lifehacker.com/just-delete-me-is-a-massive-list-of-links-to-close-all-1245040101
* [http://epic.org/privacy/privacy_resources_faq.html Online Guide to Privacy Resources]<ref>"EPIC was established in 1994 to focus public attention on emerging privacy issues relating to the National Information Infrastructure, such as the Clipper Chip, the Digital Telephony proposal, medical records privacy and the sale of consumer data. EPIC conducts litigation, sponsors conferences, produces reports, publishes the EPIC Alert and leads campaigns on privacy issues. For more information email: epic-info@epic.org, or contact EPIC, 1718 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20009. Tel: (202) 483-1140. Executive Director: Marc Rotenberg."</ref>
* http://www.nocards.org - [[Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial Email]]<ref>"CAUCE is an all volunteer, entirely web-based organization, created by Netizens to advocate for a legislative solution to the problem of UCE (spam). CAUCE began as a discussion group called SPAM-LAW, formed of members who felt that legislation was necessary to stop spam from choking the life out of the Internet. In 1997 CAUCE proposed an amendment to the Federal statute which outlaws junk "faxes" (47 USC 227) to also prohibit junk e-mail, and since then has remained a pre-eminent voice in the anti-spam community. Email: comments@cauce.org. President: Edward Cherlin."</ref>

==References==
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"Linux" refers to either of:
* the [[Linux kernel]] - an essential part of the [[GNU]] operating system whose development [[Richard Stallman]] led
* the [[GNU/Linux]] operating system

==See Also==
* [[Ubuntu]]
* [[Apple Computer]] [[MacOS]] for [[Apple Macintosh]]
* [[Mobile device]]s: [[Smartphones]] and [[tablet computer|tablets]]
* [[Apple Computer|Apple]] [[iOS]] for [[iPhone]]-[[iPod]]-[[iPad]]
* [[Android (operating system)|Android]]
* [[BlackBerry OS|Blackberry]]
* [[Microsoft]] [[Windows Phone]] with [[Windows 8]]
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* '''[[Censorship]]:''' [[Tools of censorship]], [[Censorability]], [[Fairness Doctrine]], [[Liberal censorship]], [[Media censorship]]
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* '''[[Perpetual war|The Perpetual War]]:''' [[War on Drugs]], [[War on Terror]] and the [[Police state]]
* '''Domestic [[Mass surveillance|Mass Surveillance]] of Law-Abiding [[Citizen]]s:''' via [[Utah Data Center]], [[PRISM]], [[NSA]]-[[DHS]]-[[BATF]]-[[FBI]]-[[CIA]] and other [[Intelligence agency|Intelligence agencies]]' [[Computer surveillance]], [[Eavesdropping]], [[Data mining]], [[Spyware]], [[Wiretap]] - [[Roving wiretap]], [[Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act]] of the [[Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court]], [[NSA warrantless surveillance controversy]], [[National security letter]], [[Patriot Act]], [[NDAA]], [[Executive Order]]s, [[United States Census]], [[Common Core]], "[[Stasi]]"-like [[secret police]] "[[If You See Something, Say Something]]" [[informant]]s, and other exponential expansion of the [[Police State]]
* '''[[Asset forfeiture|Asset Forfeiture]]:''' [[Confiscation]] for [[Police]] [[budget deficit]] via [[RICO]]
* '''[[Mililtarization of police|Mililtarization of Police]]:''' [[SWAT]] and [[Pre-dawn raid|Pre-dawn]] [[No-knock raid]]s, [[Sneak and peek warrant]]
* '''[[War on Drugs]]:''' [[Addiction]] and [[Drug trafficking]] of the [[Drug cartel]]s, [[Mafia]], [[Gangs]], [[Drug dealer]]s, [[Hollywood values]] - [[Fashion industry values]] - [[Public school values]] - [[Professor values]]
* '''[[Computer crime|Computer Crime]] and [[Cyberwarfare]]:'''
** '''[[Hackers]]:''' [[China]], [[Russia]] and others
** [[Bradley Manning]] - [[Homosexual]] [[Hacker]] [[Traitor]] of [[State secret]]s
** [[Wikileaks]] and [[Julian Assange]] - [[Australia]]n [[leftist]] [[hacker]]
* '''Dangers of [[Social media|Social Media]]:''' Facebook, Twitter, [[Google|Google Plus]], [[YouTube]], [[Yahoo]]
* '''[[Big government|Big Government]]''': [[ObamaCare]]-[[Common Core]]-[[Social Security]] [[Welfare state]] leads to [[Nanny state]], leads to '''[[Police state]]''': [[Globalist]]-[[Statist]]-[[Socialist]]-[[National Socialist]]-[[Communist]]
* '''[[Liberal totalitarianism|Liberal Totalitarianism]]'''

'''Contrast with:'''

* '''[[Security]] [[Software]] and [[Security-focused operating systems|Security-Focused Operating Systems]]''' to protect [[unalienable rights|unalienable]] [[Fifth Amendment]] - [[Fourth Amendment]] [[Right to Privacy]] ([[Internet privacy]], [[Information privacy]], [[Expectation of privacy]]) and [[Second Amendment]] - [[First Amendment]] ([[Freedom of information]] and [[Political freedom]]) rights against [[unconstitutional]] [[Gun control]] - [[Internet censorship]] [[Big government]] [[Police state]], [[hackers]], and "[[5 U.S.C. § 3331|all enemies, foreign and domestic]]" of [[American values|American]] [[liberty]].
** '''[[Anonymity]] with [[Tails (operating system)|Tails Operating System]]''': [[Linux]]-based with [[Tor (anonymity network)]], [[Firefox]] [[Iceweasel]] [[browser]], [[HTTPS Everywhere]] [[encryption]]
** '''[[Prism-break.org|Prism-Break.org]]''': Opt out of global data [[surveillance]] programs like [[PRISM]], [[ECHELON]], [[XKeyscore]] and [[Tempora]].<ref>"Help make [[mass surveillance]] of entire populations uneconomical! We all have an [[unalienable right]] to [[privacy]], which you can exercise today by [[encrypting]] your communications and ending your reliance on proprietary products and services."</ref>
** '''[[Open source|Open Source]] [[Free software]]''' not over-priced tracking by [[Microsoft]]-[[Apple]]-[[Google]]-[[Android]]
* '''[[Privacy search engines|Privacy Search Engines]]: [[Duck Duck Go]]''' and [[Ixquick]]: [[Privacy]]-oriented [[Search engine]]s instead of tracking by [[Google]], [[Yahoo]] and [[Bing]]
* '''[[Internet anonymity|Internet Anonymity]] - [[Right to be forgotten]] [[Pseudonymity]]''' ([[Pseudonym]]) using [[Anonymous web browsing]] with [[Tails]] and [[VPN]] ([[Virtual Private Network]]), [[HMA]], [[OpenVPN]] and [[IPsec]] , [[Proxy server]]s, [[Anonymizer]] ([[Anonymous proxies]])
** '''[[Mozilla Firefox]]''' with [[Browser extension]]s instead of [[Microsoft]] [[Internet Explorer]], [[Google Chrome]], [[Safari (web browser)]] and [[Opera (web browser)]]
** '''[[Browser security|Browser Security]]''' via [[HTTPS Everywhere]] ([[HTTPS]] ([[HTTP Secure]]) instead of [[Plaintext]] ([[Cleartext]]) [[HTTP]]; and [[NoScript]] to stop [[JavaScript]]
** '''[[Ad filtering|Ad Filtering]]''' ([[Privacy mode]] and [[Adblock Plus]] or [[Ghostery]]) to stop [[Ad tracking]] - [[Website visitor tracking]] via [[Geolocation]], [[Geotargeting]], [[Personally identifiable information]] and [[Device fingerprint]]s
* '''[[Internet safety|Internet Safety]], [[Computer security|Computer Security]] via [[Password strength]] and [[Password manager]]s''' via [[KeePass]] or [[LastPass]] and [[Antivirus]]-[[Firewall]]
* '''[[Secure communication|Secure Communication]]:'''
** '''[[E-mail privacy|E-mail Privacy]] and [[Email encryption|Email Encryption]]:''' [[Claws Mail]] or [[Enigmail]] or [[Kontact]] using [[Hushmail]] or [[MyKolab]], [[Anonymous remailer]], instead of tracking by [[Microsoft Outlook]], [[Mozilla Thunderbird]] using [[Yahoo! Mail]], [[Gmail]] [[iCloud]]
** '''[[Secure messaging|Secure Messaging]] and [[Off-the-Record Messaging]] via [[I2P]]''' [[Instant messaging]], [[Cryptocat]], [[Bitmessage]] instead of [[Skype]], [[Yahoo! Messenger]], [[Internet Relay Chat]], [[Google Plus]], Facebook
** '''[[Silent Phone]] with [[Silent Circle]]''' instead of [[Android]] or [[iPhone]] [[Smartphone]]
** '''[[OPSEC]]:''' "[[Loose lips sink ships]]"
* '''[[Encryption]]:''' [[Encryption software]], [[Disk encryption software]], [[LUKS]] or [[TrueCrypt]] instead of [[Microsoft]] [[BitLocker]], [[PGP]] and [[GNU Privacy Guard]], [[Data encryption]], [[Public-key encryption]], [[Cryptography]]-[[Cryptanalysis]]-[[Cryptology]]-[[Steganography]]
* '''[[Peer-to-peer|Peer-to-Peer]]:''' [[Sneakernet]], [[Friend-to-friend]], [[Darknet (file sharing)]], [[Anonymous P2P]] instead of [[BitTorrent]]
* '''[[Deep Web]] - [[Dark Internet]]:''' [[Tor]], [[AmRD]], [[Tor2web]], [[The Hidden Wiki]], [[Anonymous blog]]
* '''[[Cryptocurrency]]-[[Digital currency|Digital Currency]]-[[Alternative currency|Alternative Currency]]-[[Virtual currency|Virtual Currency]]: [[Bitcoin]]''' and [[Hard money]]-[[Precious metals]]-[[Tangibles]] versus [[PayPal]], [[Credit cards]] and [[inflation]]-prone [[Dollar (U.S.)|U.S. Dolars]]: [[Federal Reserve System]]'s [[Keynesian economics]] [[Ponzi scheme]] of [[Quantitative easing]]-[[Debt monetization]] [[devaluation]] of [[Fiat currency]] through [[Money supply]]-[[Treasury bill]]s bought mostly by [[China]] and [[Japan]]
----
* '''[[Privacy resources|Privacy Resources]]:'''
** ''[[Hologram of Liberty]]'' - The Constitution's Shocking Alliance With Big Government by [[Boston T. Party]] - [[Kenneth W. Royce]]
** ''[[One Nation, Under Surveillance]] - Privacy From the Watchful Eye'' by [[Boston T. Party]]
** ''[[How to Be Invisible]] - Protect Your Home, Your Children, Your Assets, and Your Life'', by [[J. J. Luna]]
** '''[[Electronic Frontier Foundation]]''' and [[Electronic Privacy Information Center]], [[Oath Keepers]], [[Judicial Watch]]
** '''[[Freedom of Information Act]]''', [[Electronic Communications Privacy Act]] of 1986 and [[Privacy Act of 1974]]
** '''[[Edward J. Snowden]] Revelations''' of [[unconstitutional]] domestic spying on law-abiding [[American]] [[citizen]]s; [[GlobaLeaks]]
----
* '''[[Crypto-libertarianism]] [[Limited government]]''' implies:
* [[Conservative values]], [[American values]] - [[Small town values]], [[American Patriots]] and [[Bill of Rights]] [[liberty]]
** [[Capitalism]] and [[Free enterprise]]
** [[Family values]] and [[Parental rights]]: [[Sanctity of life]], [[Family]]-[[Marriage]], [[Homeschooling]] teaching [[Virtue]], [[Patriotism]], [[Duty]], and [[Self-reliance]]

==External Links==
* https://charlescarrollsociety.com/2013/06/10/prism-yes-they-can
* https://charlescarrollsociety.com/2013/05/06/memo-to-the-police-state-progressives-please-let-his-people-go
* https://charlescarrollsociety.com/2012/09/15/no-knock-raid-a-great-video
* https://charlescarrollsociety.com/2014/02/12/amrd-t-a-i-l-s-plastic-gloves-for-your-computer-american-redoubt - [[Tails operating system]]
* https://charlescarrollsociety.com/2014/01/29/amrd-introducing-the-tor-browser-bundle/ - [[Tor browser]]
* https://prism-break.org/en - "Opt out of global data surveillance programs like [[PRISM]], [[XKeyscore]] and [[Tempora]]."<ref>"Help make [[mass surveillance]] of entire populations uneconomical. We all have a [[right to privacy]], which you can exercise today by [[encrypt]]ing your communications and ending your reliance on proprietary services."</ref>
* https://www.eff.org - "Leading the fight against the [[NSA]]'s illegal [[mass surveillance]] program"<ref>"Organization formed in 1990 to maintain and enhance intellectual freedom, privacy, and other values of civil liberties and democracy in networked communications. Publishes newsletters, Internet Guidebooks and other documents, provides mailing lists and other online forums, and hosts a large electronic document archive. Contact: info@eff.org. 454 Shotwell Street, San Francisco, CA 94110-1914. Tel: (415) 436-9333. Fax: (415) 436-9993. Executive Director: Sheryl Steele."</ref>
* https://www.eff.org/secure-messaging-scorecard
* http://justdelete.me
* http://lifehacker.com/just-delete-me-is-a-massive-list-of-links-to-close-all-1245040101
* [http://epic.org/privacy/privacy_resources_faq.html Online Guide to Privacy Resources]<ref>"EPIC was established in 1994 to focus public attention on emerging privacy issues relating to the National Information Infrastructure, such as the Clipper Chip, the Digital Telephony proposal, medical records privacy and the sale of consumer data. EPIC conducts litigation, sponsors conferences, produces reports, publishes the EPIC Alert and leads campaigns on privacy issues. For more information email: epic-info@epic.org, or contact EPIC, 1718 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20009. Tel: (202) 483-1140. Executive Director: Marc Rotenberg."</ref>
* http://www.nocards.org - [[Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial Email]]<ref>"CAUCE is an all volunteer, entirely web-based organization, created by Netizens to advocate for a legislative solution to the problem of UCE (spam). CAUCE began as a discussion group called SPAM-LAW, formed of members who felt that legislation was necessary to stop spam from choking the life out of the Internet. In 1997 CAUCE proposed an amendment to the Federal statute which outlaws junk "faxes" (47 USC 227) to also prohibit junk e-mail, and since then has remained a pre-eminent voice in the anti-spam community. Email: comments@cauce.org. President: Edward Cherlin."</ref>

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

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[[Category:Mobile Operating Systems]]
[[Category:Operating System]]
[[Category:Apps]]
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[[Category:Fourth Amendment]]
[[Category:Police State]]
[[Category:Espionage]]
[[Category:Cryptography]]
[[Category:Technology]]
[[Category:Internet]]
[[Category:Information technology]]
[[Category:Computers]]