Respects Your Freedom hardware product certification
The desire to own a computer or device and have full control over it, to know that you are not being spied on or tracked, to run any software you wish without asking permission, and to share with friends without worrying about Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) —these are the desires of millions of people who care about the future of technology and our society. Unfortunately, hardware manufacturers have until now relied on close cooperation with proprietary software companies that demanded control over their users. As citizens and their customers, we need to promote our desires for a new class of hardware — hardware that anyone can support because it respects your freedom.
Hardware we all want: FSF announces criteria for hardware endorsement program
Respects Your Freedom certified products
Minifree (formerly Gluglug)  |
The LibreBoot T400 laptop was awarded Respects Your Freedom certification on November 30, 2015. The Minifree T400 comes with the FSF endorsed distros: Trisquel GNU/Linux and Libreboot. | Purchase product: http://minifree.org/product/libreboot-t400/ |
Minifree (formerly Gluglug)  |
The LibreBoot X200 laptop was awarded Respects Your Freedom certification on January 29th, 2015. For certification details, including certified source code, see www.fsf.org/resources/hw/endorsement/gluglug. | Purchase product: http://minifree.org/product/libreboot-x200/. |
Aleph Objects, Inc.  |
Aleph Objects, Inc. LulzBot 3D printers, include: the Lulzbot Mini 3D printer; the TAZ line of 3D printers, including the most recent being the TAZ 5.0 and all previous models; as well as the AO-101, and the AO-100. For certification details, including certified source code, see www.fsf.org/resources/hw/endorsement/aleph-objects. | Purchase product: . |
ThinkPenguin, Inc.  |
The Free Software Wireless-N Mini Router (TPE-R1100) was awarded RYF certifiction in December, 2015. This mini-router is intended to be r used in conjunction with a VPN service and is not intended to be a substitute for a full wireless router. It runs the latest version of LibreCMC, an FSF-endorsed GNU/Linux distro. For certification details, including certified source code, see www.fsf.org/resources/hw/endorsement/thinkpenguin. |
Purchase products: https://www.thinkpenguin.com/TPE-R1100 |
ThinkPenguin, Inc.  |
The TPE-NWIFIROUTER Wireless-N router comes pre-installed with libreCMC, an FSF-endorsed embedded GNU/Linux distribution. For certification details, including certified source code, see www.fsf.org/resources/hw/endorsement/thinkpenguin. |
Purchase products: https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/free-software-wireless-n-broadband-router-gnu-linux-tpe-nwifirouter2 |
ThinkPenguin, Inc.  |
ThinkPenguin sells asmallTPE-N150USB Wireless N USB Adapter. For certification details, including certified source code, see www.fsf.org/resources/hw/endorsement/thinkpenguin. |
Purchase products: http://thinkpenguin.com/TPE-N150USB |
ThinkPenguin, Inc.  |
ThinkPenguin also sells a long-range TPE-N150USBL Wireless N USB adapter. For certification details, including certified source code, see www.fsf.org/resources/hw/endorsement/thinkpenguin. |
Purchase product: http://thinkpenguin.com/TPE-N150USBL |
Tehnoetic  |
The Tehnoetic wireless USB adapter for GNU/Linux-libre (TET-N150) has been awarded the use of FSF's Respects Your Freedom Certification mark For certification details, including certified source code, see www.fsf.org/resources/hw/endorsement/tehnoetic. |
Purchase product: tehnoetic.com/tehnoetic-wireless-adapter-gnu-linux-libre-tet-n150 |
Libiquity  |
The Taurinus X200 laptop was awarded Respects Your Freedom certification on July 29, 2015. Certification details, including certified source code, will be posted soon. | Purchase product: https://shop.libiquity.com/product/taurinus-x200. |
Apply for Respects Your Freedom certification
Companies interested in getting RYF certification for a given hardware product (digital devices, computers, components for computers, and computer-controlled devices) should review our general guidelines for certification. If you have any questions or believe you have a product eligible for certification, please contact licensing@fsf.org.
A company whose product is certified will be eligible to:
- display the Respects Your Freedom certification mark on the certified product's packaging, marketing, and other materials,
- use the FSF name and the Respects Your Freedom certification program name in press releases and advertising, including quotes from FSF executives,
- promotion through the FSF's own channels, either jointly with your own or separately.
Help us build and promote the RYF certification program
- Support this work by donating or joining as a member.
- Buy certified products and encourage others to do so.
- Subscribe to the Free Software Supporter to receive announcements about new certified products.
- Let us know about hardware products that might be a good candidate for RYF certification.
- Share our RYF flier (PDF|ODT) at conferences and meetups!
- Contact a company that distributes hardware that already works with free software operating systems, or that runs on free software, and let them know about the FSF's RYF certification program.