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Sorry for the wait, but it is still unfinished as of current writing.
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==Introduction One (1) - Why was this made?==
==Introduction One (1) - Why was this made?==
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===Why should I read this guide? Why should I trust it?===
===Why should I read this guide? Why should I trust it?===
Because whatever we (Author or contributor) say in this guide '''does or does not''' have a merit on its own. So it is recommended to research it yourself if it contains inaccuracies or out of date information that does not fit well in this said guide, as we (Author or contributors) are trying our best to find information that is important for you, as a consumer or somebody online looking for an alternative, to be introduced with software and information that we may see fit, whenever relevant or not. Also, the trust thingy, take things with a grain of salt, whatever we say (Contributors) may be inaccurate or out of date, and in some cases, misleading. However, this one should act as a form a recommendation base, and especially a knowledge base, for many reasons that we may include here. We are also trying our best to be wiki-friendly when possible, and for that, this guide does not fit the wiki in of itself, as it requires a separate domain, which by the way, the author himself, does not have money to afford a server to self-host it himself.
Because whatever we (Author or contributor) say in this guide '''does or does not''' have a merit on its own. So it is recommended to research it yourself if it contains inaccuracies or out of date information that does not fit well in this said guide, as we (Author or contributors) are trying our best to find information that is important for you, as a consumer or somebody online looking for an alternative, to be introduced with software and information that we may see fit, whenever relevant or not. Also, the trust thingy, take things with a grain of salt, whatever we say (Contributors) may be inaccurate or out of date, and in some cases, misleading. However, this one should act as a form a recommendation base, and especially a knowledge base, for many reasons that we may include here. We are also trying our best to be wiki-friendly when possible, and for that, this guide does not fit the wiki in of itself, as it requires a separate domain, which by the way, the author himself, does not have money to afford a server to self-host it himself.
=== Why should my traffic be on Tor Browser? ===
It depends, if you are in a country known for state surveillance or "police state" then you should, otherwise, it is optional as long as your ISP isn't known to sell data about your internet activity (sometimes this called "logs" in my case). For that to actually hide your usage of Tor, you need to use Tor bridges, which is in the connections tab.
=== How do I manually audit the code for malware (e.g backdoor, spyware, keylogger...) ===
In order to actually do this, in a literal sense, you would need to have a programming knowledge, and for this reason, you must learn the programming language it is written in, if it is C, learn C, if it Python, learn Python, and so on and so forth. However, if you don't have time for doing so, you gotta use an LLM or an AI "chatbot" to do so for you, however it may lead into inaccuracies or [[wikipedia:Hallucination_(artificial_intelligence)|artificial hallucination]], which may be a drawback but it is worth the risk, if you don't want to do so, learn programming and then learn a easy to learn programming language like Python or Go, this is an advice, so bear with us. 


==Introduction Two (2) - Recommended sources==
==Introduction Two (2) - Recommended sources==
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The issue is that we shouldn't trust our own governments just because they are 'honest', which they aren't, we gotta be speculative on the things that they pose a danger to. Do note that we do not endorse any sort of sensitive activity when it comes to, say, endorsing or promoting [[wikipedia:Anarchism|anarchism]], that is a separate issue that you must figure it out. Ideally, there is no such thing as a true good government.
The issue is that we shouldn't trust our own governments just because they are 'honest', which they aren't, we gotta be speculative on the things that they pose a danger to. Do note that we do not endorse any sort of sensitive activity when it comes to, say, endorsing or promoting [[wikipedia:Anarchism|anarchism]], that is a separate issue that you must figure it out. Ideally, there is no such thing as a true good government.
===Why should my traffic be on Tor Browser?===
It depends, if you are in a country known for state surveillance or "police state" then you should, otherwise, it is optional as long as your ISP isn't known to sell data about your internet activity (sometimes this is called "logs" in my case). For that to actually hide your usage of Tor, you need to use Tor bridges, which is in the connections tab.
===How do I manually audit the code for malware (e.g backdoor, spyware, keylogger...)===
In order to actually do this, in a literal sense, you would need to have a programming knowledge, and for this reason, you must learn the programming language it is written in, if it is C, learn C, if it Python, learn Python, and so on and so forth. However, if you don't have time for doing so, you gotta use an LLM or an AI "chatbot" to do so for you, however it may lead into inaccuracies or [[wikipedia:Hallucination_(artificial_intelligence)|artificial hallucination]], which may be a drawback but it is worth the risk, if you don't want to do so, learn programming and then learn a easy to learn programming language like Python or Go, this is an advice, so bear with us. 


==Manual One (1) - The basics==
==Manual One (1) - The basics==
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== Manual Two (2) - Consumer-friendly alternatives ==
==Manual Two (2) - Consumer-friendly alternatives==
Just a clear heads up, we do not endorse any of these, just that it is recommended, nothing else.
Just a clear heads up, we do not endorse any of these, just that it is recommended, nothing else.


=== Software-level alternatives and recommendations ===
===Software-level alternatives and recommendations===


==== Operating System (OS) ====
====Operating System (OS)====
A side note: if you are going to use those distributions for production work, make sure to encrypt your hard drive upon installation (the partitioning), this will increase security in case of theft or the law enforcement or dubbed as "feds" trying to snoop in on your unencrypted hard drive.
A side note: if you are going to use those distributions for production work, make sure to encrypt your hard drive upon installation (the partitioning), this will increase security in case of theft or the law enforcement or dubbed as "feds" trying to snoop in on your unencrypted hard drive.


# [https://linuxmint.com/ Linux Mint]
#[https://linuxmint.com/ Linux Mint]
## Often recommended for beginners to those that are familiar with the traditional Windows desktop experience. Stable, but it is generally a lightweight version of Ubuntu. Does not contain any form of OS-level tracking whatsoever.
##Often recommended for beginners to those that are familiar with the traditional Windows desktop experience. Stable, but it is generally a lightweight version of Ubuntu. Does not contain any form of OS-level tracking whatsoever.
# [https://www.debian.org/ Debian]
#[https://www.debian.org/ Debian]
## A one distribution that has inspired many distributions that are based off of, such as Ubuntu for example. It is rock-solid stable, it is lightweight, and has customization options in the installation menu when you start Debian for the first time.
##A one distribution that has inspired many distributions that are based off of, such as Ubuntu for example. It is rock-solid stable, it is lightweight, and has customization options in the installation menu when you start Debian for the first time.
# [https://www.kicksecure.com/ KickSecure]
#[https://www.kicksecure.com/ KickSecure]
## Based on Debian (but hardened), it is secure, and has a great documentation detailing your usage on that said distribution. It is free software, as they have claimed to be, and has [https://xfce.org/ Xfce] as its default desktop environment, making the distribution lightweight and performant.  
##Based on Debian (but hardened), it is secure, and has a great documentation detailing your usage on that said distribution. It is free software, as they have claimed to be, and has [https://xfce.org/ Xfce] as its default desktop environment, making the distribution lightweight and performant.