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+# Plinth and Freedom Plug FAQ
+
+## General Questions
+
+### What is the Freedom Plug?
+
+The Freedom Plug is .... insert links...
+
+The Freedom Plug is based on the GNU/Debian operating system. It is
+not a Linux distribution. It is a network appliance that depends on a
+series of Debian packages that configure a plug computer to behave as
+a Freedom Plug.
+
+### What is Plinth?
+
+Plinth is the web-based GUI administration front end for the Freedom Plug.
+
+### On what hardware is the Freedom Plug based?
+
+The current targets are the [Guru Plug](http://guruplug) and the
+[Dream Plug](http://dreamplug).
+
+## Accessing the Freedom Plug
+
+### Why does ssh listen on port 2222 instead of 22?
+
+If ssh listens on port 2222, bots and scripts will forever attempt to
+guess your username and password. Maybe your password isn't so
+strong. Maybe the bots get lucky. Either way, if you allow ssh
+access on port 22, you're taking a chance that can be avoided quite
+easily by moving your ssh activity to a slightly more obscure port.
+
+Because ssh activity on these boxes will be limited to programs
+configured to work specifically with Freedom Plugs as well relatively
+few people generally using ssh, the coordination necessary to use a
+non-standard port is easily achieved.
+