this laptop (MNT Reform) and this phone (Purism Librem 5) have the same SoC (CPU/GPU/...), i.MX8M. and both run free and open source drivers and software. #FOSDEM2020
Something that has surprised me over the few weeks I've had this #Librem5 phone is the rapid progress. Each week brings at least one big improvement. Case in point, yesterday's kernel update (should hit main repos in a few days) made a noticeable change in the phone's heat and touchscreen performance.
...and haptic feedback in calls when receiving a phone call on the #librem5 (as yesterday (https://social.librem.one/@agx/103561184406010030), the audio is important)
Did you know that you can update the firmware of a USB-C cable?
Yes. Cable.
https://usb.org/sites/default/files/documents/pd_fw_update_specification_rev_1_0_20160915b.pdf
...and a fair share of issues mentioned are already fixed or waiting for being released :)
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/01/librem-5-phone-hands-on-a-proof-of-concept-for-the-open-source-smartphone/
There's a well-known African proverb: "If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." What Moxie's centralization talk misses is that the faults in early decentralized protocols came because dotcoms wanted to capture the market.
Sebastian from the Purism team shares videos of 16 desktop #games running on the Librem 5 https://dosowisko.net/l5/videos/ pre-order your #Librem5 and carry your #Linux computer in your pocket 😀 https://shop.puri.sm/shop/librem-5/ #LinuxGaming
"I'm blown away by what Purism has been able to accomplish. This is a much more polished product than I expected when I backed. (...) All the basics are there and it seems to be a solid foundation for the future" :) https://azdle.net/2019/11/comparing-apples-and-gnomes/ #librem5 #purism #gnu #linux #mobile
Oxidizing Squeekboard: Exploring the popular approach of "Rewrite it in Rust" on a large C code base https://puri.sm/posts/oxidizing-squeekboard/ #Purism #Librem5 #Squeekboard #Eekboard #RustLang #CLang
My run through of the Librem 5 privacy and security-focussed mobile phone... What a joy to finally have it in my hands! My congratulations to the extraordinary team at Purism.
https://invidio.us/watch?v=Gvnt78mK-Ac&hl=en-US&local=false&autoplay=0&subtitles=%2C%2C #privacy #security #librem5
The first Librem 5 smartphones are shipping https://puri.sm/posts/first-librem-5-smartphones-are-shipping/ “This is a big moment, not just for us as a company, but for everyone concerned about issues of privacy, security, and user freedom. The Librem 5 represents years of work, building the software and hardware required to make this phone a reality.” - Todd Weaver, founder and CEO of #Purism #Librem5 #Librem5Aspen #Linux #LinuxPhone #LinuxMobile #GNOME #FOSS
Hi, I'm dos. ~80 silly FLOSS games, open smartphones, terrible music. 50% of @holypangolin; 100% of dosowisko.net; Librem 5 dev at @purism. he/him. No DMs.