Well-deserved Retirement Plan for the Original Jolla Phone
The original Jolla smartphone from 2013 received an incredible number of 34 software updates during a lifetime of 7 years. The latest Sailfish OS update 3.4.0 will remain the last officially supported software release.
Jolla will continue to provide access to the official app store for the time being.
- Blog post by Jolla Captain Sami Pienimäki:
Netting this out, the reason @purism arguably is more important to us is that it is uniquely able to keep us safe as we move into this future of smartphones as the virtual us. While movies, games and pretty phones are nice, I tend to think keeping myself, my assets and my loved ones safe has far higher value. @kyle
This great article explains the fundamental problems with app data collection that lead to the govt. buying location data.
In this post we talk about how app ecosystem incentives steer developers toward collecting data they don't need. https://puri.sm/posts/mobile-app-stores-and-the-power-of-incentives/
Librem 5 Visual Walkthrough
"With the Mass-produced Evergreen phone now starting to ship, we put together a video walkthrough of the launch software as well as an overview of the final hardware."
Librem 14 Status Update: Shipping Starts in December
https://puri.sm/posts/librem-14-status-update-shipping-starts-in-december/
"Librem 14 will begin shipping in December with all backorders shipped in January and reaching shipping parity in February."
Pre-order now and get $100 off! Early bird pricing ends November 30th
The Free Software Foundation has published an "Ethical Tech Giving Guide" and suggest our #librem5 for their smartphone category!
https://www.fsf.org/givingguide/v11/
Learn more about the Librem 5: https://puri.sm/products/librem-5/
Ouch: "They [Apple] claim it's about privacy, but it's about profit. ... We are not fooled. This is all part of a transformation of Apple's business away from innovative hardware products to data-driven software and media." https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/11/apple-moving-forward-with-plan-to-limit-creepy-user-tracking/
Watch "Librem 5 Visual Walkthrough" on YouTube
https://youtu.be/cAUNrY_qPCg @cybette
The Journey to Shipping the Librem 5 – Purism
https://puri.sm/posts/the-journey-to-shipping-the-librem-5/ @cybette
New lawsuit: Why do Android phones mysteriously exchange 260MB a month with Google via cellular data when they're not even in use? • The Register
https://www.theregister.com/2020/11/14/google_android_data_allowance/
Watch "Linux App Summit" on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjSsbz2TDxIxBEarbDzNQ4w
Watch "Linux App Summit" on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjSsbz2TDxIxBEarbDzNQ4w
Debian donation for Peertube development - Bits from Debian
https://bits.debian.org/2020/10/debian-donation-peertube.html
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