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Spent some time on getting my old Librem 5 port of Jumpdrive into shape, so it can get upstreamed. It's a super useful little recovery utility to have in your tool belt :) github.com/dreemurrs-embedded/

- Announcing the Librem Mini V2

"The Librem Mini v2 in just about all respects matches the Mini v1 including the same base price. The big difference is that we can now offer a new, 10th gen i7-10510U Intel processor. "

puri.sm/posts/announcing-the-l

Librem 5 Mass Production Phone Has Begun Shipping

"Shipping the Librem 5 has been an immense multi-year developmental effort. It is the culmination of people’s desire to see an alternative to Android and iOS..."

puri.sm/posts/librem-5-mass-pr

Did you know...#GUADEC, #GNOMEAsia, GNOME Onboard Africa Virtual, and the Linux App Summit are all supported by donations? And GNOME Asia 2020 starts next week! Don't forget to register events.gnome.org/event/24/regi

#opensource #conference #Fundraiser

We successfully tested Direct Messages between Pixelfed and Mastodon!

The Direct Messages feature will be shipping later today! 🎉

#pixelfed #direct

So impressed with the work @johan Thelin has done with FOSS North this year despite all the challenges that have come. The schedule for the upcoming talk is pretty amazing and relevant. lnkd.in/gAgzqMd
So grateful for all of Johan's work to keep what I humbly feel is the best independent, FOSS conference in Scandinavia.

Specify Form-Factors in Your Librem 5 Apps

"As a user you also want to know which applications are relevant to run at a given time, so Phosh will let you run desktop-only applications only when the phone is docked."

puri.sm/posts/specify-form-fac

More than 2,000 law enforcement agencies across every state now have access to technology that allows them to extract data from confiscated phones.

A new report by @TeamUpturn details the dangerous growth of these tools: upturn.org/reports/2020/mass-e

Microsoft got in antitrust trouble for bundling IE for free w/ Windows to compete with Netscape.

Now imagine Microsoft controlled whether Netscape could be installed or updated on Windows, and blocked them, and you are closer to the current situation with phones.

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So impressed with the work @johan Thelin has done with FOSS North this year despite all the challenges that have come. The schedule for the upcoming talk is pretty amazing and relevant. lnkd.in/gAgzqMd
So grateful for all of Johan's work to keep what I humbly feel is the best independent, FOSS conference in Scandinavia.

Thanks for the 1,673 app votes so far! Already at 16% of our 10,000 vote goal!

Help fund the apps you desire with "Fund Your App":

puri.sm/fund-your-app/

It’s time to celebrate software freedom! Join us online TODAY for a fun and informative 35th birthday celebration that will honor the history of the FSF and discuss exciting plans for the future: u.fsf.org/fsf35

Introducing: Librem AweSIM

Unlimited cellular plan that works with the

- as a service
- A new phone number registered in Purism's name
- Unlimited talk / text / data
- No contracts, cancel anytime

All for just $99/month

Learn more: puri.sm/products/librem-awesim

Submit your session for #LibrePlanet 2021 by October 28! We invite activists, hackers, law professionals, artists, students, developers, young people, policymakers, tinkerers, and more to participate: u.fsf.org/359

Desktop and Phone Convergence

puri.sm/posts/desktop-and-phon

"The is more than a phone, it’s a full desktop computer in your pocket designed to be just as mobile as you are."

Free Unix! 37 years ago today, the initial announcement of the GNU operating system was posted to Usenet. Every day since then has brought them closer to their goal of a world where users can do their computing in complete freedom. u.fsf.org/2on

Don't forget to submit your session to #LibrePlanet 2021 by October 28th! LibrePlanet is the FSF's annual gathering for free software activists, developers, and all those concerned about digital ethics. u.fsf.org/1y7

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