Leetaur @leetaur@librem.one

‪The 2 (Big) Problems Facing Linux (and Open Source) in 2020.‬

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We are living in an age where everything from clothing to furniture to technology is cheap and disposable. The assumption is that nothing lasts, so one might as well buy the cheapest thing and throw it away when it inevitably breaks. Nowhere is this more true than the phone market, but it's something we want to change with the Librem 5.

https://puri.sm/posts/librem-5-longevity-solving-the-problem-of-disposable-technology/

After months of work, we have a new stable release series.

Tor 0.4.2.5 is the first stable in the 0.4.2.x series. This series improves reliability and stability and includes several stability and correctness improvements for onion services. https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-0425-also-0417-0406-and-0359

Yesterday I received my #Librem5 from @purism! Today I had fun with it, here are some photos:
- the default applications
- the Fractal @matrix client
- the Komikku webcomic reader
- the terminal application

A busy week at #Purism https://puri.sm/posts/

- Closed a $2.5m note series
- Announced #Librem5 USA
- Released Librem 5 hardware schematics
- Released #coreboot 4.11 for all products
- Librem on FSF Ethical Tech Giving Guide
- Posted two jobs https://puri.sm/jobs/

The #Librem5 is on the FSF's #EthicalTech Gift Giving Guide, https://puri.sm/posts/librem-5-on-the-free-software-foundations-ethical-tech-gift-giving-guide/

Introducing Smashwords Presales

The folks over at the e-book distribution service, Smashwords, have introduced Presales, to help your book launch. An e-book presale allows readers to purchase and read a new book before the release date.

Take a look!

#ebooks #books #selfpublishing

https://blog.smashwords.com/2019/12/presales.html

Hooray there's one less blob 🎉 coreboot 4.11: Leaving No Librem Behind https://puri.sm/posts/coreboot-4-11-leaving-no-librem-behind/ #coreboot #pureboot #qubes

The Purism team is expanding. We're looking for a talented Growth Marketer and a Web Designer with a passion for open source, open hardware, privacy and security https://puri.sm/jobs/

@lunduke thank you for the time you spent with us Bryan. All the best for you and your family. Looking forward to more Lunduke Show 😀

We promised to publish the hardware schematics when the #Librem5 shipped and we delivered: Hardware Schematics and X-ray Scans for Librem 5 Birch https://puri.sm/posts/a-different-kind-of-transparency/ #OpenHardware #Linux

We have a first "review" of the #Purism #Librem5 Birch:
https://azdle.net/2019/11/comparing-apples-and-gnomes/

#Librem5 backers in the Birch batch have started sharing unboxing photos https://azdle.net/2019/11/librem-5-unboxing/ (attached CC-BY 2.0) videos https://peertube.co.uk/videos/watch/55eece8c-2d6c-4da3-8c8c-895217d66e2a and positive early impressions https://www.reddit.com/r/Purism/comments/e2mqgb/i_have_my_librem_5_ama/ thank you to all our supporters for your patience and excitement 😀

@fsf Lists the Librem 5 in its Giving Guide https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/ethical-tech-giving-guide-freedom-is-the-gift-that-keeps-on-giving The Purism Librem 5 cell phone is another exciting addition to the Giving Guide this year: we're giving it a tentative recommendation because the company has publicly committed to doing the right things for prioritizing user freedom and privacy. We also have evaluated and endorsed the operating system that the Librem 5 will run, the fully free PureOS, and the phone is designed for maximum privacy, security, and user freedom.

We are delighted to share that early yesterday we shipped the first #Librem5 Birch devices to backers https://puri.sm/posts/librem-5-birch-shipping-announcement/

Instead of an awkward Thanksgiving conversation about politics, spend that time using our SSD guide to improve your family's online security. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/11/safest-conversation-youll-have-holiday