With latest updates, GNOME Web (Epiphany) can play YouTube videos on the Librem 5, so you won't have to switch to Firefox to do that anymore. And you won't believe where the bug was located[1]! ;) Call `sudo apt install gstreamer1.0-libav` or wait a few days until it's installed by default with the next update and enjoy. @purism
[1] it was in glibc...
our update from mid nov is now out on Crowd Supply as well! https://www.crowdsupply.com/mnt/reform/updates/november-production-update
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..."
https://puri.sm/posts/librem-5-mass-production-phone-has-begun-shipping/
YouTube-dl's repository has been restored \o/ https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl
Apparently, thank to intervention of the @eff https://raw.githubusercontent.com/github/dmca/master/2020/11/2020-11-16-RIAA-reversal-effletter.pdf
The Librem 5 Mass Production Shipping FAQ
"Right now we are finishing up our extensive quality control steps and fulfillment procedures so that we can start shipping the revolutionary Librem 5 phone."
https://puri.sm/posts/the-librem-5-mass-production-shipping-faq/
Precursor is a RISC-V, FPGA-assisted open hardware PDA aimed at developers and hackers
https://tuxphones.com/bunnie-studios-precursor-open-hardware-risc-v-linux-pda-phone/ #linux
made a last minute MNT Reform motherboard revision today, to accomodate for a 7cm long chonker of a LS1028A CPU/RAM upgrade module to be released at some point next year by https://rbz.es & us.
Thanks to @exalm@floss.social taking care of Webkit's packaging, Epiphany's GPU acceleration can now work on the #Librem5! Before (no acceleration) and after (GPU accelerated):
Anbox on the Librem 5
https://puri.sm/posts/anbox-on-the-librem-5/
"Anbox now runs on the Librem 5, getting you access to many additional free software apps that are packaged only for Android."
New episode of @reality2cast featuring @kyle of @purism talking about #DigitalConvergence and more!
Managed to get PSP emulation working on the Librem 5!
git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/hrydgard/ppsspp.git
cd ppsspp
sudo apt install clang cmake libgl1-mesa-dev libsdl2-dev libvulkan-dev
./b.sh --rpi64
vi cmake/Toolchains/raspberry.armv8.cmake (add set(PPSSPP_PI_MODEL4 ON))
./b.sh -rpi64
https://wololo.net/downloads/index.php/download/1326 running on the L5:
Additionally, as part of this plan, we will develop a camera option/upgrade for MNT Reform.
Big news: NLnet/NGI0 PET will fund the development of two new open hardware processor modules compatible with MNT Reform: An NXP LS1028A module developed in partnership with RBZ Embedded Logics and an FPGA module for prototyping with open CPU designs:
https://nlnet.nl/project/MNT-Reform
TheLinuxGamer reviews the Librem 5 Dogwood:
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