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August 2019 Update puri.sm/posts/librem-5-august- final push before the imminent launch, polishing the most critical apps: calls, messages, web browser, shell and Initial Setup, Contacts and Settings for mobile

We are proud to unveil the final hardware specifications for the Librem 5 smartphone, set to begin shipping in Q3 of 2019.

puri.sm/posts/librem-5-smartph

Right now I'm looking at my System76 Oryx Pro gaming benchmarks. Windows vs Pop!_OS with the latest Nvidia drivers on each. And guess what? 2 native #Linux games AND 2 games via Steam Proton are outperforming their Windows counterparts.

This is freaking exciting!

Librem 5 Smartphone -- July Update.

So much amazing stuff going on. Including Calls, Messages, Web, Contacts, Settings, and more.

puri.sm/posts/librem-5-july-up

Lessons in Vendor Lock-in: Google and Huawei
by @kyle
What happens when you're locked in to a vendor that's too big to fail, but is on the opposite end of a trade war?

linuxjournal.com/content/lesso

Runs on the Librem 5 Smartphone – Week 2.

Collecting all the videos of software running on the Librem 5 over the last week (including Emacs, Podcasts, Torrents, Open Transport Tycoon Deluxe, and more).

puri.sm/posts/runs-on-the-libr

7 days, 7 applications running on the Librem 5 smartphone dev kit (with video).

Web browsing. Taking notes. Playing Solitaire. And that's just for starters.

Check out what's possible. And stay tuned as we showcase something new every single day.

puri.sm/posts/runs-on-the-libr

The @postmarketOS folks are making massive strides in their work, not just for the #Pinephone but also dozens of other devices new and old. 😄 postmarketos.org/blog/2019/06/

As we approach the release of the Librem 5 smartphone (Q3 of 2019), we're going to take a look at 1 application (or game, or feature) running on the Librem 5 Development Kit every single day.

Starting with something fun:

Day 1 - AisleRiot Solitaire

youtube.com/watch?v=qBFRbOvZvx

What was a bad idea in 1993 and didn't get any better? backdoors in encryption!
We signed a public letter, joing over 100 organizations and individuals urging the German goverment to drop this idea.
nextcloud.com/blog/a-bad-idea-

I just wrote a post that talks about user empowerment and how that influences how @purism designs its products, from hardware to software to security to services to social: puri.sm/posts/with-purism-prod

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