Purism and KDE to Work Together on World's First Truly Free Smartphone

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  1. BoerenkoolMetWorst

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    https://www.kde.org/announcements/kde-purism-librem5.php
     
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    Gnome joins the party:
    https://www.gnome.org/news/2017/09/...its-efforts-to-build-the-librem-5-smartphone/
     
  3. Mrkvonic

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    So we will end with 29 flavors of the phone instead of just one. Sigh.
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    Purism's Privacy and Security-Focused Librem 5 Linux Phone to Arrive in Q3 2019
    https://news.softpedia.com/news/pur...linux-phone-to-arrive-in-q3-2019-525048.shtml

    Am glad to see that they have finally sorted the power consumption and heating issues, but after an initial prediction of a January release, later altered to April, we now have an extra three months to wait. I guess it will be worth it if the phone does what it promises. Shame it's only a 4G, as all the [android] phones in Q4 2019 will be 5G.
     
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    I will wait a bit before purchasing one, let them iron the coming bugs/issues.
    I like those kind of small companies doing tailored products.
     
  6. EASTER

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    Same as well.

    Once the fine tuning & testing reveals enough positives I would do a switch over to them.
     
  7. Mrkvonic

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    I might one of these for testing.
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    650-700$ are you kidding! The specs are way behind cheaper but more powerful phones.
    Sure it is handmade, but no thank you, I won't want a low-end phone even for some little privacy benefits.
     
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    They certainly are. As are the specs for XP and W7 but you try and pry them from the computers of some of the members here.
     
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    Librem 5 Linux Phone Starts Shipping September 24th in Batches Until Q4 2020

    But sadly not for another 12 months. The link at the bottom of the article is a bit useless. HERE are the full details of the iteration schedule. A huge 6 months between Batch Dogwood [what I consider to be still in beta format] and Batch Fir, which should be a final product.

    I am still very interested in this phone, but in 12 months time they have to include 5G or the sell will be even harder.
    Also, we are putting our secure communications trust in a system that has just come out of beta.
    Rather than seeing the finish line, this race has only just begun.
     
  13. deBoetie

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    I've been impressed with Matrix, having evaluated the Riot/Matrix solution, which is interesting in its own right.

    They will have to lubricate the key exchange process, I imagine using a similar approach to Signal would be the way to go practically speaking.
     
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    Purism’s Librem 5 phone starts shipping—a fully open GNU/Linux phone
    The crowdsourced $700 Linux phone is actually becoming a real product
    September 26, 2019
    https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/201...-starts-shipping-a-fully-open-gnulinux-phone/
    Librem: First Librem 5 Smartphones are Shipping
     
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    The Librem 5 has been “shipping” for a month—but not to backers
    Backers were largely patient with earlier project delays—but concern is rising
    November 22, 2019

    https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/201...been-shipping-for-a-month-but-not-to-backers/
     
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    Librem 5 backers have begun receiving their Linux phones
    The first Librem 5 backers have begun receiving mostly-working prototype devices
    December 2, 2019

    https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/12/librem-5-backers-receiving-their-linux-phones/
     
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    Librem 5 phone hands-on—Open source phone shows the cost of being different
    It's not finished, but many of the basics for an open source smartphone are here
    January 24, 2020

    https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/202...of-of-concept-for-the-open-source-smartphone/
     
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    Getting a Linux Phone? Here Are the Apps Pre-Installed on the Next Librem 5
    Purism reveals the Librem 5 pre-loaded apps
    April 16, 2020

    https://news.softpedia.com/news/get...e-installed-on-the-next-librem-5-529743.shtml
    Purism: Your Librem 5 is Calling
     
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    Librem 5 Mass Production Phone Has Begun Shipping
    November 18, 2020
    https://puri.sm/posts/librem-5-mass-production-phone-has-begun-shipping/
     
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