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Just earlier this year in July, we gave you the latest update on the much-anticipated Libre 5 Linux smartphone that has been under development for quite some time. Back then, Purism announced the final specifications of its open source, Linux-based smartphone. Powered by a 1.5GHz i.MX8M Quad-Core processor, the smartphone will ship with 3GB RAM […]
The specifications of the highly anticipated Librem 5 Linux Smartphone have finally been released. The phone is made by a company known as Purism. If you’re a regular reader of Fossbytes then you might be aware of our support to companies dedicated to making a privacy-focused, secure, open-source, and an overall genuine product. Purism, the […]
Last month, Purism announced that its Librem 5 Linux smartphone will ship in April 2019; earlier, it was scheduled to arrive in January 2019. It seems that the developers will now get sufficient time to ship their phone with GNOME 3.32. In a blog post, the project urged the app developers to “use libhandy 0.0.4 […]
When Canonical decided to halt the development of Ubuntu Touch mobile operating system, it came as a surprise to many. However, due to the lack of interest of smartphone manufacturers and community, this tough decision was taken. Later, UBPorts decided to take up the Ubuntu Touch development work. Down the line when Librem 5 open source […]
Linux smartphone Librem 5 has met its $1.5 million crowdfunding goal with 2 weeks left in the campaign. With this campaign, Purism aims to create the world’s first encrypted, open smartphone ecosystem that brings total control to the users. Reaching this goal ahead of schedule will help the people behind the project accelerate the production of […]
Ever since Purism has launched its crowdfunding campaign for Librem 5 smartphone, the project has been getting overwhelming support from the Linux and open source community. In recent past, Purism announced partnerships with KDE and GNOME. The Librem 5 crowdfunding campaign is aiming at a funding of $1.5 million. If you look at the current stats, […]
The free and open source Linux smartphone movement is once again gaining momentum, thanks to the Purism’s ongoing Librem 5 crowdfunding campaign and other projects like postmarketOS. To strengthen Librem 5 development, Purism has already partnered with open source leaders like GNOME and KDE, and we’re really excited to see the final outcome. Recently, we chatted […]
Last week, we reported that KDE has partnered with the privacy-focused hardware maker Purism to help them build the “world’s first free and open smartphone” Librem 5. Now, the GNOME Foundation has also announced a similar partnership. In an announcement post, the GNOME Foundation said that they’ll be providing their endorsement and support to build […]
Just last month, we told you about a new crowdfunding project launched by privacy-focused hardware maker Purism. The device was named Librem 5 and it was expected to ship with PureOS, an open source Debian GNU/Linux derivative. Now, KDE has partnered with Purism to adapt Plasma Mobile to Purism’s Libre 5 Linux smartphone. For those who […]
Short Bytes: Privacy-focused hardware maker Purism is here with its Librem 5 smartphone. It runs PureOS (an open source Debian GNU/Linux derivative) and other Linux-based operating systems. The phone puts an extra emphasis on providing an encrypted and open experience to users. Purism has launched a crowdfunding campaign to gather support and funds for Librem […]