Newsletter and status updates – Purism https://puri.sm/ High-quality computers that protect your freedom and privacy Wed, 01 Oct 2025 18:29:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.28 https://puri.sm/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-purism-logo-rectangle-1-32x32.png Newsletter and status updates – Purism https://puri.sm/ 32 32 Repo stats https://puri.sm/posts/repo-stats/ Fri, 07 Apr 2023 18:14:18 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=77432 It’s no secret that I will take any opportunity to look in the warped mirror of statistics to glean insights on myself. I did it before for squeekboard, and I dug into the prehistory of my browser tabs. Recently, a new tool appeared, called Git-Heat-Map, and I asked the statistical crystal ball some questions. Which […]

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]]> Shipping new SparkLAN Wifi cards with Librem 5 https://puri.sm/posts/shipping-new-sparklan-wifi-cards-with-librem-5/ Thu, 09 Feb 2023 22:45:38 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=77096 One of the unique features about the Librem 5 is its modular cellular modem and WiFi/Bluetooth cards. This not only aids in repairing hardware, it also means when new, compatible cards become available (or previous cards unavailable), we have the flexibility to change modules. Up until December 2022 all Librem5 phones had been shipping with […]

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]]> Where is My Librem 5? Part 2 https://puri.sm/posts/where-is-my-librem-5-part-2/ Thu, 22 Dec 2022 17:10:01 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=76713 Earlier this year I wrote a post titled Where is My Librem 5? where I went into detail about some of the challenges (in particular in the supply chain) that we faced in making the mass-produced Librem 5. If you haven’t yet read that article, I highly recommend it so you have more background on […]

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]]> What We Are Thankful For https://puri.sm/posts/what-we-are-thankful-for/ Tue, 22 Nov 2022 19:05:43 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=76466 It’s that time of year when many people find themselves in a reflective mood. For those of us in the US, it’s the week of the Thanksgiving holiday and this week people commonly reflect on the past year and what they are thankful for. Normally our posts are status updates, tech tips, or thought pieces, […]

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]]> Where Is My Librem 5? https://puri.sm/posts/where-is-my-librem-5/ Mon, 22 Aug 2022 18:04:38 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=75666 While our recent news has been all about Librem 5 USA, we also have been steadily shipping through Librem 5s from previous production runs and it has been gratifying to share in the excitement of customers who have gotten the Librem 5 they have been waiting so patiently for. While the remainder of you have […]

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]]> Librem 5 USA At Shipping Parity: New Orders Ship Within 10 Business Days https://puri.sm/posts/librem-5-usa-at-shipping-parity-new-orders-ship-within-10-business-days/ Thu, 04 Aug 2022 16:47:23 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=75583 The day we have been waiting for is finally here! The Librem 5 USA has reached shipping parity, which means that new orders placed today will ship within our standard 10-business-day window. The Librem 5 USA now joins the Librem Mini and Librem 14 as a post-Just In Time product, one where instead of relying […]

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]]> Purism’s Ethical Marketing Principles https://puri.sm/posts/purisms-ethical-marketing-principles/ Fri, 22 Jul 2022 20:52:23 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=75543 Updated: 2024-01-05 Adding how Purism handles outreach into dystopia and uses third-party tools to educate about switching to Purism (utopia). Updated: 2024-01-06 Listing examples of internal (utopian) tools and external (dystopian) tools. In a previous post, “Is Ethical Advertising Possible?” We talked about the internal discussions we were having as we looked to expand our […]

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]]> Qubes 4.1 Now Available for Pre-Install https://puri.sm/posts/qubes-4-1-now-available-for-pre-install/ Thu, 26 May 2022 15:39:02 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=75098 I’m convinced that the Librem 14 is the best laptop for Qubes and our customers seem to agree. Originally, customers who selected Qubes with their order would have to install it themselves with a USB thumb drive we added to the order. More recently we started offering Qubes as a pre-installed option, all set up […]

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]]> Improved Delivery Time for Librem 5 USA: May 2022 Update https://puri.sm/posts/improved-delivery-time-for-librem-5-usa-may-2022-update/ Wed, 11 May 2022 17:00:19 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=74977 We are almost there! We have overcome a number supply chain and manufacturing challenges for the Librem 5 USA and have been steadily shipping through orders this Spring. It’s been really gratifying to hear all of the positive feedback from Librem 5 USA customers who now have their phones. Based on the current backlog of […]

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]]> A Vision in Focus https://puri.sm/posts/a-vision-in-focus/ Tue, 05 Apr 2022 21:03:43 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=74549 It’s the start of a new era at Purism. With the announcement of my new role as President, I thought I should share a bit about my background at Purism, my thoughts on the vision Purism captured in its Social Purpose charter, how we’ve approached that vision so far, and how I see us working […]

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]]> Crossing the Chasm Toward the Tipping Point https://puri.sm/posts/crossing-the-chasm-toward-the-tipping-point/ Fri, 25 Mar 2022 12:00:07 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=73522 Innovating Innovating is a roller coaster ride, there are plenty of ups and downs, exciting times and stressful times, times where others doubt but you believe. Perseverance is the most important trait of early stage entrepreneurship. We are past the early stage now, executing across hardware, software, and services; we are crossing the chasm into […]

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]]> As Purism Grows, Founder CEO Todd Weaver Transitions Role of President to Kyle Rankin & Vice-President to Nicole Faerber https://puri.sm/posts/as-purism-grows-founder-ceo-todd-weaver-transitions-role-of-president-to-kyle-rankin-vice-president-to-nicole-faerber/ Thu, 24 Mar 2022 15:57:21 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=74496 Purism announced key leadership roles to support its growth plans. Chief Security Officer, Kyle Rankin, will step up to hold the responsibilities of Purism as its President. Chief Technology Officer, Nicole Faerber will serve as Vice- President (VP) in addition to her CTO role. Todd Weaver, the Founder and CEO of Purism will maintain his position. […]

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]]> Sharing The Love: Lowering Librem 14’s Price https://puri.sm/posts/sharing-the-love-lowering-librem-14s-price/ Mon, 14 Feb 2022 17:28:31 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=74106 Everywhere you look, prices are going up. The ongoing supply chain woes over the past two years have affected us too, and as chip and component prices go up, it’s meant we’ve had to raise some prices as well. Yet supply and demand work both ways: as our own costs go down, we want to […]

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]]> Purism 2022 Roadmap https://puri.sm/posts/purism-2022-roadmap/ Tue, 25 Jan 2022 20:31:38 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=73765 Looking back on the road we have already traveled, Purism has pioneered many areas.  These include securing boot firmware (PureBoot), manufacturing in the USA (Librem Key and Librem 5 USA), and creating the first truly convergent operating system (PureOS) by authoring the foundational pieces for mobile GNU/Linux (Phosh, Phoc, Squeekboard, Calls, Chats, etc). These innovations […]

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]]> 2021 Year in Review: Design https://puri.sm/posts/2021-year-in-review-design/ Mon, 10 Jan 2022 17:00:31 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=73566 This year, just like the previous years, the Purism design team has been focusing on improving the overall Librem products experience. We took this opportunity to contribute to some amazing upstream projects like Libadwaita for the world to benefit from those modern and respectful technologies. Our goal is to make each Librem product simple and […]

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]]> Year End Update for 2021, Looking Forward to 2022 https://puri.sm/posts/year-end-update-for-2021-looking-forward-to-2022/ Fri, 17 Dec 2021 22:13:44 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=73455 2021 was a year of transformation and growth for Purism, amidst real challenges. Thank you for all your support and contribution! This has been a particularly daunting year for the supply chain. Really, the global pandemic has made supply chains less reliable, and lead times and shipping times for various parts incredibly unpredictable. In midst […]

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]]> Librem 5 News Summary: May 2021 https://puri.sm/posts/librem-5-news-summary-may-2021/ Thu, 10 Jun 2021 20:23:10 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=72192 Born in the USA In the month of May we hit a major milestone: fabricating the Librem 5 USA PCBA! We started shipping Librem 5 USA the first week of June. We are now going through the Librem 5 USA backlog, and depending on the number of new orders that come in, we hope to […]

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]]> Purism Launches a Privacy-first, Made in USA Smartphone: Librem 5 USA, as an Alternative to Big Tech Offerings https://puri.sm/posts/purism-launches-a-privacy-first-made-in-usa-smartphone-librem-5-usa-as-an-alternative-to-big-tech-offerings/ Tue, 01 Jun 2021 16:46:27 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=72097 Purism’s Librem 5 USA offers consumers a privacy-first smart phone with a secure supply chain CALSBAD, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, June 2, 2021 Purism begins shipping its newest privacy-first smartphone, Librem 5 USA. The smart phone retains the software security and privacy features of the Librem 5 while adding a transparent, secure supply chain with manufacturing in the […]

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]]> Librem 5 News Summary: April 2021 https://puri.sm/posts/librem-5-news-summary-april-2021/ Wed, 05 May 2021 16:34:52 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=71728 Software Meets Hardware The month of April saw more advances on the software side, in particular where software integrates with the Librem 5 hardware. You Ought To Be In Pictures Last month we announced progress with Librem 5 camera support, but at the time pictures were still being taken using command line commands. Now that […]

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]]> Librem 14 Begins Shipping https://puri.sm/posts/librem-14-begins-shipping/ Fri, 16 Apr 2021 15:19:37 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=71553 We set out on a multi-year journey to build our dream laptop - the Librem 14 - and today that dream is reality and is shipping.

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]]> Librem 5 News Summary: February 2021 https://puri.sm/posts/librem-5-news-summary-february-2021/ Thu, 04 Mar 2021 22:53:28 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=71212 Steady Progress February was a month of strong and steady progress behind the scenes from operational improvements to a lot more code written and released. Each week we ship an increasing number of Librem 5s out to backers. We also continue to work to locate and expedite more i.MX 8M CPU supply for future Librem […]

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]]> Librem 14: Adding Librem EC, Freed Embedded Controller Firmware https://puri.sm/posts/librem-14-adding-librem-ec-freed-embedded-controller-firmware/ Mon, 22 Feb 2021 12:35:16 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=71068 Starting with the Librem 14 laptop we are including fully liberated Embedded Controller (EC) firmware with all the source code available. This is something we set as a goal a long time ago, and now we are finally here. Let’s first start by explaining what the EC is and does. A PC these days is […]

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]]> Librem 5 News Summary: January 2021 https://puri.sm/posts/librem-5-news-summary-january-2021/ Wed, 03 Feb 2021 17:47:34 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=71016 January has been a very busy month on the Librem 5 front. Each week we continue to ship out more Librem 5s to backers and we now have a good sense of the average number of phones we can ship out each week.

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]]> Getting Purism News https://puri.sm/posts/getting-purism-news/ Thu, 21 Jan 2021 18:02:23 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=70947 We have a lot of irons in the fire at Purism whether it’s hardware development like the Librem 5, Librem 5 USA, or Librem 14, new products like the Librem Mini v2, or the wide range of software projects we maintain at https://source.puri.sm./ As a result, each week there is news on at least one of these fronts.

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]]> Librem 14 Update: Shipping Starts in February with Extended Battery https://puri.sm/posts/librem-14-update-shipping-starts-in-february-with-extended-battery/ Fri, 15 Jan 2021 17:20:26 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=70887 The Librem 14 is our dream laptop and we know many of you are looking forward to getting yours. In our last post we talked about some of the final tweaks we made that resulted in shipping being delayed until January. The bad news is that we won’t be able to start shipping Librem 14s […]

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]]> Librem 5 Update: Shipping Estimates and CPU Supply Chain https://puri.sm/posts/librem-5-update-shipping-estimates-and-cpu-supply-chain/ Tue, 12 Jan 2021 22:29:22 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=70867 It's been a busy holiday and New Year's season at Purism as we continue to ship out Librem 5s to backers each week. We know for those who haven't received their Librem 5 yet, what they most want to know is when their Librem 5 will arrive.

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]]> Librem 5 Mass Production Phone Has Begun Shipping https://puri.sm/posts/librem-5-mass-production-phone-has-begun-shipping/ Wed, 18 Nov 2020 16:58:42 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=70014 SAN FRANCISCO, November 18, 2020 — Purism, a Social Purpose Company (SPC) focusing on security and privacy with its hardware and software, has begun shipping its mass-produced Librem 5 phone to customers. The Librem 5 is a one-of-a-kind general-purpose computer in a phone form-factor that Purism has designed and built from scratch following a successful […]

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]]> Librem 14 Shipping in December https://puri.sm/posts/librem-14-shipping-in-december/ Tue, 22 Sep 2020 19:52:23 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=69420 We set out to build our dream laptop with the Librem 14 and that meant adding new features such as: Two SO-DIMM slots with up to 64GB RAM Write-protected BIOS and EC chips with an internal switch Microphone kill switches that extend protections to the headphone jack Enhanced WiFi M.2 slots for hardware hacking Extra […]

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]]> Librem 14 Progress – Hardware Development https://puri.sm/posts/librem-14-progress-hardware-development/ Fri, 28 Aug 2020 16:47:18 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=69179 About a month ago we approved the schematics for our Librem 14 main board, which is a fully custom Purism design. After that the schematics, which describe which electronic components are connected to which and how, needs to be turned in to a PCB design. This is a complicated and time-consuming process. We are happy […]

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]]> Librem 5 Evergreen Update: Mold and Milestones https://puri.sm/posts/librem-5-evergreen-update-mold-and-milestones/ Fri, 28 Aug 2020 09:00:38 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=69115 In our last Librem 5 update post, we discussed a number of the changes in our Librem 5 “Dogwood” batch as compared with previous batches. Dogwood was our last “small batch” in preparation for Evergreen, our highly-anticipated mass-produced Librem 5 batch. Dogwood was incredibly important as it gave us one of our last opportunities to […]

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