The Librem 5 smartphone -- focused on security, privacy, and user freedom -- has begun shipping! This is the very first video of the very first Librem 5 to roll off the assembly line!

More information on the Librem 5 and how to order your own:
https://…

Richard Stallman has had a rough month. This article is a decent summary of the events. In short: Stallman made some technically-correct-but-utterly-tactless comments on a private mailing list, most…

People in the tech community know me as a high-tech publicist, a former board member of BMUG — the largest Macintosh computer user group…

Received the rest of the parts for the PinePhone prototype today.

The final PinePhone won't be delivered in parts ofcourse!

This month’s update will be slightly shorter than usual - I have been dealing with some health issues recently, which significantly reduced my time to actively engage with the community.

A quick demonstration of using the hardware kill switches on a Librem 5, privacy-focused smartphone.

More information on the Librem 5 and how to order your own:
https://puri.sm/products/librem-5/

The full shipping announcement:
https://puri.sm/posts/first…

Well, here is a surprise..

GNOME, the free software desktop has been hit by a patent troll. It's the first time a free software project has been hit by this, and we want to send a message to all...

GNOME, the popular Linux desktop, is under attack by Rothschild Patent Imaging, a patent troll. But the non-profit GNOME has friends in this fight. The Open Invention Network is helping defend GNOME.

Developer was promoting human rights awareness

Our core focus for the past month was on getting the manufacturing process and shipping of the Pinebook Pro, PinePhone and PineTime development kits back on track. I will not reiterate the events that led to the delays of those devices in this post, but if…

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The Free Software Foundation Europe welcomes the conservantive CDU's party convention resolution on the use of Free Software. At its 32nd party conference ...

Google has begun charging law enforcement for access to user data, with fees of $45 for a subpoena, $60 for a wiretap, and $245 for a search warrant. With a high volume of requests from law enforcement agencies to hand over data, Google has decided to bring…

Google Chrome is now running software inside it which may make many users uncomfortable...

If Amazon Go cameras seem squiggy, shouldn’t online tracking be too?