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<h1 id="where-is-my-librem-5">Where Is My Librem 5?</h1>
<p>While our recent news has been all about <a
href="https://puri.sm/posts/what-is-special-about-the-librem-5-usa/">Librem
5 USA</a>, 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 been waiting for your own Librem 5, we have also been busy
continually improving the software on the Librem 5 so that the
Librem 5 you receive today is significantly better and more
capable than one we shipped a year or even six months ago.</p>
<p>Now that <a
href="https://puri.sm/posts/librem-5-usa-at-shipping-parity-new-orders-ship-within-10-business-days/">
the Librem 5 USA has hit shipping parity</a>, our mass-produced
<a href="https://puri.sm/products/librem-5/">Librem 5</a>
customers are all likely wondering the same thing: "Where is my
Librem 5?" As we <a
href="https://puri.sm/posts/taking-stock-of-librem-14/">mentioned
in a previous post</a>, the supply chain challenges over the
past few years have caused to to rethink how we approach "Just In
Time" manufacturing, and as a result we have made massive
investments in components, accessories, and other supplies so that
we can not only catch up on backorders, but maintain sufficient
stock so that once a product reaches shipping parity, we have
ample inventory to absorb any future supply chain issues. It is
very much in our interest for <em>all</em> of our products to be
in stock with short lead times, and <em>all</em> backorders to be
fulfilled. As I mentioned in my <a
href="https://puri.sm/posts/a-vision-in-focus/">A Vision on
Focus</a> post, one of our goals is to hit, and maintain, <em>stability</em>
for all our products with future products being developed
internally and announced <strong>when they are ready to ship</strong>
, instead of relying out pre-orders and crowdfunding.</p>
<p>Many of these components had long lead times, and we predicted
that we would first hit shipping parity with the Librem 14 (fewer
supply chain issues), then Librem 5 USA (separate supply chain
from Librem 5, much shorter backorder queue), and finally the
Librem 5. After working hard through many supply chain challenges,
the <a href="https://puri.sm/products/librem-14/">Librem 14</a>
and <a href="https://puri.sm/products/librem-5-usa/">Librem 5 USA</a>
have now shifted from pre-ordered Just In Time products into a
post-Just-in-Time product with larger inventories that ship within
10 business days. That leaves the mass-produced Librem 5 as the
only product remaining with a long lead time and many pre-orders
to get through. While Todd discussed our goals with Librem 5 in <a
href="https://puri.sm/posts/the-ball-and-supply-chain-part-2/">The
Ball and Supply Chain Part 2</a>, I thought it would be useful
to talk specifically about the plans for the mass-produced Librem
5.</p>
<p>Read the rest of the post <a
href="https://puri.sm/posts/where-is-my-librem-5/">here</a></p>
<h1 id="save-on-your-librem-mini-and-the-librem-14-laptop">Save on
your Librem Mini and the Librem 14 Laptop</h1>
<p>Get the $100 off on Librem 14 and $60 off on Librem Mini, with
code PRIVACYFIRST. We fulfill standard orders within 10 business
days. The offer is valid till the inventory runs out. Check out
with <a
href="https://puri.sm/posts/big-savings?mtm_campaign=promo&mtm_source=organic&mtm_medium=newsletter&mtm_content=nl-big_savings">
this link</a> to avail the offer!</p>
<h1 id="google-ads-apple-ads-while-purism-adds">Google Ads, Apple
Ads, while Purism Adds</h1>
<p><a
href="https://puri.sm/posts/google-ads-apple-ads-while-purism-adds/">Google
has long abused digital rights</a> through its tracking, privacy
invasion, and ads business. Apple - while inaccurately claiming
they care about privacy - has seen significant growth in its own
ads business. Most recently this was <a
href="https://mobiledevmemo.com/att-advantages-apples-ad-network-heres-how-to-fix-that/">
highlighted</a> how Apple utilizes anti-competitive language to
promote their own ads business over third parties.</p>
<p>What customers desire is not met by the products from Apple nor
Google. What customers desire is something Purism - as a Social
Purpose Corporation - reinvests in with every sale and every
subscription. Purism also enumerates this in our <a
href="https://puri.st/">Digital Bill of Rights</a>. The right to
change providers, the right to protect personal data, the right to
verify, the right not to be tracked, and the right to access; are
all critical rights to having a freer digital life.</p>
<p>Read the rest of the post <a
href="https://puri.sm/posts/google-ads-apple-ads-while-purism-adds/">here</a>.</p>
<h1 id="on-road-to-prizren-with-librem-5">On Road to Prizren with
Librem 5</h1>
<p>Yes, you can go onto a multi week trip with a smartphone running
free software. I wanted to share some impressions from my recent
trip to Prizren/Kosovo to attend Debconf 22 using a <a
href="https://puri.sm/products/librem-5/">Librem 5</a>.It's a
mix of things that happened and bits that got improved to
hopefully make things more fun to use. And, yes, there won't be
any big surprises like being stranded without the ability to do
phone calls in this read because there weren't and there shouldn't
be.</p>
<p>After two online versions <a
href="https://debconf22.debconf.org/">Debconf 22</a> (the annual
Debian Conference) took place in Prizren/Kosovo this year and I
sure wanted to go. Looking for options I settled for a train trip
to Vienna, to meet there with friends and continue the trip via
bus to Zagreb, then switching to a final 11h direct bus to
Prizren.</p>
<p>Read the rest of the post <a
href="https://puri.sm/posts/on-road-to-prizren-with-librem-5/">here</a>.</p>
<h1 id="so-just-what-is-special-about-the-librem-5">So Just What is
Special About the Librem 5?</h1>
<p>The <a href="https://puri.sm/products/librem-5-usa/">Librem 5
USA</a> is a remarkably secure mobile phone out of the box. The
reasons for this are immense. Starting at the hardware level, the
Librem 5 USA has Made in USA electronics, where the mainboard PCBA
and type-c PCBA are manufactured at the Purism facility in the
United States of America.</p>
<p>Watch the video <a
href="https://puri.sm/posts/what-is-special-about-the-librem-5-usa/">now</a>.</p>
<h1 id="pureos-on-the-librem-5-usa-summer-2022-snapshot">PureOS on
the Librem 5 USA Summer 2022 Snapshot</h1>
<p><a href="https://pureos.net/">PureOS</a> on the <a
href="https://puri.sm/products/librem-5-usa/">Librem 5 USA</a>
has a long list of default capabilities and a longer list of
applications that are available to install and an even longer list
of applications that are coming.</p>
<p>What the video <a
href="https://puri.sm/posts/pureos-on-the-librem-5-usa-summer-2022-snapshot/">
now</a>.</p>
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