[Testannounce] Purism Newsletter 2022-08-24: Librem 5 updates and more!

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  Where Is My Librem 5?

While our recent news has been all about Librem 5 USA 
<https://puri.sm/posts/what-is-special-about-the-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 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.

Now that the Librem 5 USA has hit shipping parity 
<https://puri.sm/posts/librem-5-usa-at-shipping-parity-new-orders-ship-within-10-business-days/>, 
our mass-produced Librem 5 <https://puri.sm/products/librem-5/> 
customers are all likely wondering the same thing: "Where is my Librem 
5?" As we mentioned in a previous post 
<https://puri.sm/posts/taking-stock-of-librem-14/>, 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 /all/ of our products to be in stock with short lead 
times, and /all/ backorders to be fulfilled. As I mentioned in my A 
Vision on Focus <https://puri.sm/posts/a-vision-in-focus/> post, one of 
our goals is to hit, and maintain, /stability/ for all our products with 
future products being developed internally and announced *when they are 
ready to ship* , instead of relying out pre-orders and crowdfunding.

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 Librem 14 
<https://puri.sm/products/librem-14/> and Librem 5 USA 
<https://puri.sm/products/librem-5-usa/> 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 The Ball and Supply Chain Part 2 
<https://puri.sm/posts/the-ball-and-supply-chain-part-2/>, I thought it 
would be useful to talk specifically about the plans for the 
mass-produced Librem 5.

Read the rest of the post here <https://puri.sm/posts/where-is-my-librem-5/>


  Save on your Librem Mini and the Librem 14 Laptop

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 this link 
<https://puri.sm/posts/big-savings?mtm_campaign=promo&mtm_source=organic&mtm_medium=newsletter&mtm_content=nl-big_savings> 
to avail the offer!


  Google Ads, Apple Ads, while Purism Adds

Google has long abused digital rights 
<https://puri.sm/posts/google-ads-apple-ads-while-purism-adds/> 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 highlighted 
<https://mobiledevmemo.com/att-advantages-apples-ad-network-heres-how-to-fix-that/> 
how Apple utilizes anti-competitive language to promote their own ads 
business over third parties.

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 Digital Bill of Rights 
<https://puri.st/>. 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.

Read the rest of the post here 
<https://puri.sm/posts/google-ads-apple-ads-while-purism-adds/>.


  On Road to Prizren with Librem 5

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 Librem 5 
<https://puri.sm/products/librem-5/>.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.

After two online versions Debconf 22 <https://debconf22.debconf.org/> 
(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.

Read the rest of the post here 
<https://puri.sm/posts/on-road-to-prizren-with-librem-5/>.


  So Just What is Special About the Librem 5?

The Librem 5 USA <https://puri.sm/products/librem-5-usa/> 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.

Watch the video now 
<https://puri.sm/posts/what-is-special-about-the-librem-5-usa/>.


  PureOS on the Librem 5 USA Summer 2022 Snapshot

PureOS <https://pureos.net/> on the Librem 5 USA 
<https://puri.sm/products/librem-5-usa/> 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.

What the video now 
<https://puri.sm/posts/pureos-on-the-librem-5-usa-summer-2022-snapshot/>.

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