[Testannounce] Why Big Tech Doesn't Produce Phones in US, Exciting offers and THANK YOU!

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    How Purism is Advancing Made in USA Electronics

CNBC wanted to find out why the tech giants aren't making smartphones in 
America. "*Purism is one American company that has been able to do what 
many are calling the impossible*" says this short documentary. The video 
takes you into our factories to show you we produce Librem 5 USA 
<https://puri.sm/products/librem-5-usa/>, privacy-first phone with Made 
in USA electronics. Read more about this perspective 
<https://puri.sm/posts/how-purism-is-advancing-made-in-usa-electronics/?mtm_campaign=organic&mtm_source=promo&mtm_medium=newsletter&mtm_content=nl-purism-is-advancing-made-in-usa>.


    Swinging Back to Open Standards

Recently, we have seen a massive shift away from a centralized, 
proprietary social media platform (Twitter) onto a decentralized, 
federated, open one (Mastodon) that along with a few other indicators 
points to the pendulum starting to swing back toward an interest in open 
protocols, networks, and technologies beyond social media. President of 
Purism, Kyle Rankin talks about the last time this shift happened, and 
how we can apply the lessons we learned from that experience to today. 
Read his thought piece here. 
<https://puri.sm/posts/swinging-back-to-open-standards/?mtm_campaign=organic&mtm_source=thought_piece&mtm_medium=newsletter&mtm_content=nl-swinging_back_to_open_standards>


    Gift yourself or your privacy-loving friend a Librem device today!

*Librem 14 laptop sale is on!* Avail $200 when you use the coupon code 
L14SALE22 on check-out. Read the full terms and conditions here 
<https://puri.sm/posts/year-end-savings-start-now-with-200-off-on-librem-14-laptop/?mtm_campaign=promo&mtm_source=organic&mtm_medium=newsletter&mtm_content=nl-year_end_savings&mtm_group=librem14>.

The usual fulfillment time for Librem 14 laptops is 10 business days, 
but you can also request for Priority Orders 
<https://puri.sm/posts/priority-orders-for-librem-14-laptops-with-standard-specs-available-now?mtm_campaign=promo&mtm_source=organic&mtm_medium=newsletter&mtm_content=nl-L14_priority_orders&mtm_group=librem14> 
for a fee, if you want to get ahead of the queue.

If detecting tampering during shipping is important to you, add our 
custom Anti-Interdiction 
<https://puri.sm/posts/anti-interdiction-services/> services. This will 
take us some more time to customize your laptop or Librem 5 USA phone 
<https://puri.sm/products/librem-5-usa/> but when you need extra 
security, don't compromise!

*Mini Sale is on!* Get $60 off on Librem Mini, with the coupon 
PRIVACYFIRST at checkout. The full information about Mini is here 
<https://puri.sm/products/librem-mini/>.


    How to Setup Encrypted Chat on Librem Devices

Whether on a Librem 14 laptop or a Librem 5 phone, using Matrix 
<https://matrix.org/> is one of the best free software solutions for 
communication. It offers end-to-end encryption where the keys are fully 
in your control. Here is a handy how-to guide 
<https://puri.sm/posts/how-to-setup-encrypted-chat-on-librem-devices/?mtm_campaign=organic&mtm_source=how_to&mtm_medium=newsletter&mtm_content=n-encrypted_chat_on_librem_devices>. 
Watch the video that explains how to setup your encrypted chat on a 
Librem device.


    Progress Towards Matrix Support in Chats

We have been aiming for proper Matrix support for the Chats application 
since the beginning of its development, Here is the latest update 
<https://puri.sm/posts/toward-matrix-support-in-chats/?mtm_campaign=organic&mtm_source=how_to&mtm_medium=newsletter&mtm_content=n-encrypted_chat_on_librem_devices> 
on how that is going. While you can already enjoy basic 
end-to-end-encrypted Matrix conversations within Chats, the road is 
still long before complete Matrix support is finalized. We are actively 
working toward that goal.


    Cheers to the Future of Libcamera

Our team is delighted: the "OpenGL for cameras" libcamera project 
enjoyed its first release 
<https://git.libcamera.org/libcamera/libcamera.git/tag/?h=v0.0.1>, 
versioned 0.0.1. We hear your feedback and recognize how important 
libcamera <https://puri.sm/posts/cameras-its-complicated/> is for the 
future of the Librem 5 <https://puri.sm/products/> phone. Here is a 
quick update on the future of Libcamera 
<https://puri.sm/posts/cheers-to-the-future-of-libcamera/?mtm_campaign=promo&mtm_source=organic&mtm_medium=newsletter&mtm_content=nl-cheers-libcamera>.


    Librem-EC 1.11 is here

Librem-EC 1.11 for the Librem 14 <https://shop.puri.sm/shop/librem-14/> 
laptop includes several improvements targeting device stability and 
reliability. Get the in-depth technical update here 
<https://puri.sm/posts/librem-ec-1-11/?mtm_campaign=promo&mtm_source=organic&mtm_medium=newsletter&mtm_content=nl-libremEC111>.


    What We are Grateful For

At Purism we are grateful to our customers and supporters. Each purchase 
allows us to fund not just the hardware and the team that prepares and 
ships it, but a more significant amount of that purchase goes directly 
to fund free software development. So thank you for enabling this 
progress. President of Purism, thanks you 
<https://puri.sm/posts/what-we-are-thankful-for?mtm_campaign=organic&mtm_source=status_update&mtm_medium=newsletter&mtm_content=nl-what-we-are-thankful-for> 
in his latest post.

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