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Purism Exceeds $1 Million in Funding for Librem 5 Linux-Based Smartphone

posted by CoolHand on Tuesday October 10 2017, @02:14PM   Printer-friendly
from the freedom-fighter dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

"The most popular mobile operating system on the planet, Android, is already based on Linux, but with Google in charge of it, many consumers cannot depend on it for privacy. With that said, Purism is planning to fight the impossible fight against Android and iOS with the "Librem 5" smartphone. This is a device that will run a privacy-focused Linux-based OS called "Pure OS," but the hardware is wide open for any OS, really. Purism is trying to raise $1.5 million through crowdfunding, and earlier today, it reached a significant milestone -- $1 million! Maybe the fight isn't impossible after all..." - via BetaNews

In the news:

https://puri.sm/shop/librem-5/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15436716
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15090156
https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/74cl80/purism_librem_5_has_surpassed_1000000_raised_in/
https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/75bjmp/librem_5_funded_hooray/

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  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 10 2017, @02:28PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 10 2017, @02:28PM (#579813)

    Fools and their money will soon be parted... by overhyped crowdfunding campaigns.

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