Purism [FOSS Computer Vendor]

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[Description comes later]

FAQ - https://puri.sm/faq/
Forums - https://forums.puri.sm

Librem 13 & 15 specs/information:
3D model source (measurements) for the Librem 13 v1 - https://github.com/kakaroto/librem-model/blob/master/librem13.scad
^^ from this forum post - https://forums.puri.sm/t/librem-13-spare-parts/832/10
https://forums.puri.sm/t/librem-13-v2-hardware-specs/971/18

Reviews:
http://www.davidrevoy.com/article341/review-purism-librem13-laptop
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Purism-Librem-13-v3-Laptop-Review.375496.0.html

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13'' and 15'' on sale right now - https://puri.sm/posts/may-2018-laptop-sale-begins/

$100 off the 13'' and $200 off the 15'' through May 31st

Still super expensive


Preventing shipment interception - https://forums.puri.sm/t/preventing-shipment-interception-providing-hardware-integrity-verification/228/2

Purism CEO Todd Weaver interviewed by Swapnil Bhartiya from TFIR:
Making Linux Phone A Reality! V2 - https://hooktube.com/watch?v=IzEfy7-cPgA - May 17, 2018
Notes:
14:10
Does Purism design their own hardware, or take the conventional route of buying from Chinese vendors and branding it? Or do you really design your hardware?
Todd: It's split, and initially we went to existing ODMs for our laptop. We would source certain component parts, called 'public molds', like our case, which allows us to save a lot of money up front on tooling costs. We utilized existing public molds and then modifying to our needs with aftertooling, cutouts for hardware kill-switches, reprinted key caps, etc.
The motherboard is an intel reference design that was modified for our needs: hard-ware killswitches, TPM, etc.
Version 4 of the librem 15 (which comes out later this year) will be from schematics on up with our own industrial and mechanical design.
The phone (schematics, EE, industrial design) is all Purism, working with individual groups near Shenzhen to do fabrication.

Subject matter clips:

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Librem 5 competitor by Pine64 (makers of Pinebook) - https://old.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/9r2z3a/pine64_is_working_on_a_linux_smartphone_running/