[HN Gopher] GNU/Linux Smartphone Librem 5 Evergreen Update: Mold... ___________________________________________________________________ GNU/Linux Smartphone Librem 5 Evergreen Update: Mold and Milestones Author : fsflover Score : 60 points Date : 2020-08-28 21:28 UTC (1 hours ago) (HTM) web link (puri.sm) (TXT) w3m dump (puri.sm) | teddyh wrote: | I'm glad they again mentioned the RYF certification. It's the | single most important thing which gives me genuine hope about | this phone. | | As far as I know, _no other phone_ is slated to have it. | hiq wrote: | I'd probably buy it if it got it, but I'm not holding my | breath, given all the bad accounts I've read about the company: | | https://jaylittle.com/post/view/2019/10/the-sad-saga-of-puri... | kop316 wrote: | For the record, when the librem 5 birch came out and I got my | shipping notification, that guy literally asked if the FedEx | package was real. | | He also at one point took a forum post I made about asking | how to charge the battery after a deep discharge (turns out I | just needed to keep it plugged in to get it charged), posted | it to Reddit as proof that anyone investing in it is a moron. | | He also said he despises the CEO of Purism. | | I say that to say I personally think that person is a troll | or has some personal issues. | fsflover wrote: | If you want to compare the performance of Librem 5 with the | cheaper Pinephone, watch these videos: | https://social.librem.one/@dos/104767475144787918. | | Also, here is a detailed comparison of the phones: | https://forums.puri.sm/t/comparing-specs-of-upcoming-linux-p... | kop316 wrote: | I really respect Sebastian. He has very deep technical | knowledge and hangs out on several Pinephone channels and | offers helps on them. This is in spite of the fact that the | Pinephone is more or less a competing product and I doubt he | gets paid to do so. ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2020-08-28 23:00 UTC)