@itsfoss Give her a new laptop with #LinuxPreinstalled, and then see!
#System76 #Tuxedo #Slimbook #StarLabs #Purism #Librem #Entroware #MNTreform #NovaCustom #LinuxPreloaded #gnuLinux #LinuxAdoption #LaptopWithLinux
#Purism
There is a new development report regarding the next release of #PureOS: #Crimson.
PureOS is the #Linux distribution that is the default for #Purism products, like the #Librem5 #privacy and #security focused #phone.
The maintenance of PureOS is an example of the opposite of planned obsolescence.
Give it a read and learn how a hardware product becomes better and better through software updates.
https://puri.sm/posts/pureos-crimson-development-report-october-2025/
@hanscees Crimson is the current alpha release of #PureOS, the default #Linux operating system for #Purism devices.
Every month there is a development update. This is the latest one:
https://puri.sm/posts/pureos-crimson-development-report-september-2025/
@badrihippo Also have a look at #PureOS, the native #Linux distribution for #Purism devices.
It is steadily moving towards a new release for the #Librem5 phone.
https://puri.sm/posts/pureos-crimson-development-report-september-2025/
Purism Refund Update: I Finally Got My Money Back
"At #Purism, we build everything—from our Librem laptops to our #PureOS software—on the belief that privacy is a right, not a feature. If the government cannot break into your home without a warrant, it should not be able to break into your digital life either—whether through direct #surveillance or outsourced contracts."
@purism doesn't just make #privacy tools. It makes privacy possible.
https://puri.sm/posts/purism-defends-the-fourth-amendment-in-the-digital-age/
@knix@mastodon.de I donate to #Purism to maintain and further develop PureOS: https://shop.puri.sm/shop/pureos-subscription-expert/
@purism did a lot of founding work to make #Linux usable on mobile phones.
I use the #Librem5 as my daily driver.
An upgrade of #PureOS is in the works. There are monthly reports about the progress.
On my #Librem14 notebook made by #Purism I use #pureboot which includes #heads and #coreboot. I had to replace the ssd.
I also
- upgraded from luks1 to luks2 replacing the key derivation function
- started with a new luks encryption key
- and a new gpg encrypted passphrase
- changed my fs from ext4 to #btrfs
To check for the new key/passphrase whether they work I used this command:
/usr/lib/cryptsetup/scripts/decrypt_gnupg-sc /etc/cryptsetup-initramfs/cryptkey.gpg | sudo cryptsetup luksOpen --test-passphrase /dev/nvme0n1p3 && echo yippie-yeah
Good news! @purism released alpha images of the #Crimson version of #PureOS for their devices. The #Librem5 is one of them.
This proves the continual support of #Purism to their devices. That get better and better over time by software improvements.
Read here the full blog:
https://puri.sm/posts/pureos-crimson-august-2025-alpha-released/
Thanks to all who made this possible!
Grab your Librem 5 and give PureOS Crimson alpha a test.
... what exactly is this? is it just a server with some libraries installed? does the hardware offer something to enable post quantum crypto? useless product page ong
"I feel very strongly that we in the lefty world ask for perfection from everyone and are too often damning of those who we agree with 90 percent of the time, but might not agree with 10 percent of the time. Social media makes this worse; all those likes reinforce our most exclusive elements."
~ Erik Loomis
Amen. The silly purism and lack of solidarity of many lefties in face of rising fascism: just nutty.
#politics #Democrats #purism #CircularFiringSquad
https://www.wonkette.com/p/wherein-a-historian-tries-to-figure
#Purism applauds #EU regulations:
"As an organization who has spent over a decade at the intersection of enterprise systems, #privacy-first innovation, and #ethical tech, we see these developments as overdue—and transformative. The EU is setting a precedent that other regions will likely follow. If you’re building digital products, now is the time to audit your design choices, data practices, and #AI pipelines.
Because #fairness isn’t just a feature—it’s the future."
https://puri.sm/posts/fairness-isnt-just-a-feature-its-the-future/
The Myth of “Deleted” Data
Last week, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman confirmed what many of us in the #privacy community have long feared: ChatGPT conversations, even those marked as “temporary” or “deleted,” are being #preserved #indefinitely due to a court order tied to a copyright lawsuit.
https://puri.sm/posts/ai-and-data-privacy-under-scrutiny/
#Purism believes that the solution starts with three core principles:
- True Data Sovereignty
- Transparent Retention Policies
- Legal Firewalls for Sensitive Data
When regulators say #Microsoft’s AI ecosystem could undermine competition and transparency, they’re voicing what many in the #opensource community have warned for years: proprietary platforms consolidate power by obscuring their internal operations, locking users into dependency, and integrating #surveillance through seamless updates masked as “productivity enhancements.”
#pureos #Purism #librem5 #DigitalSovereignty #privacy #FOSS #DigitalAutonomy #Germany
If I was buying a new laptop, instead of giving money to grApple, I'd probably give it to a more collaborative company, like;
* #Framework @frameworkcomputer)
... or one of the companies listed here;
For a laptop that serves the interests of me and mine. Unlike grApple's digital handcuffs, or those of anyone still collaborating with BorgSoft's enshittification of the once-open "PC" (x86).
(2/?)
About the #Microsoft #SharePoint breach (which for example hit the #Dutch public prosecutor office):
"This wasn’t just a technical failure; it was a cultural one. The big tech model rewards scale and uniformity, but in doing so, it sacrifices resilience and diversity."
"We need to move beyond the illusion of convenience and embrace a model that values sovereignty, separation, and control."
#Purism #PureOS #FOSS #opensource #overheid #OM #DigitalSovereignty
"At #Purism, we believe privacy is a fundamental right—not a setting buried in your #phone."
"If you’re done with being a passive participant in your own data harvesting, there’s a better way."
"Take back your digital sovereignty. Choose a phone that works for you—not on you."
Choose a @purism phone, a #Librem5 or a #LibertyPhone.
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