This week we spoke to Purism's CEO on what lies ahead for the pro-privacy, Linux-powered Librem 5 USA phone
In June, Purism began shipping a privacy-focused smartphone called Librem 5 USA that runs on a version of Linux called PureOS rather than Android or iOS. As the name suggests, it's made in America – all the electronics are assembled in its Carlsbad, California facility, using as many US-fabricated parts as possible.'s Android-based Blackphone failed to win much market share, the political situation is different now than it was seven years ago.
The goal is to produce a phone that can be trusted from the hardware to the OS and apps, something that Apple and Google have become vocal about, too.Weaver said Purism is about two weeks away from actually holding stock and selling phones, which isn't something the company, which began with crowdfunding, has previously had to do. In the past, people have pledged funds with orders, and it has later fulfilled them; now it's building inventory in anticipation of sales.
Previously, said Weaver, the company's growth has been a result of inbound requests for its products based on the material it has published about its projects. The main printed circuit board assembly is made by Purism in the US, and its microprocessor, from Dutch semiconductor maker NXP, is also made stateside.
"There are all sorts of ways that has to be solved," he said."We solve it from the hardware, software, applications, data, and even services."
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