On Sat, Feb 23, 2019 at 05:56:40PM +1100, Ben Finney wrote: > Howdy all, > > The free-software handheld product from Purism, the Librem 5, is on > track for delivery again after an unexpected resolution of the heat > issues they were experiencing. > > […] So a lot of research was made, and our development team started > evaluating the i.MXM8 Mini to see if it could be used within our > requirements–free software only, no binary blobs, mainline based > software stacks. > > And then the month of February began, and something else > unexpectedly happened: NXP released a new software stack for our > first CPU choice, the i.MX 8M–and all of the power consumption and > heating issues suddenly disappeared! > > > <URL:https://puri.sm/posts/massive-progress-exact-cpu-selected-minor-shipping-adjustment/> > > The post also gives a good progress update and a video of a hardware > prototype. > > Looking forward to receiving a handheld designed with modern hardware, > entirely free drivers, and full communication features! > I ordered one in the initial funding. I am very much looking forward to retiring my Replicant-ified Galaxy S3, whose screen is looking like a spider web from being dropped so many times, and who has been through ~6 batteries!
Bring on the Librem 5! Cheers, Fraser > -- > \ “Faith, n. Belief without evidence in what is told by one who | > `\ speaks without knowledge, of things without parallel.” —Ambrose | > _o__) Bierce, _The Devil's Dictionary_, 1906 | > Ben Finney > > _______________________________________________ > Free-software-melb mailing list > Free-software-melb@lists.softwarefreedom.com.au > https://lists.softwarefreedom.com.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/free-software-melb > > > Free Software Melbourne home page: http://www.freesoftware.asn.au/melb/
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