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'''Librem''' is a line of computers manufactured by ] featuring ] hardware and software. The goal is to protect privacy and freedom by providing no non-free (proprietary) software in the operating system or kernel,<ref>{{cite web|title=Purism Librem 15 Review |url=http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/purism-librem-15-review|author=Kyle Rankin|website=Linux Journal|accessdate=6 December 2016}}</ref><ref>IEEE Consumer Electronics, Vol 5, Number 1, 2016 January, "Veillance Integrity by Design '''Librem''' is a line of computers manufactured by ] featuring ] hardware and software. The laptop line is designed to protect privacy and freedom by providing no non-free (proprietary) software in the operating system or kernel,<ref>{{cite web|title=Purism Librem 15 Review |url=http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/purism-librem-15-review|author=Kyle Rankin|website=Linux Journal|accessdate=6 December 2016}}</ref><ref>IEEE Consumer Electronics, Vol 5, Number 1, 2016 January, "Veillance Integrity by Design
A new mantra for CE devices and services", pp. 33-143, By Steve Mann</ref><ref>Purism Aims To Build A Philosophically Pure Laptop, TechCrunch, Jan 23, 2015 by John Biggs (@johnbiggs)</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.computerweekly.com/blog/Open-Source-Insider/Purism-Librem-100-open-source-crowdsourced-high-end-laptop|title=Purism Librem: 100% open source crowdsourced 'high-end' laptop|last=Bridgwater|first=Adrian|date=2015-01-26|website=Computer Weekly|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2017-04-15}}</ref> avoiding the ],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.tomshardware.com/news/purism-notebooks-avoid-intel-amt,32576.html|title=Purism Explains Why It Avoids Intel's AMT And Networking Cards For Its Privacy-Focused 'Librem' Notebooks|last=Armasu|first=Lucian|date=2016-08-29|work=Tom's Hardware|access-date=2017-04-15|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en}}</ref> and gradually freeing and securing ].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/2860446/this-freedom-loving-laptop-discovered-how-to-make-intel-cpus-boot-without-closed-firmware.html|title=Purism discovered how to make open-source software laptops even more open|last=Ung|first=Gordon|date=|work=PCWorld|access-date=2017-04-15|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/purism-heads-rootkit-tampering-protection,news-55333.html|title=Purism Laptops To Use ‘Heads’ Firmware To Protect Against Rootkits, Tampering|last=Armasu|first=Lucian|date=2017-04-12|work=Tom's Hardware|access-date=2017-04-15|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en}}</ref> The laptops feature hardware ]es<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/purism-librem-13-review|title=Purism Librem 13 Review|last=Rankin|first=Kyle|date=2015-07-10|website=Linux Journal|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2017-04-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.digitalreplica.org/2016/06/purism-librem-13-laptop-review/|title=Purism Librem 13 Laptop Review|last=Rappleyea|first=Danny|date=2016-06-15|website=DigitalReplica|language=en-us|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2017-04-15}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=idmk|title=Purism Librem 15 v2 — in-depth review, benchmarking & comparisons|date=2016-12-20|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thjkyGIMlyc|accessdate=2017-04-15}}</ref> for the microphone, webcam, and ], and can be purchased ]. A new mantra for CE devices and services", pp. 33-143, By Steve Mann</ref><ref>Purism Aims To Build A Philosophically Pure Laptop, TechCrunch, Jan 23, 2015 by John Biggs (@johnbiggs)</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.computerweekly.com/blog/Open-Source-Insider/Purism-Librem-100-open-source-crowdsourced-high-end-laptop|title=Purism Librem: 100% open source crowdsourced 'high-end' laptop|last=Bridgwater|first=Adrian|date=2015-01-26|website=Computer Weekly|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2017-04-15}}</ref> avoiding the ],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.tomshardware.com/news/purism-notebooks-avoid-intel-amt,32576.html|title=Purism Explains Why It Avoids Intel's AMT And Networking Cards For Its Privacy-Focused 'Librem' Notebooks|last=Armasu|first=Lucian|date=2016-08-29|work=Tom's Hardware|access-date=2017-04-15|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en}}</ref> and gradually freeing and securing ].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/2860446/this-freedom-loving-laptop-discovered-how-to-make-intel-cpus-boot-without-closed-firmware.html|title=Purism discovered how to make open-source software laptops even more open|last=Ung|first=Gordon|date=|work=PCWorld|access-date=2017-04-15|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/purism-heads-rootkit-tampering-protection,news-55333.html|title=Purism Laptops To Use ‘Heads’ Firmware To Protect Against Rootkits, Tampering|last=Armasu|first=Lucian|date=2017-04-12|work=Tom's Hardware|access-date=2017-04-15|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en}}</ref> Librem laptops feature hardware ]es<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/purism-librem-13-review|title=Purism Librem 13 Review|last=Rankin|first=Kyle|date=2015-07-10|website=Linux Journal|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2017-04-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.digitalreplica.org/2016/06/purism-librem-13-laptop-review/|title=Purism Librem 13 Laptop Review|last=Rappleyea|first=Danny|date=2016-06-15|website=DigitalReplica|language=en-us|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2017-04-15}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=idmk|title=Purism Librem 15 v2 — in-depth review, benchmarking & comparisons|date=2016-12-20|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thjkyGIMlyc|accessdate=2017-04-15}}</ref> for the microphone, webcam, and ], and can be purchased ].


==Models manufactured== ==Models manufactured==
There are presently two laptop models in production, the Librem 13 (version 2) and Librem 15 (version 3). At the end of 2016, Purism announced<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://puri.sm/posts/growing-to-ship-from-inventory-in-2017/|title=Growing to Ship from Inventory in 2017|last=Weaver|first=Todd|date=2016-12-15|website=puri.sm|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2017-04-15}}</ref> it would be preparing to move from a ] production approach to a "ship from inventory" model with the new batches of Librem 13 and 15. A convertible tablet model, the Librem 11, is planned<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2016/05/19/purism-introduces-privacy-focused-2-in-1-tablet/|title=Purism expands its line of privacy-focused devices to include a 2-in-1|last=Baldwin|first=Roberto|date=2016-05-19|website=Engadget|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2017-04-15}}</ref> and available for preorder, but does not have an exact availability date ("To be announced") as of April 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://puri.sm/products/|title=Purism Librem models comparison page|last=|first=|date=|website=Purism|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=15 April 2017}}</ref> In addition, Purism is planning a smartphone product which may be part of the Librem line. There are presently two laptop models in production, the Librem 13 (version 2) and Librem 15 (version 3). At the end of 2016, Purism announced<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://puri.sm/posts/growing-to-ship-from-inventory-in-2017/|title=Growing to Ship from Inventory in 2017|last=Weaver|first=Todd|date=2016-12-15|website=puri.sm|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2017-04-15}}</ref> it would be preparing to move from a ] production approach to a "ship from inventory" model with the new batches of Librem 13 and 15. A convertible tablet model, the Librem 11, is planned<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2016/05/19/purism-introduces-privacy-focused-2-in-1-tablet/|title=Purism expands its line of privacy-focused devices to include a 2-in-1|last=Baldwin|first=Roberto|date=2016-05-19|website=Engadget|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2017-04-15}}</ref> and available for preorder, but does not have an exact availability date as of April 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://puri.sm/products/|title=Purism Librem models comparison page|last=|first=|date=|website=Purism|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=15 April 2017}}</ref> In addition, Purism is planning a smartphone product which may be part of the Librem line.


== Operating System == == Operating System ==

Revision as of 03:29, 12 November 2017

Librem is a line of computers manufactured by Purism, SPC featuring free(libre) hardware and software. The laptop line is designed to protect privacy and freedom by providing no non-free (proprietary) software in the operating system or kernel, avoiding the Intel Active Management Technology, and gradually freeing and securing firmware. Librem laptops feature hardware kill switches for the microphone, webcam, and Wi-Fi, and can be purchased air gapped.

Models manufactured

There are presently two laptop models in production, the Librem 13 (version 2) and Librem 15 (version 3). At the end of 2016, Purism announced it would be preparing to move from a build to order production approach to a "ship from inventory" model with the new batches of Librem 13 and 15. A convertible tablet model, the Librem 11, is planned and available for preorder, but does not have an exact availability date as of April 2017. In addition, Purism is planning a smartphone product which may be part of the Librem line.

Operating System

Initially planning to preload its Librem laptops with the Trisquel operating system, Purism eventually moved off the Trisquel platform to rebase onto Debian for the 2.0 release of its PureOS GNU/Linux operating system. As an alternative to PureOS, Librem laptops were originally announced as purchasable with Qubes preloaded, but in July, 2017 Librem announced that Qubes was no longer an option for new orders.

BIOS

In 2015, Purism began research to port the Librem 13 to coreboot but the effort was stalled. By the end of the year, a coreboot developer completed an initial port of the Librem 13 and submitted it for review. In December 2016, hardware enablement developer Youness Alaoui joined Purism and was tasked to complete the coreboot port for the original Librem 13 and prepare a port for the second revision of the device. As of early 2017, the porting efforts are ongoing.

References

  1. Kyle Rankin. "Purism Librem 15 Review". Linux Journal. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  2. IEEE Consumer Electronics, Vol 5, Number 1, 2016 January, "Veillance Integrity by Design A new mantra for CE devices and services", pp. 33-143, By Steve Mann
  3. Purism Aims To Build A Philosophically Pure Laptop, TechCrunch, Jan 23, 2015 by John Biggs (@johnbiggs)
  4. Bridgwater, Adrian (2015-01-26). "Purism Librem: 100% open source crowdsourced 'high-end' laptop". Computer Weekly. Retrieved 2017-04-15. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  5. Armasu, Lucian (2016-08-29). "Purism Explains Why It Avoids Intel's AMT And Networking Cards For Its Privacy-Focused 'Librem' Notebooks". Tom's Hardware. Retrieved 2017-04-15. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  6. Ung, Gordon. "Purism discovered how to make open-source software laptops even more open". PCWorld. Retrieved 2017-04-15. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  7. Armasu, Lucian (2017-04-12). "Purism Laptops To Use 'Heads' Firmware To Protect Against Rootkits, Tampering". Tom's Hardware. Retrieved 2017-04-15. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  8. Rankin, Kyle (2015-07-10). "Purism Librem 13 Review". Linux Journal. Retrieved 2017-04-15. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  9. Rappleyea, Danny (2016-06-15). "Purism Librem 13 Laptop Review". DigitalReplica. Retrieved 2017-04-15. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  10. idmk (2016-12-20), Purism Librem 15 v2 — in-depth review, benchmarking & comparisons, retrieved 2017-04-15
  11. Weaver, Todd (2016-12-15). "Growing to Ship from Inventory in 2017". puri.sm. Retrieved 2017-04-15. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  12. Baldwin, Roberto (2016-05-19). "Purism expands its line of privacy-focused devices to include a 2-in-1". Engadget. Retrieved 2017-04-15. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  13. "Purism Librem models comparison page". Purism. Retrieved 15 April 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  14. Linder, Brad (2014-11-19). "Purism hopes to crowdfund a high-end, open source laptop". Liliputing. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
  15. Rahl, Jon (2015-05-17). "Production and Shipping Update". puri.sm. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
  16. Weaver, Todd (2015-09-18). "Weekly Update on Librem Production 2015-09-18". puri.sm. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
  17. Porup, J. M. (2015-12-14). "Qubes OS will ship pre-installed on Purism's security-focused Librem 13 laptop". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
  18. Purism (2017-07-04). "A shipping update for Qubes-related orders".
  19. Moberg, Larry (2015-07-20). "Freeing the BIOS: Memory Init". puri.sm. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
  20. Moberg, Larry (2015-08-14). "2015-08-14: Librem 13: Weekly BIOS Progress Update". puri.sm. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
  21. Moberg, Larry (2015-08-21). "2015-08-21 Librem 13: Weekly BIOS Progress Update". puri.sm. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
  22. Laurie, Duncan (2015-12-22). "Gerrit Code Review". review.coreboot.org. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
  23. Alaoui, Youness (2017-01-05). "Diving back into coreboot development". puri.sm. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
  24. Alaoui, Youness (2017-01-12). "Librem 13 coreboot report – January 12, 2017". puri.sm. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
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