Re: KDE and Purism Press Release

Paul Brown <[email protected]> Tue, 12 Sep 2017 01:08:40 +0200
Newsgroups	gmane.comp.kde.events
Organization	KDE e.V.
Message-ID	<11319523.LDhhqiv1jJ@linux-lpbb>
Hello Todd, James and Jeff,

As promised, here's our proposed text for a joint press release. Note we're 
going for short, simple and direct:

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##KDE will build Plasma Mobile for Purism's Librem 5

Purism and KDE are partnering to help KDE adapt Plasma Mobile to Purism's 
Librem 5 smartphone.

KDE develops Plasma Mobile, a free, open and full-featured graphical 
environment for mobile devices. Plasma Mobile has been tested on several off-
the-shelf devices. However, most smartphones include hardware that requires 
proprietary software to work. This clashes with KDE's principles of freedom 
and openness. It also makes building difficult, since many details of the 
hardware are kept secret, preventing complete access to all the components.

Purism, the manufacturer that builds high-quality, top of the range and 
freedom-respecting devices, is currently running a crowdfunding campaign which 
will allow the company to build the first fully free and open smartphone: The 
Librem 5.

The shared vision of freedom, openness and personal control for end users has 
brought KDE and Purism together in a common venture. Both organisations agree 
that cooperating will help bring a truly free and open source smartphone to 
the market. KDE and Purism will work together to make this happen.

"Having full access to Purism's hardware platform is a dream for the KDE 
community," says Lydia Pintscher, President of KDE e.V. "Partnering with 
Purism will allow us to integrate Plasma Mobile seamlessly with a commercial 
device for the first time. The Librem 5 will make Plasma Mobile shine the way 
it deserves."

"KDE has created an evolved, completely free platform in Plasma Mobile," says 
Todd Weaver, CEO of Purism. "We feel that Plasma Mobile will become a serious 
contender that may break the current duopoly and bring a full-featured, fully 
open source mobile operating system to the market. We look forward to trying 
out Plasma Mobile on our test hardware and working with KDE's community."

###About KDE

KDE is an international community of developers, designers, writers, 
translators and users that work together to achieve a world in which everyone 
has control over their digital life and enjoys freedom and privacy. KDE 
produces Plasma, an advanced and friendly desktop and a graphical environment 
for mobile devices. KDE also fosters and sponsors the creation of hundreds of 
apps for Linux, Windows, MacOS, Android and many other platforms; as well as 
frameworks, libraries and utilities that help developers create applications 
faster and easier.

###About Purism

Purism is a Social Purpose Corporation devoted to bringing security, privacy, 
software freedom, and digital independence to everyone’s personal computing 
experience. With operations based in San Francisco (California) and around the 
world, Purism manufactures premium-quality laptops and tablets, creating 
beautiful and powerful devices meant to protect users’ digital lives without 
requiring a compromise on ease of use. Purism designs and assembles its 
hardware in the United States, carefully selecting internationally sourced 
components to be privacy-respecting and fully Free-Software-compliant. 
Security and privacy-centric features come built-in with every product Purism 
makes, making security and privacy the simpler, logical choice for individuals 
and businesses. 

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I am also attaching an ODT file so you can see what parts of the text we have 
turned into links.

Next step is to give it some formatting, turn it into a PDF with nice headings 
and contact details and send it off to all the major media outlets.

Cheers

Paul
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