Re: KDE and Purism Press Release

Todd Weaver <[email protected]> Mon, 11 Sep 2017 16:24:25 -0700
Newsgroups	gmane.comp.kde.events
Organization	Purism
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If you can just substitute "open source" for "free/libre and open
source" in my quote, the rest is fine.

Let's get Ken @ Coderella to give his opinion / edits from what you
have below.

Todd.

On Tue, 2017-09-12 at 01:08 +0200, Paul Brown wrote:
> 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:
> 
> ==================
> 
> ##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. 
> 
> ==================
> 
> 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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