Re: KDE and Purism Press Release

Hi all,

The only changes I have right now are adjusting "organizations" to U.S.
spelling and hyphenating "open-source" in the quote. After that, we would
be good to aim to distribute on Thursday 9am ET, 6am PT.

Ken

On Tue, Sep 12, 2017 at 12:04 PM, Todd Weaver <[email protected]> wrote:

> This is good from my perspective. Coderella can evaluate and work to
> schedule when this will go out!
>
> Todd.
>
> On Tue, 2017-09-12 at 09:51 +0200, Paul Brown wrote:
> > On Tuesday, 12 September 2017 01:24:25 CEST Todd Weaver wrote:
> > > If you can just substitute "open source" for "free/libre and open
> > > source" in my quote, the rest is fine.
> >
> > Oh yes, of course. My bad. Sorted and new version attached.If you
> > have any
> > more comments, please let me know.
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > >
> > > 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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