Re: KDE and Purism Press Release

Hi all,

Also, I want to give you all a heads up that we'll be giving the core
audience publications a heads up on the news under embargo. If response is
slow we'll weigh whether we should push the distribution to Friday.

Ken

On Tue, Sep 12, 2017 at 4:37 PM Ken Ozeki <[email protected]> wrote:

> 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
>> >
>> >
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Ken Ozeki
> *Coderella*
> [email protected]
> (650) 888-4496 | @coderella
>
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Ken Ozeki
*Coderella*
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(650) 888-4496 | @coderella