Re: KDE and Purism Press Release

Hello,

I would say to go ahead and publish.  Following our meeting yesterday,
we were planning on the 9am Est release and I'm ready to announce via
social media.

James


On 09/14/2017 09:24 AM, Sebastian Kügler wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> We're good to go. The press release is on KDE's website at https://
> www.kde.org/announcements/kde-purism-librem5.php and I'll link it
> shortly from our main site. We have some more background stories in the
> making for a second wave for those not just copying the press release
> over.
>
> How is progress on your side? Please let us know quickly, so we can
> publish before press outlets in Europe close for the day.
>
> We'll be publishing our sites in the next half hour, so if you need us
> to hold back: let us know immediately, please. (A "we're good, go
> ahead" is also welcome, of course. :))
>
> Cheers,
>
> -- sebas
>
>
> On Monday, September 11, 2017 8:37:50 PM CEST Paul Brown wrote:
>> On Sunday, 10 September 2017 21:40:35 CEST Todd Weaver wrote:
>>> I could see something along these lines (as a
>>> stream-of-consciousness):
>>>
>>> KDE, authors of Plasma Mobile endorses the Purism Librem 5 phone as
>>> a hardware platform they are interested in advancing as a fully
>>> supported Plasma mobile phone device.
>>> Purism is excited to see the KDE community and specifically KDE e.V.
>>> partnering with Purism to solidify KDE/Plasma on the Librem 5
>>> hardware, creating a future where free/libre and open source
>>> software are available on a supported hardware platform for users
>>> to take back their privacy.
>>>
>>> "Having Plasma fully supported on hardware has been a dream for the
>>> KDE community, and partnering with Purism to forge a future where
>>> hardware will continue to work seamlessly with free/libre and open
>>> source software is the first time we can see the light clearly at
>>> the end of the tunnel" — <somebody />, <title />, KDE, e.V.
>>>
>>> "Purism is excited to work with many communities and organizations
>>> to advance the digital rights of people. Getting endorsement and
>>> involvement from KDE for the Librem 5 hardware gets us all one-step
>>> closer to a phone that avoids the handcuffs of Android and iOS." —
>>> Todd Weaver, Founder & CEO, Purism
>> Hello Todd, Jeff & James,
>>
>> We have recycled your ideas into a full-fledged press release. We are
>> just waiting for comments and final approval from the rest of the
>> board.
>>
>> We will send you this draft shortly, in a matter of hours, then we
>> can get the conversation started for real.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Paul
>>
>> P.S.: We should also start discussing the more informal and guerrilla
>> means of spreading the word, i.e. social media, news aggregation
>> sites (Reddit), influencers, and forums.
>