I hope this message finds you well and that you’re enjoying the start of Fall. Since our last newsletter, a lot has happened, and I’m excited to share both recent highlights and the latest news with you.
Expanding the availability of applications will allow us to meet our community where they are with the apps they need to fully participate in digital society — while preserving PureOS as the uncompromising gold standard for free software and digital rights.
We will be launching new apps each week, with the latest being Blanket. Watch the video here: https://puri.sm/posts/blanket-app-now-available/
Blanket is mobile-friendly, included in our OS, and works very well on the Librem 5 and Liberty Phone. Thanks to the powerful convergence libraries we invented, Blanket can easily adapt to bigger screens and can be used on either a phone, a laptop, or a desktop computer.
Purism is inviting users, developers, and advocates to participate in the journey by:
For decades, the phrase “Year of the Linux Desktop” has been tossed around like a tech industry punchline. But now, it’s no longer a meme—it’s a movement. According to the U.S. government’s own analytics, GNU/Linux has officially crossed the 6% threshold in desktop usage. That’s not hype. That’s hard data.
Read More https://puri.sm/posts/the-quiet-revolution-gnu-linux-crosses-6-desktop-market-share-and-its-just-the-beginning/ here.
Alpha images are released!
We have released alpha images for PureOS Crimson for all Librem devices and have closed the first milestone!
Give this Alpha a try here.
When the FBI, CISA, and NSA release joint advisories, it’s not theory — it’s reality. The latest warnings about Salt Typhoon and Volt Typhoon should be read as a weather alert: the storm isn’t “out there,” it’s already in progress. These campaigns target infrastructure, communications, and supply chains with patience and persistence.
Read more here.
Thank you again!
-- Your Purism Team