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1. Jezza™@threads.com (Official) (jeremiah@noagendasocial.com)'s status on Thursday, 03-Aug-2023 13:41:04 JST Jezza™@threads.com (Official)

   Louis to #Purism: "Fuck you, sir!"
   Beautiful. A breath of fresh air.
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IjUryQOlgk

   • xianc78@gameliberty.club's status on Thursday, 03-Aug-2023 13:41:01 JST xianc78

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     • Parker Banks
     • Gabe

     @gabriel @jeremiah @parker Their email service requires you to give out your address, even if you are paying with crypto. That, along with their Librem 5 fiasco, made me distrust them.

     Stick with System76, ThinkPenguin, or Framework if you want to purchase Linux/open-source hardware.

   • Gabe (gabriel@mk.gabe.rocks)'s status on Thursday, 03-Aug-2023 13:41:02 JST Gabe

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     • Parker Banks

     @parker@pl.psion.co
     I could be wrong, but as I understand is PureOS is a very convenient option for trying to get as close as possible to a full Free Software System. I don't know the state of the hardware, but I'm willing to believe their effort is sincere.
     In light of that, I can see how it would be tempting to justify the mission over a couple of customers.
     
     Giving into that temptation is a big deal though, fruit from a rotten tree and all that. It is disappointing (and embarrassing) that they couldn't deliver on their promises. I know of at least one person first-hand who's had issues.
     @jeremiah@noagendasocial.com

   • Parker Banks (parker@pl.psion.co)'s status on Thursday, 03-Aug-2023 13:41:03 JST Parker Banks

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     • Gabe
     @gabriel @jeremiah I'm listening to an interview with their founder Todd Weaver, and it immediately becomes obvious where their blind spot came from. He describes Purism as having "a social purpose first", "a strong belief system", and "ethical commitment" that they place before profit or shareholder value. So it's easy for them to frame every businesses decision through the lens of serving the greater good, as they see it at least.
   • Gabe (gabriel@mk.gabe.rocks)'s status on Thursday, 03-Aug-2023 13:41:04 JST Gabe

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     @jeremiah@noagendasocial.com I'm pretty sure writing Louis to remove one of his videos is the fastest way to get him to make a video that's 100x worse than whatever you're trying to get taken down.
     I have a lot of respect for that.

   • xianc78@gameliberty.club's status on Thursday, 03-Aug-2023 13:49:14 JST xianc78

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     • Parker Banks
     • Gabe

     @gabriel @jeremiah @parker I wanted to purchase one of their laptops, but when I needed a new computer two years ago, the chip shortage was going on and System76 was out of stock on everything. I had to bite the bullet and buy another laptop from BestBuy and install Linux on it.

     I would like to support them in the future though. I feel like it's important to support Linux and open-source hardware if we want to see a future for open-source software.

   • Gabe (gabriel@mk.gabe.rocks)'s status on Thursday, 03-Aug-2023 13:49:15 JST Gabe

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     • xianc78
     • Parker Banks

     @xianc78@gameliberty.club
     I've had a good experience with System76!
     Was worried being from Canada would be an issue but I think all I had to worry about was duty fees.
     @jeremiah@noagendasocial.com @parker@pl.psion.co

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   • Token (coin@asimon.org)'s status on Thursday, 03-Aug-2023 14:29:17 JST Token

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     • blaaablaaaa
     • Parker Banks
     • Gabe
     @parker @blaaablaaaa @gabriel @jeremiah The fact that the police tried to use surveillance tech on us Israelis all without a warrant is telling. But I'm sure you've got a lot of example of our shenanigans on outsiders as well.
   • Parker Banks (parker@pl.psion.co)'s status on Thursday, 03-Aug-2023 14:29:18 JST Parker Banks

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     • blaaablaaaa
     • Gabe
     @blaaablaaaa @gabriel @jeremiah Also in the first sentence of their email to Louis Rossmann they're bragging about having worked with all levels of the Israeli government, as if working with national governments, particularly one famous for the surveillance activities, is supposed to instill confidence in their commitment to privacy.
   • blaaablaaaa (blaaablaaaa@hermit.cafe)'s status on Thursday, 03-Aug-2023 14:29:19 JST blaaablaaaa

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     • Parker Banks
     • Gabe
     The fact they market their phone as the liberty phone seems weird. Wasn't there a patriot phone the rw youtubers were shilling a few years back?
     
     What about calyxOS? That one seemed pretty decent.
   • Parker Banks (parker@pl.psion.co)'s status on Thursday, 03-Aug-2023 14:29:20 JST Parker Banks

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     • Gabe
     @gabriel @jeremiah There's Graphene too right, how does that compare?