The Free Phone Nightmare | LINUX Unplugged 212
Posted on: August 29, 2017
Posted in: Featured, LINUX Unplugged, Video

We reflect on the communities appetites for another GNU/Linux phone fundraiser & pontificate if the Librem 5 might be our last hope. Plus a live unboxing of some new shiny surprise hardware.
We also cover a batch of community updates, a cryptocoin you’re going to want & discuss additional options for offsite backup.
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Follow Up / Catch Up
Mazda and Toyota join forces on Linux-based connected car platform
Mazda and Toyota are working together on a Linux-based connected car navigation and entertainment system, according to reports.
Burger King Ushers in the Cyber Dystopia we’ve all been waiting for
Russians will be able to buy a Whopper with the virtual cash, once they have amassed 1,700 whoppercoins.
Wimpy was Right
At this year’s E3 — aka the biggest date in the gaming industry calendar, known under its full title as the Electronic Entertainment Expo — there was an Oculus-shaped rift where the Oculus-shaped Rift should have been showing off its vision of the future of electronic gaming and entertainment.
Linux Academy
sshync aka Auto-sync
Auto-sync files or directories over SSH.
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wshax was surpised we did not mention SpiderOak
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surfrock66 does the math, and sticks with CrashPlan Pro
DigitalOcean
Purism’s Phone Campaign Getting Serious AF
Enabling the next generation of cable-cutters, we are making the Librem 5 the first ever Matrix-powered smartphone, natively using end-to-end encrypted decentralized communication in its dialer and messaging app. We will also offer regular baseband functionality separated off from the CPU, and work towards the goal of freeing all components.
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Librem 15 Re-Review: The Replacening
The Librem 15 is the first ultra-portable workstation laptop that was designed chip-by-chip, line-by-line, to respect your rights to privacy, security, and freedom. Every hardware and software component—and everything we do—is in line with our belief in respecting your rights to privacy, security, and freedom. We know you will be happy with the results.