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by dmix 2536 days ago
GTK for a smartphone is an interesting choice. I'm curious if the Gnome team would ever commit to this.

The use of a stylus in the video is a bit concerning though.

Off topic but I hope Librem releases a high-end laptop in addition to their mid-tier one, ideally with a high performance AMD CPU. Something that could be the open-source friendly version of a Macbook Pro.

The way they disable Intel ME and add hardware toggles for webcams/microphones, and their general good taste is a big draw for me.

Edit: looks like Gnome is backing Purism's project. Neat. https://www.gnome.org/news/2017/09/gnome-foundation-partners...
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alexkavon 2536 days ago
I believe they're working with the Gnome team on this, as well as support for Plasma Mobile.[0]

[0] https://puri.sm/posts/gnome-and-kde-in-pureos-diversity-acro...

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dmix 2534 days ago
> In addition, Purism is needing to lead some of the development within the GNOME community, since there is not a large community around an upstream-first GNOME/GTK+ for mobile yet.

This makes me happy. This is good news for all Gnome users.

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RandomBacon 2536 days ago
> The use of a stylus in the video is a bit concerning though.

I imagine that's just so there isn't a big finger/hand getting in the way of the camera. And because the phone is flat on the table for the video, you can't type on it like when you're holding it with your hand.

A non-issue in my opinion. I wouldn't have given it a second thought.

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seba_dos1 2534 days ago
What's more - it's a capacitive screen, so unlike with the resistive ones, the stylus doesn't add much additional accuracy over the finger.
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bo1024 2536 days ago
I think the specs are already pretty competitive with Macbook Pro -- the only thing it doesn't have is a discrete GPU.

Unfortunately I'd guess they won't use an AMD CPU anytime soon because I don't think we know how to 'purify' it, at least with Intel we can try to disable ME.

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dmix 2535 days ago
I disagree. The only option is an Intel HD Graphics 620 with an HDMI port (!) which can’t even host an external 4k monitor @ 60hz…

I also mentioned AMD CPU for a good reason as Nvidia is poorly supported by modern Wayland compositors.

The wireless card is also Atheros 802.11n with no a/c support.

Librem 15 is very much a mid-tier laptop.

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