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by fsflover 437 days ago
> Instead of preying on the goodwill of FOSS enthousiasts, they now try to tap into a new market (nationalism)

Designing and selling the only existing phone made in USA, when everything is produced in China and has a risk of containing backdoors, is as far from nationalism as it gets. (And I'm not an American.) It's true innovation and an offer of a peace of mind for activists and journalists. Even though the USA turns into something bad, the phone runs an FSF-endorsed distro and provides schematics, so you can verify everything yourself (or rely on the community). You comment looks disingenuous to me.
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csours 437 days ago
In the USA, 'Liberty' is now a strong nationalist dog whistle.

> and an offer of a peace of mind for activists and journalists

Sounds like a trap.

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fsflover 437 days ago
They invented name "Liberty Phone" before Trump made this a thing. Perhaps they should rename it, I don't know. What I know is that this modern device is as free (as in freedom) as it gets today for modern devices.
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