[image] Librem 5 First Impression I just received the Purism Librem 5 that I paid for years ago (I think it was 2018). The process of getting the basic setup done was typical (choosing keyboard language, connecting to wifi, etc). T… I found the article on planet.…

I think that the default for reflashing should match the default for shipping, which means encrypted. A default reflash should get back to what you got out of the box with the latest security updates. Anyone who received the same box as me and wanted it without disk encryption would have to reflash…

[image] etbe: Given a choice I’d remove POP from every server I run :slight_smile: OK, but let’s say the Librem 5 customer is using POP on a server that the customer does not control (like the customer’s ISP) - so removing POP is not an option. Also, for a privacy-focused phone, storing emai…

Are there any servers that support POP but not IMAP? For a privacy focused device would you want to use email with a server that doesn’t support IMAP? Such a server probably wouldn’t be up to date with security patches etc. If the reflash tool made it mandatory to specify whether disk encryption wa…

[image] etbe: Are there any servers that support POP but not IMAP? Definitely yes but I looked at two of my ISPs and one hosting company that I used to use and they all offer both. However if you want to store your email on their server - putting aside the privacy and security issues with tha…

Discussion on Hacker News: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30760883 . @amosbatto I think you might be interested in that discussion, there is a lot about security.

Another blog article: James Stanley - Librem 5: first impressions [image] Estimate your Librem 5 shipping Librem 5 Recipient writes: “Mon 21 March 2022 In February 2018 I placed an order for a Librem 5. Today it finally arrived.” https://incoherency.co.uk/b…

[image] fsflover: @amosbatto I think you might be interested in that discussion, there is a lot about security. Is that Daniel Micay from GrapheneOS back under a different name? Interesting that he says that he contacted Purism to ask about porting GrapheneOS to the Librem 5, and then decided…

[image] amosbatto: I have to wonder about that, given how many things he gets wrong in his criticisms of the Librem 5. That’s quite an accusation. You tend to do that to provoke responses to things you want people to correct for you – coerced offloading of work. You’ve done it with me multi…

[image] Privacy2: Purism isn’t shipping updates to the proprietary firmware. Without getting bogged down in the actual dispute here (between you, Amos and ‘Daniel’) … the above-quoted text skirts on the edge of falsehood. You will see in this forum that various people are having problems wit…

I appreciate your reply. [strcat] Librem 5 has a bunch of components where they are not shipping updates. [you] … the above-quoted text skirts on the edge of falsehood … I understand your point, but disagree. When a difference in word choice means a difference in whether the device is RY…

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Another blog article: James Stanley - Librem 5: first impressions