I don’t think development has stalled: https://source.puri.sm/public
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Ok. Noted. I am enthused. My mindset is improving more and more. Thank you very much. Let’s keep this train rolling . . .
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A Purism dev said they first want to release a new device before they start to develop software further. Seems like they want to invest money to get new cash for software development. That’s why I wait maybe 1 or 2 month after next device is released.
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Guido is still actively working on mobile Linux, though those developments haven’t been added to the Byzantium repository. Since the sources are available, one could manually update the packages, though it is not a convenient option.
Guido has a few options to sponsor his work if you’re interested, though it might not directly help the Librem 5, but the general mobile Linux ecosystem.
https://honk.sigxcpu.org/piki/donations/
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He is also no employee of Purism and still not the only one outside of this company who’s coding. Guido does a good job, but it also does not help as long as we stick on Byzantium. He managed to combine Mobian with some packages from Byzantium to make his phone working well, if I got him correctly. But that’s no solution for an average user. We don’t just want to have Phosh updated, we also want our phone runs as stable as possible.
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So it’s welcome back then (for now) 
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Citation needed and appreciated.
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Possibly this: Let's crowdfund some development to get PureOS Crimson ready for L5! - #21 by francois-techene (not by a “dev” as such although, who knows, maybe I am wrong)
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In my experience Mobian is close enough (almost indistinguishable for most things) to a more up to date PureOS that I’m not too worried about the software longevity of the L5.
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Fair enough.
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Great, now we can forever point to you as an example to those who are considering giving up. “You think you’re giving up now, but you’ll anyway come back soon, just like @flanders51 did. Let’s see if you can last more than a week without your L5!” 
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Hi. Yes. I am that person. I deserve whatever derision that comes with. I recall someone insinuated I was an idiot before. Not sure I agree, but I certainly deserve some finger-pointing.
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Welcome back to the fun side of mobile!
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There was no harm in testing other waters. 
(Unless they’re infested with sharks.)
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Indeed that is your right as the owner of an open device.
The manufacturer doesn’t just say: your device is locked to our abusive, blackbox software (so you never truly own your device).
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I am noticing a lot more updates since the end of the campaign. That is certainly welcome. I am not sure if that is coming from Purism or not.
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My best experience on the PinePhone, a stopgap while waiting for the L5, was with Mobian. All other things being equal, if Mobian provided Pipewire and solid hands-off Bluetooth, I’d switch in a heartbeat. But to be fair, the minute Purism caught up I would switch back (I really appreciate Purism’s hard work and emphasis on privacy).
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Or robot Sailfish! 
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Good news for you then, Trixie based mobian comes with pipewire out of the box.
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Did anybody get GloDroid running on the Librem 5 yet? I know it would be kind of twisted to use it, like running Windows on a Librem 14. But then again maybe GloDroid is actually a bit better than Windows. I’m partly just curious from the standpoint of whether it would be a way to quiet the complains of people who feel Librem 5 will never be what they want, so that it could become what they want but also with HKS. Just curious. Unsure I would use it if it was available. Maybe on my backup, test-dummy Librem 5.
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