I've now favorited this thread, thank you for the many recommendations.
Do you happen to know if any of these companies monitor their supply chains to avoid China? I recognize that that's not the fight that many of these companies are fighting, but it seems like a worthwhile one that would probably tip at least me over from one option to another.
I've done a little poking around myself, but haven't seen anything.
On the hardware side, they are trying to produce their phones outside China, but it’s expensive: https://puri.sm/products/librem-5-usa/ ($750 for phones produced in China vs $2000 for those produced in the USA).
Some other interesting companies:
Most of these are probably well known to those who frequent HN, but just in case I'll mention them.
https://thinkpenguin.com/
https://minifree.org/
https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en
But the first company (Purism) specifically attempts to change the industry, they state it as one of their goals: https://puri.sm/learn/why-purism-computers-are-better-than-p....
This is true. Thanks for both the other companies, and the important distinction.
One more: https://tehnoetic.com/
And for completeness:
Purism’s CEO Todd Weaver Testifies at California Congressional Privacy Commission
https://puri.sm/posts/purisms-ceo-todd-weaver-testifies-at-c...
I've now favorited this thread, thank you for the many recommendations.
Do you happen to know if any of these companies monitor their supply chains to avoid China? I recognize that that's not the fight that many of these companies are fighting, but it seems like a worthwhile one that would probably tip at least me over from one option to another.
I've done a little poking around myself, but haven't seen anything.
Purism is actually trying to do something. On the software side, see here: https://puri.sm/posts/protecting-the-digital-supply-chain/.
On the hardware side, they are trying to produce their phones outside China, but it’s expensive: https://puri.sm/products/librem-5-usa/ ($750 for phones produced in China vs $2000 for those produced in the USA).
By the way, many of the listed vendors got “Respects Your Freedoom” certification from FSF: https://ryf.fsf.org/.