Purism's Librem 5 Smartphone Crosses $200k In Funding

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Purism's Librem 5 Smartphone Crosses $200k In Funding

In two weeks now Purism has managed to raise over $200,000 USD towards their dream of building a privacy/free-software-minded smartphone running their own custom Linux-based software stack. But they remain a long ways to go from their $1.5 MM goal...

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Purism-Librem-5-200

[tildearrow]

I am curious about something.
Who designed the "phone" icon? Why is it mirrored? No mobile operating system has the handset pointing to the left (?)

[Michael]

Typo:

Actually this one is correct https://www.accountingcoach.com/blog...d-mm-stand-for

[prazola]

It's going to be a meme phone.

[IreMinMon]

It's going to be a meme phone.

Well I would much prefer this meme phone over my android as long as it ever gets to exist.

[sarmad]

I would say at this point it's close to impossible for this campaign to succeed, which is very unfortunate. I was really hoping that this would be my next phone.

[Nille_kungen]

I am curious about something.
Who designed the "phone" icon? Why is it mirrored? No mobile operating system has the handset pointing to the left (?)

Legal reasons i believe and that may also be why it's not green.

[devius]

I predict this campaign isn't going to succeed.

[timofonic]

Sca.sm