PureOS
Purism manages development of PureOS, a free Linux distro based on Debian. PureOS mostly ships with software from the Debian software repository but has all software removed that violates Purism's guidelines and the GNU Free System Distribution Guidelines.[18] PureOS was endorsed by the Free Software Foundation in December 2017.[19] Librem laptops ship with PureOS by default and an optional Qubes OS Universal Serial Bus (USB) drive.[20][21][22] Purism says that it is easy for Librem device owners to install alternative Linux distributions and that owners have the freedom to install any operating system that they desire.[23]
Librem hardware
Librem has been the brand name used by Purism for all of their computer hardware products since the firm's first website in late 2014.[24] The name is based on the French word libre for the English word free as used in the term logiciel libre for free software.
Purism devices feature hardware kill switches to allow users to shut off the camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and cellular or mobile broadband modem on devices that have one (or can be purchased air gapped).
Laptops
Purism's first products were two laptop computers. Since late 2015, they have made laptops of two sizes: Librem 13 and 15, featuring a 13 and a 15-inch screen, respectively. These products ship with Purism's own operating system, PureOS, a derivative of Debian, and an optional Qubes OS USB drive.[20][21]
Laptops
Purism's first products were two laptop computers. Since late 2015, they have made laptops of two sizes: Librem 13 and 15, featuring a 13 and a 15-inch screen, respectively. These products ship with Purism's own operating system, PureOS, a derivative of Debian, and an optional Qubes OS USB drive.[20][21][22]
Purism does its best to remove Intel's Management Engine from its Librem laptops, considering it a security problem.[25] Still, it was unable to completely avoid using proprietary BIOS firmware, earning criticism from the Coreboot and Libreboot projects (which are working on free firmware, but as of 2015 had not yet achieved support of the contemporary hardware that Librem uses).[26] Since summer 2017, new Librem laptops are shipped with coreboot as their standard BIOS, and updates are available for all older models.
Tablet: Librem 11
Purism has proposed a 2-in-1 PC, a convertible, hybrid, tablet-to-laptop computer: the Librem 11, sometimes termed Librem 10 or 12. It would have an 11-inch touchscreen in an 11.6-inch body with a detachable keyboard, and an optional docking station. Development on the device began in April 2016[29] and was suspended in October 2018 to focus on the Librem 5 smartphone.[30]
Smartphones
Liberty Phone
The Liberty Phone (previously marketed as Librem 5 USA[31]) is a variant of the Librem 5 that also runs PureOS on a quad-core 64-bit SoC, but with increased specifications (4 GB RAM and 128 GB internal storage).[32] Unlike the Librem 5, the internal electronics are claimed as being assembled within the United States and is marketed as having "Made in USA Electronics"[33]
Librem 5
The Librem 5 is Purism's first smartphone. A funding campaign for Librem 5 started on 24 August 2017, for a $599 "security and privacy focused phone".[34] The 60-day funding campaign aimed to collect US$1.5 million, but the goal was surpassed two weeks early and concluded with US$2,677,609.10 raised, 78% over the goal.[35]
Liberty Phone
The Liberty Phone (previously marketed as Librem 5 USA[31]) is a variant of the Librem 5 that also runs PureOS on a quad-core 64-bit SoC, but with increased specifications (4 GB RAM and 128 GB internal storage).[32] Unlike the Librem 5, the internal electronics are claimed as being assembled within the United States and is marketed as having "Made in USA Electronics"[33]
Librem 5
The Librem 5 is Purism's first smartphone. A funding campaign for Librem 5 started on 24 August 2017, for a $599 "security and privacy focused phone".[34] The 60-day funding campaign aimed to collect US$1.5 million, but the goal was surpassed two weeks early and concluded with US$2,677,609.10 raised, 78% over the goal.[35][36]
The phone's operating system is entirely free software: it comes with PureOS pre-installed but also supports Ubuntu Touch.[37] On the hardware level, the baseband processor is separated and isolated from the CPU main bus, and connected via a fast USB interface instead. The phone also implements hardware kill switches for the isolated baseband processor, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, camera, and microphone.[38] The firmware for the cellular modem on the phone is proprietary.
Librem Key
The Librem Key is a hardware USB security token with many features, including integration with tamper-evident Heads Firmware. Heads help to ensure that the Librem laptop's BIOS was not altered since the last laptop boot. The Librem Key also holds a one-time password storage (3x HOTP ( RFC 4226 ), 15 x TOTP ( RFC 6238 )), integrated password manager (16 entries), 40 kbit/s true random number generator, and tamper-resistant smart card. The key supports type A USB 2.0, has dimensions of 48 x, and weighs 6 g.[42]
Librem One
Librem One is a paid subscription free-software social-networking suite launched April 30, 2019[43] claiming to prioritize decentralization and privacy, using repackaged open source applications. At present, services provided are: Librem Mail supporting OpenPGP standards using a K-9-based client; Librem Tunnel based on OpenVPN; Librem Social microblogging using Mastodon server and Tusky-based client software federated via the ActivityPub protocol,[44] and Librem Chat using Element software federated via Matrix and XMPP.[44]
