The fabrication of the Librem 13 is underway!

Dates:
August 15th – “green light” fabrication
August 20th – Todd on-site @ fabrication in Shenzhen
week 1 fabrication
week 2 fabrication
week 3 fabrication
week 4 fabrication
September [15th-20th] – Receive hardware for assembly
September [24th-28th] – Ship first orders

Now that we have prototype hardware, we can add a known issues section this week, so we can update progress weekly as well:

Known Issues:

1. Trackpad Driver

   • Current: ps/2 mouse capabilities
   • Future: multitouch
   • ETA: ~October
   • Where: Kernel Level Driver
   • Source for Updates: Blog, Git (soon)
   • 2 devs

2. Coreboot BIOS

   • Current: ~20%
   • Future: 100%
   • ETA: ~October
   • Where: BIOS
   • Source for Updates: Blog, Coreboot Blog, Git (soon)
   • 3 devs

3. Hardware Kill Switches

   • Current: Webcam/Mic
   • Future: Webcam/Mic & NGFF (Wireless)
   • ETA: ~September 15
   • Where: Hardware
   • Source for Updates: Blog
   • 3 devs

4. Bluetooth (via daughter card)

   • Current: ~0%
   • Future: 100%
   • ETA: ~February 2016
   • Where: Kernel Level Driver
   • Source for Updates: Blog
   • 0 devs (If you’re interested in helping we can use it!)

Thank you!

Todd Weaver & Purism Team todd@puri.sm