Librem 15 Laptop

The first high-end laptop that respects your freedom and privacy

Sep 04, 2015

Project update 22 of 38

Weekly Update on Librem 15 rev2 Production 2015-09-04

It is looking like 4 weeks of fabrication for the Librem 15 rev2, rather than an expedited 3 weeks, so pulling out the more aggressive dates.

Dates:

**August 10th – Ship second prototype

August 13th – Receive third prototype (test)

August 17th – “green light” fabrication

August 20th – Todd on-site @ fabrication in Shenzhen

week 1 fabrication

week 2 fabrication**

week 3 fabrication

week 4 fabrication

September 20th – Receive hardware for assembly

September 28th – Ship first orders

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. Unlocking the ME

    • Current: ~80%
    • Future: 100%
    • ETA: ~September
    • Where: BIOS
    • Source for Updates: Blog, Coreboot Blog
    • 2 devs
  3. Coreboot BIOS

    • Current: ~25%
    • Future: 100%
    • ETA: ~October
    • Where: BIOS
    • Source for Updates: Blog, Coreboot Blog, Git (soon)
    • 3 devs
  4. Hardware Kill Switches

    • Current: Webcam/Mic
    • Future: Webcam/Mic & NGFF (Wireless)
    • ETA: ~September 15
    • Where: Hardware
    • Source for Updates: Blog
    • 3 devs
  5. 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


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