Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ngaphambi kokuphela kwamaholide onyakeni, abakwaPurism bamemezele ukuthi sebeqedile ukulungisa izinto zokuthuthukisa iselula yabo iLibrem 5 Linux futhi bazothunyelwa kubo bonke abasunguli bayo kungekudala.
Ngokuya nge-chip entsha enamandla engu-8-bit i.MX 64M ARM, Amakhithi entuthuko eLibrem 5 azofinyelela kubo bonke abasunguli abesekele lolu hlelo, njengamanje iPurism idinga konke ukwesekwa ngumphakathi ukuze iqhubeke futhi isheshise ukuthuthukiswa kwale foni yeLinux egxile kubumfihlo nokuphepha.
ILibrem 5 ingakhishwa ngo-Ephreli 2019
AbakwaPurism babika ukuthi umakhalekhukhwini wayo ogxile ebusosheni nasekuphepheni i-Librem 5 isesendleleni yokwethulwa kuka-Ephreli 2019, ngemuva kokuthi inkampani ibambezele ukwethulwa kukaJanuwari 2019 ngenxa yezimbungulu zezingqimba zentuthuko. Kepha basadinga lonke usizo oluvela emphakathini ukubheka kokubili i-hardware ne-software.
ILibrem 5 izoba yifoni yokuqala egxile kubumfihlo nokuphepha, futhi ngethemba ukuthi kuzoba njalo ifoni yokuqala ephumelele ukufaka uhlelo olusebenzayo lwe-Linux. I-Purism ikholelwa ukuthi i-2019 kuzoba unyaka wezingcingo ze-Linux, ngakho-ke uma unentshisekelo, joyina enye yeziteshi zabo futhi usize ngentuthuko.
Njengoba sisesikhathini sikaKhisimusi, iPurism ilungiselele ukunikezwa okukhethekile kulabo abafuna ukuthola isinyathelo sabo futhi bathole iLibrem 5 ngokushesha okukhulu. Iphakethe labo elithi “Kuyimpilo Elondekile” likunika lona ilaptop neselula ngamadola angama- $ 599 kuphela, le ntengo izokhuphukela ku- $ 699 ngoJanuwari 7, 2019.