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Some other interesting companies:

    https://starlabs.systems/
    https://system76.com/
    https://www.pine64.org/

Most of these are probably well known to those who frequent HN, but just in case I'll mention them.

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https://thinkpenguin.com/

https://minifree.org/

https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en

But the first company (Purism) specifically attempts to change the industry, they state it as one of their goals: https://puri.sm/learn/why-purism-computers-are-better-than-p....

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This is true. Thanks for both the other companies, and the important distinction.

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One more: https://tehnoetic.com/

And for completeness:

Purism’s CEO Todd Weaver Testifies at California Congressional Privacy Commission

https://puri.sm/posts/purisms-ceo-todd-weaver-testifies-at-c...

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I've now favorited this thread, thank you for the many recommendations.

Do you happen to know if any of these companies monitor their supply chains to avoid China? I recognize that that's not the fight that many of these companies are fighting, but it seems like a worthwhile one that would probably tip at least me over from one option to another.

I've done a little poking around myself, but haven't seen anything.

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Purism is actually trying to do something. On the software side, see here: https://puri.sm/posts/protecting-the-digital-supply-chain/.

On the hardware side, they are trying to produce their phones outside China, but it’s expensive: https://puri.sm/products/librem-5-usa/ ($750 for phones produced in China vs $2000 for those produced in the USA).

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By the way, many of the listed vendors got “Respects Your Freedoom” certification from FSF: https://ryf.fsf.org/.