class: center, middle, inverse # Plasma Mobile ### Open Devices ??? vision - full control over info and communication - inclusive to 3rd party software - seamless cross-device experience - open standards --- class: center, middle, inverse # Background ## Two slides copied from the last year --- # External factors affecting Plasma Mobile project - Kernel versions are too old - Lack of the open devices - Devices requires closed source BSP to function to full extent. ??? - research date of 3.4, 3.10 and 3.18 kernel versions - devices are getting hard and hard to "tinker" - locked bootloader - forced encryption - you are stuck with older kernel version provided by vendor - security issues - modem firmware is the operating system in itself --- # Open devices - Open Devices program by Sony - Effort to support devices by mainline kernel - Fairphone - Purism's Linux phone(?) ??? - yes we're getting there - and that's focus of my presentation today --- class: center, middle, inverse # Back to present --- # Supporting device in mainline kernel - DRM and GPU drivers - WLAN and bluetooth drivers - Modem / telephony - Sensors - More and more hardware. --- # Qualcomm devices - Nexus 7 2013 (Work by John Sultz) - Nexus 5 (Initial patches to enable the board in mainline kernel 4.9) - Sony Xperia Z2 tablet - Sony Xperia Z? (sirius) - Debian buster based rootfs ??? - freedreno gpu driver - msm drm driver - various display panel drivers - qcom and broadcom wireless --- # Librem 5 - Built by the Purism computers. - KDE community agreed to support the Plasma on Librem 5 - Succesful crowdfunding campaign - Expected to ship in January 2019 --- class: center, middle, inverse # Some of the devices --- class: center, middle, inverse .image-70[] --- class: center, middle, inverse .image-70[] --- class: center, middle, inverse .image-70[] --- class: center, middle, inverse .image-70[] --- class: center, middle, inverse # We need help! - Talk to us : #plasmamobile:matrix.org - Mailing list : plasma-mobile@kde.org --- class: center, middle, inverse # Questions? Lets discuss <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Plasma BoF - Plasma Mobile Room 122, 13th August, 10:30 AM --- # 5 billion code .image-70[] https://twitter.com/bidatzi/status/1019515478975434753 --- .image-80[]