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+tags: Replicant news, Paul Kocialkowski
+date: 2015-12-03 15:19
+title: Shops selling devices pre-installed with Replicant
+---
+A few months ago, we were contacted to discuss the endorsement of an online
+shop selling mobile devices pre-installed with Replicant: [Qibre Computer
+Hardware][1]. While we’re very happy to see such initiatives being developed,
+we asked for some conditions to be met before endorsing the shop, especially
+conditions that have to do with informing final users:
+
+* Users should not be mislead into believing that the devices are fine for
+  [freedom][2] and [privacy/security][3]. There are plenty of issues
+  remaining, that are explained in general on the [Freedom and
+  privacy/security issues page][4] of the website and in greater details on
+  each device’s wiki page (when documented). Those are out of the scope of
+  free software support in Replicant, but it is crucial to mention them when
+  selling a full device. Linking to these resources is a fine way to ensure
+  that customers have access to that information.
+
+* The devices should ship with the official version of Replicant, not a
+  version that was built from source and signed with different keys.
+  However, it is fine to pre-install free applications originating from
+  F-Droid on top of the system, as long as users are made aware of it.
+
+**Qibre has now stopped its activity until further notice.**
+
+A few weeks ago, [Tehnoetic][5] started selling devices pre-installed with
+Replicant and was featured on the FSF’s [Ethical Tech Giving Guide][6] and
+FSFE’s [Free Your Android][7] campaign. At this point, the following devices
+can be bought pre-installed with Replicant from [Tehnoetic][5]:
+
+* [Galaxy S 2 (I9100)][8]: [Tehnoetic S2][9]
+
+* [Galaxy S 3 (I9300)][10]: [Tehnoetic S3][11]
+
+Tehnoetic donates a part of the phone sales profits to Replicant and F-Droid
+projects. In December, Tehnoetic donated Replicant $101 USD.
+
+Thus, buying devices actually helps Replicant move forward! Buying from these
+shops rather than third-party resellers also helps them secure money to get
+stocks of Replicant-supported devices in large quantities, so that it remains
+possible to buy them for a long time!
+
+ [1]: <http://qibre.co.uk>
+
+ [2]: <https://www.replicant.us/about.php#only-free-software>
+
+ [3]: <https://www.replicant.us/about.php#safe-data>
+
+ [4]: <https://www.replicant.us/freedom-privacy-security-issues.php>
+
+ [5]: <https://tehnoetic.com/>
+
+ [6]: <https://www.fsf.org/givingguide/v6/>
+
+ [7]: <https://fsfe.org/campaigns/android/liberate.en.html#Replicant>
+
+ [8]: <http://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/GalaxyS2I9100>
+
+ [9]: <https://tehnoetic.com/tehnoetic-s2-phone-replicant>
+
+ [10]: <http://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/GalaxyS3I9300>
+
+ [11]: <https://tehnoetic.com/tehnoetic-s3-phone-replicant>
+
+