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tags: Replicant news, Paul Kocialkowski
date: 2015-12-03T14:19:58+00:00
title: Shops selling devices pre-installed with Replicant
authors: Paul Kocialkowski
---
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>
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