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The new office looks really fantastic.

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The latest one :smile:

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#New Personas!!! :smiley:

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BTW, there is a new blog post! :wink:

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https://www.fairphone.com/2015/07/15/fairphone-2-pre-orders-are-now-open/

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Tadaa, a new blog post!

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I saw it first! :wink:

Fairphone is cooperating with WOLFRAM Bergbau (Link in English) from Austria!!! :smiley: As soon as they can mine conflict-free tungsten from Rwanda, it will be smelted in Austria. Another connection of the Fairphone 2 to my home country (after AT&S producing the PCBs).

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Didn’t the conflict free minerals in FP1 come from a mass balance traceability sort of system as well? Or at least, I understood that they couldn’t specifically use the fairly source tin and tantalum in the FP1 production line so they injected this tin/tantalum in the existing non-fair stream to offset the use of conflict minerals. The net result would be the same but the actual tin inside your phone can still be from a different source.

That’s how I remember it anyway. Am I wrong? Will try and find some source to cite if necessary.

That’s what Laura says in her blog post, isn’t it? She states that at first CFTI sources their tin in a product segregation model, and now also use a mass balance model. Solutions for hope always used a mass balance model for the tantalum.

Ah OK I wasn’t sure if I understood the blog right

Have you seen this? :slight_smile:

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We will also keep exploring ways to increase the longevity of the
Fairphone 1. Possibilities include upgrading to a more recent Android
version, although we would like to manage expectations here as this is
still very much a long shot dependent on cooperation from license holders
and our own resources.

A second path we are exploring is the possibility of replacing the
Android software by alternative operating systems (Ubuntu/Firefox/Jolla)
in an effort to prolong the life of the device (as that software is
more cost-effective to maintain). While we’re still in the exploratory
phases along these tracks, we do hope it’s clear that we’re committed to
supporting our Fairphone 1 owners in the future.

That’s great news! :smiley:

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This blog explains why I bought a Fairphone, a company that cares about their product and their customers.
Thank you Fairphone for all your effort in getting the license.

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Six boxes of champaigne and tomorrow off for the whole crew in Amsterdam! :clap:

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And another software blog! :grinning:

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