I haven't been as excited for a device as I am now since the N900.
This. The moment I started getting really excited for the Librem 5 was when I thought, "half of the problems I'm trying to solve for my phone right now are trivial to solve on this Raspberry Pi sitting next to me. Why isn't my phone running the same OS as the Pi then?"
I'm sure some Android dev is going to say "but what about blah blah new API new tools whatever?" in response to this.. but my workflow is autotools or meson (and for the Librem5 a crosscompiler) + vim. Or I could write shell scripts using a plethora of cmdline tools and not install anything extra to develop useful, powerful stuff for this device.
> Enabling the path for a true convergence device, capable to work as a phone, making video and audio calls, encrypted messaging, email, web browser, that can also become a full desktop computer with an option for a compatible keyboard, mouse, and monitor. It can be a desktop computer and phone all-in-one.