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Framework is Accused of Supporting the Far-right, Apparently for Sponsoring the Hyprland Project
Framework, the maker of modular laptops, announced on October 8 that it has become a Gold tier sponsor of Hyprland, the popular Wayland compositor that offers an eyecandy experience for Linux users.
This was shared alongside the news that they had joined the Linux Foundation and become possibly the first corporate sponsor of Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LFVS), with the company hinting at more sponsorship announcements in the near future.
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Framework CEO Nirav Patel responded in the thread, explaining the company's approach to open source sponsorships. He stated that they "deliberately create a big tent" because they want open source software to win and that they don't partner with individuals and organizations based on their beliefs, values, or political stances.
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Framework flame war erupts over support of politically polarizing Linux projects
Six days ago, upgradeable laptop maker Framework tried to convince its fractious user community to live in a "big tent" after a Debian developer objected to the company's sponsorship of Hyprland and its social media promotion of Omarchy, with both projects associated with politically polarizing viewpoints.
Antoine Beaupré, aka anarcat, demanded that Framework clarify its political position with regard to these two projects.
Hyprland, a Wayland compositor, is led by a "toxic and hateful community," Beaupré observed, and Omarchy, a Linux distribution, comes from David Heinemeier Hansson (aka DHH), a controversial figure in the Ruby and Linux communities.
"[I]f Framework keeps not only proposing and enabling toxic communities to its users but even sponsoring them, I'm afraid that not only will I have to stop buying and recommending Framework but that perhaps a more widespread boycott would be in order," he wrote in his post.