With the Linux Vendor Firmware Service serving more than 135 million downloads for Linux users updating their system and device firmware, LVFS has been working to get more hardware vendors to contribute either engineering resources or directly contributing annual dues as sponsors. Framework Computer is now the first one to have executed an agreement under these new sponsorship efforts.
Red Hat in employing lead developer Richard Hughes has contributed the most to LVFS/Fwupd’s success, the Linux Foundation has also hosted the project since it has shifted into their umbrella, AMD’s Mario Limonciello is among the significant contributors, and now Framework Computer is a new sponsor to the project.
Cool, but I don’t care how big Framework makes their tent. They will not see a cent from me.
What why? What happened??
They openly support fashtech like Hyperland and the “distro” Omarchy. In response to the well-justified backlash against this, founder Nirav Patel tried to hand wave the issue away by talking about how they want “a big tent" for open source”, completely ignoring the nazi cunts behind the projects they support.
If you want to know more details here a two articles:
Why do you use Lemmy, given the politics of its own source creator? Bit hypocritical.
Not to speak for them but bare minimum one is supporting them monetarily, one is free
You’re not directly paying them, but by being here and contributing to the community, you’re providing value to others who would then go on to donate to the devs.
I’m sure I can also find some fascists who work on the linux kernel. As long as I don’t support them directly I am just fine with using linux. But go on, keep moving the goal posts.
Purity testing everything you use means you have to get off Lemmy, if you look at the statements from some of the core devs. It is no way to live and is pretty much incompatible with being on the internet. Framework is clearly doing more good than harm, and while no company is perfect or immune from critique, feedback from customers does more than knee-jerk comments from people with no stakes.
No, I just don’t give them any money. If I were to procure a Framework Laptop by means of a genie wish, I would still use it. I am probably using a ton of open source software right now made by people I can’t stand. Also I can purity check and boycott whoever I like, whenever I like. I don’t have to live by your rules. You do you.