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Framework flame war erupts over support of politically polarizing Linux projects (www.theregister.com)
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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.

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[–] WilliamA@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I have a similar experience. I was saving up for a framework 13 for a general more ethical option, but that AI mini PC was extremely disappointing and got me more radicalized into free (libre) software as a consequence. Could you clarify the white supremacy and transphobia? I usually concern myself with strictly free software, so I'm unaware of such controversies.

[–] spartanatreyu@programming.dev 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Hyprland is the project associated with Transphobia. To put it delicately, the original developer was so cringe to the point that others didn't want to work on the project.

DHH is the developer who is associated with White Supremacy, as he started making overtly white suprematist comments on social media.