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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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[–] Lettuceeatlettuce@lemmy.ml 15 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I agree, but then why would they not retracted their support? If it really was an honest mistake and they weren't aware of the situation, I would think they would apologize, explain that they didn't know, pull their support, and issue a statement about the kinds of values they want to promote in the FOSS world.

But instead, they have doubled down, the CEO himself. It's very strange and concerning.

[–] spartanatreyu@programming.dev 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Sort of.

They basically said they didn't know about the issues with hyprland, they recently looked into them and to them in looks like hyprland has changed enough to be supported.

But, they were silent on the DHH. That part is the serious concern.

[–] vivendi@programming.dev 1 points 4 days ago

Yes, them not saying anything why they support that hiterlite scum is quite concerning. I think the CEO is just mad he got caught trying to startup a Nazi bar