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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      9 hours ago

      Already have, along with my concerns about the outsized money going to essentially DHH events.

      Might even sell my FW, I don’t think I want to be associated with the brand at all.

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        2 hours ago

        Which brands are acceptable to be associated with?

        (I don’t own one, and I’m not familiar with what other brands are available these days.)