Hi, I am not exactly sure how best to frame this, but recent events have got me wondering where exactly Framework, as a company, stands with regards to human rights and equality. If I understand correctly (and please do correct me if I am wrong), it seems like Framework has started sponsoring Hyprland: So I presume this is fact: Framework, as a company, has decided to sponsor a Wayland compositor who is well known to be led as a rather “toxic and hateful community”. Separately, but on the ...

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/37098894

Title of the (concerning) thread on their community forum, not voluntary clickbait. Came across the thread thanks to a toot by @Khrys@mamot.fr (French speaking)

The gist of the issue raised by OP is that framework sponsors and promotes projects lead by known toxic and racists people (DHH among them).

I agree with the point made by the OP :

The “big tent” argument works fine if everyone plays by some basic civil rules of understanding. Stuff like code of conducts, moderation, anti-racism, surely those things we agree on? A big tent won’t work if you let in people that want to exterminate the others.

I’m disappointed in framework’s answer so far

  • undu@discuss.tchncs.de
    214·
    9 days ago

    I’m very disappointed, this “open tent” argument is intellectualy dishonest and unacceptable: allowing openly hateful people into the big tent only means they will harm other people, and end up alone. It’s just impossible to have a big tent with them and must be excluded.

    I was trying to get the company I work for to adopt framework laptops as standard, and they were very interested. I’ve told them to stop the adoption effective immediately until there’s a reversal in political messaging the company is doing, a simple “we’re sorry we won’t don’t again” is not enough when they have funded

    This also applies to recommending it to friends and family, of course.

    • Auli@lemmy.caEnglish
      7·
      9 days ago

      So who are you going with then? Considering every company seems to be finding the right.

  • papertowels@mander.xyz
    113·
    8 days ago

    So are we going to get upset about an open source project with asshole devs on an open source platform who’s main devs are also assholes?

  • BCBoy911@lemmy.ca
    92·
    9 days ago

    i dont really care about the internal politics of software projects, especially open source ones, but why in the world is Framework sponsoring an also-ran Linux window manager for power users that probably has a userbase in the low 100’s? Why not sponsor the KDE or something that people actually use and would help drive Linux adoption? Very stupid, cloudflare is also sponsoring them. Maybe it’s crypto-fascist solidarity.

  • BCsven@lemmy.ca
    51·
    9 days ago

    They are a business that wants or needs to make profit and spread adoption of their product, therefore they will fund what gets them there rather than the moral choice