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Framework, the upgradeable laptop maker, faces community backlash over its sponsorship of Hyprland (a Wayland compositor) and promotion of Omarchy, both associated with politically controversial figures. A Debian developer called for boycott, criticizing Framework's "big tent" approach to open source sponsorships. The controversy sparked over 1,500 forum replies debating whether companies should vet projects for community conduct beyond technical merit. Framework defended its apolitical stance on sponsorships but later clarified it had researched Hyprland's past moderation issues and found improvements, while announcing plans to involve the community more in future sponsorship decisions.

Framework flame war erupts over Linux controversy

why does everything have to be politics-related bro, people are getting angry over framework promoting two actually good projects just cause of politics.

We live in a society where disagreeing is seen as hate. If you don’t share my political opinion you’re evil and hateful…
I disagree with that. Thats just in-group bias boosting your own ego by being “better” than someone. But I can disagree with someone majorly and still support other aspects of them, you don’t have to cause division and make it an “Us vs Them” situation…
Stop bringing politics and cancel culture into linux, and software development, please…

We are living in the world sinking in the ocean of nonsense, where everybody my be offended by everything. Instead of writing code and producing good projects people are wasting their time fighting with imaginary problems. Joining project focused on displaying stuff on the screen with politics is the sign of mental problems not real ones.

If you think DHH is controversial, you need to get out of your echo chamber more often.

“Gosh o golly, why is it that it’s so hard to get new people to be excited about contributing to open source?”