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Ehh I don't have any beef with this. The best parts of Linux are about unpaid community labor.
Replaceable parts is a good thing. They don't perform well for the price. I considered getting a couple for work, but perf and the 3:2 screen are just a no go.
The best parts of Linux involve unpaid community labor, yes, but framework laptop is a for-profit product, so I wouldn't think it applies here.
Its an open-source product, through. You could make your own laptop with their designs
I agree, but in the other Hand, everyone at framework is just a huge nerd. They all worked as engineers in big other companies before and decided its time for a change. So for me it does not really feel like profit is their sole number one priority. And like the team diacribes quite well in the comments of the post, they are just enthusiastic and want to enable motivated lads to work more closely with the developer team
Considering that they get paid their monthly salaries either way, the amount of profit is surely not on their mind all the time. According to Framework investor LTT Linus, the company is very successful. Why doesn't he promote Linux on Framework then?