Mastodawn

Feb 6, 2024

"A frequent request from the #FreeBSD community and fan base is a curated list of laptops validated to run FreeBSD out of the box. To this end, we've recently begun discussions with one of our favorite laptop companies, Framework
Stay tuned!" (Edited out Puter from the bird site)

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Yunori Feb 7, 2024

@frameworkcomputer @FreeBSDFoundation

funny how non-profit organizations like freebsd's endorse venture capitalists like framework's. the "modularity" in the framework is a good step in hardware design, but what good does it do if it's just proprietary and closed hardware? how is it useful when it's centralized like any other manufacturer? oh, and i forgot the proprietary UEFI firmware on the non-chromebook models and non-removable batteries. the MNT Reform is a lot more promising.

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Kyle Taylor Feb 7, 2024

@yunori @frameworkcomputer @FreeBSDFoundation FreeBSD is designed to run on as many platforms as it can. Its licensing is extremely permissive and will let people build and work with the OS everywhere. And as long as Framework is willing to help ensure driver support for hardware they ship, the FreeBSD community is happy. And so is the vendor, honestly. FWIW, Framework makes good hardware with components you can swap out and self-repair. Few hardware companies do this.

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Kyle Taylor

@yunori @frameworkcomputer @FreeBSDFoundation https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/introduction/

Chapter 1. Introduction

This chapter covers various aspects of the FreeBSD Project, such as its history, goals, development model, and so on

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