Bradley M. KühnSep 29

Over next 1-2 weeks,I'd appreciate an extended thread re: #FrameworkLaptop, #mntreform, & #FOSS.

TL;DR on my idiosyncratic needs:
* minimize binary firmware blobs¹
* Having 2 disks in RAID-1²
* Runs stock Official #Debian stable³
* Understanding best current replacement keyboard options⁴
* Form factor that works for my travel needs.

Is @frameworkcomputer or @mntmn better for me?

I'd be glad if ∃ active engagement on this!

#AskFedi #AskFediverse #Framework #OpenSource

Show threadBradley M. KühnOct 12

Just 8 days after I began this thread re: maybe switching to a #FrameworkLaptop, a scandal broke that #Framework directly funded toxic individual FOSS developers.

It's not clear to me yet whether an outright boycott is warranted, but what's already obvious is Framework acts like a classic VC-funded tech startup in making foolish unforced errors in policy decision-making b/c they're too busy “moving fast & breaking things” to pay attention to important details (such as past CoC violations)…(1/3)

Show threadBradley M. KühnOct 12

(3/3)…I've spent my entire career using #IBM laptops knowing this…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_and_the_Holocaust
…& then after IBM sold #Lenovo, I was then using laptops made by people w/ strong ties to a human-rights-violating regime.

So, let's have perspective: IBM has still never apologized for *literally* helping the Nazis & #Framework may still be the “least evil” of *traditional* laptop companies.

But, this incident does make me wanna desperately find way to make @mntmn's #MNTReform suit my computing needs.

IBM and the Holocaust - Wikipedia

Panos AlevropoulosOct 12
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@bkuhn i also want to emphasize that we as MNT can also make the laptop portfolio more fitting to more people's needs. it's just a question of time and money, and the money we need for this is much smaller than what other companies would require. for example, if someone donated (or a grant was given for) a few million (single digit) EUR, we would have the runway to launch a handful of different models over the next years while not burning out.
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Show threadBradley M. KühnOct 12

@mntmn yes, it is so silly: #Framework received ≥ US$30 million in VC. Since they aren't a public company, we don't *know* Nirav Patel's compensation package, but his salary is surely ≥ US$1mil that could greatly advance MNT Reform in the ways you mention.

I'm sure Patel believes that they is “doing good by doing well” — but to do good, we need multiple options for repairable laptops. Capitalism demands MNT Reform *competes* w/ Framework. FOSS principles say Framework should cooperate with you.