Framework QMK fork isn't merged into upstream?

[TheWebMachine]

I was trying to find the exact post where the Framework team explains the rationale, but can’t pin it down. At any rate, for now, you use Framework’s own fork of the VIA software to configure with their fork of the firmware:

VIA

A community member also made a fork of the firmware that supports OpenRGB, if that’s your preference:

[GUIDE] How to install OpenRGB on FW16

FW16 OpenRGB Guide I recently picked up my Framework 16, and wanted to run OpenRGB on it so I could make my RGB keyboard synced with my audio. I’ve figured it out, so here’s a brief rundown on installing OpenRGB (in this example on Fedora), setting up a QMK environment, compiling and flashing your board. PLEASE NOTE: VIA DOES NOT WORK WITH OPENRGB! You can find precompiled binaries for the RGB ANSI Keyboard and the RGB Macropad HERE: I’ll be potsing each step in a different post, but you can …

Someone from the FW team will have to chime in and remind us of the reasons this isn’t merged upstream yet.