Nirav, the “big tent” argument sounds good in theory, but in practice it becomes an excuse for moral cowardice. Open source was never meant to be a shield for bigotry or hate. When a company claims to stand for transparency and community, it cannot turn around and partner with people who openly promote racism and white supremacy. That is not neutrality. That is endorsement through silence.
You say Framework partners based only on alignment with open source goals, but when those partnerships include individuals like DHH or projects like Hyprland, you are signaling that ethics stop where technical convenience begins. You are telling your users that as long as the code compiles, it does not matter who is harmed by the person behind it. That is not a “big tent.” It is a hollow one.
Framework built trust by promising to do things differently, to value openness, responsibility, and community over corporate expedience. That promise means nothing if you hide behind neutrality while uplifting people whose views directly attack others in that same community. This is about politics. And It is also about integrity. You cannot claim to stand for openness while standing beside those who want to shut others out.