Thanks for that, indeed there were more posts, and one especially. Specifically Framework supporting far-right racists? - #1609 by nrp which I think is important.
Having read some others impressions, and some other opinions around the Internet on the Hyprland community toxicity, and some more recent positive trends, it does sound like perhaps that community is getting better and Framework did, indeed, do some research and felt that moving in the right direction (even if not there yet, but positive movement is good) is something worth supporting which could help move it even a bit more in the positive direction.
For the Omarchy, while I can understand pre-prod/R&D/marketing samples sent out to folks is under a different budget, that’s perhaps somewhat OK, but the bigger issue is the unanswered “why we chose to highlight/promote” on something run by someone who has some very clear, outspoken views that definitely don’t correspond to a large segment of the community. It’s one thing to work behind the scenes of “hey, I see this issue on software/drivers/whatever on the hardware” or “how do I access/do/whatever with this bit” to make people who choose to use it. That’s just fine, I’d expect that. Or users coming to the forum or emailing support for help. Sure. But again, it’s about the promoting/visibility. That is directly advocating for not just a piece of software, but if run primarily by one person (as this is, and in someways the Linux kernel is with Linus, to a large degree even if not 100%), you then can easily be seen to endorse the politics and opinions of that highly visible leader.
What’s even MORE frustrating and annoying, is that Framework/Nirav has had PLENTY of time to post a more visible, larger blog response. The fact that I had to find the post, rather than them releasing all this and perhaps a bit more comments, as a full blog post is POOR communications and community engagement.
And this sums up, much more, where I’m at now Framework supporting far-right racists? - #1630 by anarcat
Why are they still silent? A press release & blog post with substantially that post 1609 by nrp goes a LONG way towards going, well, they had more nuance on at least part of it. Why we’d still be talking about this STILL 3 weeks after that post, without it being obviously a very important response, is stupid.
Now I think they still need to say something about the DHH & Omarchy pushing, and their rationale and if they did any vetting at all. If they didn’t, OK. Well lesson learned. Mistakes can happen, but own up, learn, and do better in the future.