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by StoneTable 1706 days ago
Coreboot is something they want to do, and are hiring for: https://jobs.lever.co/framework/af82bd1b-7ebd-46da-8ae4-7dab...

As for Linux support, it's already there. There are papercuts, like needing a fairly recent kernel and certain packages (for the fingerprint reader), but it works fine, by all accounts.

I'm expecting my DIY edition to ship in the next week or so, and I'll be running Linux on it full-time.
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southerntofu 1705 days ago
> (for the fingerprint reader)

Wait, Framework has a fingerprint reader? Hope it's not built-in. That's a strong security anti-feature to have in an otherwise good-looking laptop.

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lights0123 1705 days ago
It's on the power button, but there's no need to use it if you don't want it.
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southerntofu 1704 days ago
Sure, i'm just disappointed they would force this on everyone. First, because it means they vet the practice while we should strongly discourage it (if not for ethical, at least for security reasons). Second, because Framework laptop sounds good otherwise, but i really don't want to financially support corporations who buy into this biometrics hellscape.
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