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Re: Debian Certified Laptops -- Possibility of collaborating with Framework?

From Martin <debacle@debian.org>
Newsgroups linux.debian.project
Subject Re: Debian Certified Laptops -- Possibility of collaborating with Framework?
Date 2026-04-27 17:40 +0200
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Quoting Bastian Blank <waldi@debian.org>:
> On Mon, Apr 27, 2026 at 10:43:47AM +0200, Chris Hofstaedtler wrote:
>> If you make this argument, could you also name them? This so we can stop
>> collaborating with such people?
>
> He talks about MAGA, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, (Apple).  We get
> sponsorship money from them, for conferences and for infrastructure.
> However I always fail to see the collaborating part, as this means we
> share something, which is not the case at all.

I'ld consider this a form of collaboration, only on a lower level.
At least some Debian people had to talk to them to get sponsorship etc.
Not, that I'm against it. I'm pretty pragmatic, when it comes to Debian.

Still, if we can put the logos of those companies on our web site and
t-shirts, it wouldn't turn us evil to certify a FW device. As long as
someone is willing to do the work, which might not be the case.

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Re: Debian Certified Laptops -- Possibility of collaborating with Framework? Chris Hofstaedtler <zeha@debian.org> - 2026-04-27 10:10 +0200
  Re: Debian Certified Laptops -- Possibility of collaborating with Framework? Martin <debacle@debian.org> - 2026-04-27 10:30 +0200
    Re: Debian Certified Laptops -- Possibility of collaborating with Framework? Chris Hofstaedtler <zeha@debian.org> - 2026-04-27 10:50 +0200
      Re: Debian Certified Laptops -- Possibility of collaborating with Framework? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2026-04-27 11:10 +0200
      Re: Debian Certified Laptops -- Possibility of collaborating with Framework? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2026-04-27 11:10 +0200
      Re: Debian Certified Laptops -- Possibility of collaborating with Framework? Bastian Blank <waldi@debian.org> - 2026-04-27 11:40 +0200
        Re: Debian Certified Laptops -- Possibility of collaborating with Framework? Martin <debacle@debian.org> - 2026-04-27 17:40 +0200
    Re: Debian Certified Laptops -- Possibility of collaborating with Framework? Johannes Schauer Marin Rodrigues <josch@debian.org> - 2026-04-27 13:50 +0200
      Re: Debian Certified Laptops -- Possibility of collaborating with Framework? Martin <debacle@debian.org> - 2026-04-27 17:50 +0200
      Re: Debian Certified Laptops -- Possibility of collaborating with Framework? Pierre-Elliott Bécue <peb@debian.org> - 2026-04-27 18:30 +0200
  Re: Debian Certified Laptops -- Possibility of collaborating with Framework? Antonio Russo <aerusso@aerusso.net> - 2026-04-27 16:30 +0200

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