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

On Sat, 25 Apr 2026 11:46, Aryan Karamtoth <[email protected]> wrote:
>Hello fellow developers and maintainers as well as the DPL,
>
>Framework caught my attention recently as I discovered that they have a 
>12'' inch version of their laptop line up and I was curious about the 
>Linux compatibility on their laptops and I came to know that they 
>officially support Fedora, Ubuntu and Bazzite but they also listed Mint, 
>Arch and NixOS as community supported ones [1].
>
I agree with Chris here. Endorsing a dev whose values are known to be 
deeply racist is very questionable.

This could've been an honest mistake; however the least they could've 
done is apologize and rescind the endorsement.

Anyway, I am not here to discuss Frameworks misgivings.

Regardless, I find this an important topic; if hardware has Debian 
preinstalled, this a) helps us and b) eventually gets more people to use 
Linux.
I would like to suggest a different company: Star Labs 
[0]. They are a small UK-based company also 
catering to linux-first devices. While it's not modular as the Framework 
it is still really good in terms of repairability and privacy (hardware 
kill switches). 
Furthermore, their support has been excellent. Disclaimer: I am owning a 
StarBook MK VI which is my main computing device since 2 years now. 

A few datapoints: 
- Battery life is fairly decent (~5 h medium usage under sway)
- Everything just works ootb (hardware-wise)
- The intel models are available with coreboot
- Every single part can be purchased as spare/replacement
- The bottom and lid is made out of aluminum and it's fairly 
  scratch-resistant


The only complaint that I have that the screen could be brighter, and 
that the rubber feet tend to get loose.

(I really should write a blogpost at some point about it)

best,

werdahias

Links:

[0]: https://de.starlabs.systems/