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They have to know of the Linux fanbase they have. I'm willing to believe this was a rogue decision that will be reversed. Time will tell. Framework laptops are
by alangibson 4y ago
They have to know of the Linux fanbase they have. I'm willing to believe this was a rogue decision that will be reversed. Time will tell.
Framework laptops are looking more and more like the future for Linux users tho.
- NavinF 4y agoEhh this is the same company that burns fuses on AMD CPUs to vendor lock them and stop resale/reuse: https://www.servethehome.com/lenovo-vendor-locking-ryzen-cpus-with-amd-psb-the-video/ https://www.servethehome.com/lenovo-vendor-locking-ryzen-cpu... I doubt their anti-consumer behavior and security claims are some “rogue decision that will be reversed”.
- alangibson 4y agoI'm also completely willing to believe their decision is nefarious.
- lhl 4y agoNothing against the Framework (it'll likely be my next laptop) but there are plenty of other good Linux options as well now (in general, I don't think Thinkpads have been very good for a while since their battery and keyboards have gotten so much worse and they've switched to partially or fully soldered RAM on most models). There's the HP Dev One if you need a trackpoint, System76 and Star Labs with coreboot, Tuxedo or Slimbook for some really compellingly specced options (the Pulse 15 Gen2 and Slimbook Executive 14 both hit a lot of high-points for iGPU-only computing IMO).
- noisy_boy 4y agoMy first laptop was a HP nx6230 - built like a tank with a fabulous keyboard. I really miss such machines. I checked out the Dev One. However, it doesn't seem to offer any configuration options and seems like a take-it-or-leave it pre-config (not sure if that is some location-specific thing).