I started dabbling with Linux around 2001. As I got deeper into the ecosystem, particularly trying to run Linux on the laptops available at the time, I dreamt of a day when we’d have good (mobile) Linux hardware.
A common sentiment at the time was that Linux would never be a viable desktop OS, and thinking otherwise was well…dreaming.
It’s so incredible exciting to see the continued evolution of Linux-first hardware in the 2020s, with Framework at the forefront.
As trust in institutions and mega vendors continues to erode, I can’t help but feel like this is the moment Linux was made for. The idealism of the time is now realized as a real alternative to closed solutions - solutions that are increasingly hard to trust.
It’s gratifying to see as an aging Linux nerd. I hope it continues.
A common sentiment at the time was that Linux would never be a viable desktop OS, and thinking otherwise was well…dreaming.
It’s so incredible exciting to see the continued evolution of Linux-first hardware in the 2020s, with Framework at the forefront.
As trust in institutions and mega vendors continues to erode, I can’t help but feel like this is the moment Linux was made for. The idealism of the time is now realized as a real alternative to closed solutions - solutions that are increasingly hard to trust.
It’s gratifying to see as an aging Linux nerd. I hope it continues.