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We’ve been working with Ed and team at FreeBSD on this, and have a document showing what works currently on Framework Laptops: https://github.com/FrameworkComputer/freebsd-on-framework

The trick with predictions is that once they are communicated they can influence the outcome. We’ll work with the iFixit team to make that article happen!

Phoronix found CachyOS to actually be meaningfully faster than Ubuntu or Fedora on a Framework Desktop: https://www.phoronix.com/review/cachyos-ubuntu-2510-f43/6

Our total set of 2025 sponsorships and donations is around $225k, which is a fraction of a percent of our 2025 revenue. We would like to and plan to increase the funding we allocate to open source projects that our products and customers depend on in 2026. Our financials are healthy, and we see this as a good investment.

We also sponsor Debian. We are distro-agnostic and pick our sponsorships largely based on what we see Framework Laptop owners using in our post-purchase surveys and community polls.

Point of clarification: we don’t sponsor Omarchy. We did sponsor Rails World, which is put on by the Rails Foundation, because our site is built on Rails. Our full set of sponsorships is here: https://frame.work/blog/framework-sponsorships

Great to hear that!

We consider LVFS to be critical infrastructure for our products and are happy to support it. Richard is doing excellent work.

From Eric’s previous blog post, he did not “cash out”:

> I earned almost nothing from Pebble Tech Corp. I paid myself a $65,000 salary each year. I did not get any payout through the asset sale.

Eric also made a pretty detailed writeup a few years ago about what drove the failure and acquisition of the original Pebble company: https://ericmigi.com/blog/success-and-failure-at-pebble

The laptop is easy to repair, at least.

Out of box hibernation support in popular Linux distros is also something we want badly. We’re watching this one eagerly: https://github.com/basecamp/omarchy/pull/1417

Windows has automatic Modern Standby to Hibernate support (by default after 5% battery drain in standby). If it is not entering Hibernate, there may be an application keeping the system awake.

I’ve been on both the same side and the opposing side of debates with him, both in person and over internal discussion threads. His public persona and private behavior match. I viewed it positively, though per the topic of the thread, not everyone did.

We don't submit our own announcements :)

Agreed that it would be great if the submission link was updated to be frame.work/laptop16 instead though.

This listing is now live. Thanks for flagging it.

The new keyboard artwork across all languages is Linux by default, meaning no Windows logo on the super key.

Since we designed both the power adapter and the product that is using it, it just works. There aren't a lot of other devices that support 240W USB-C for us to test against.

Yep, definitely possible!

The keyboard firmware actually already is QMK-based! https://github.com/FrameworkComputer/qmk_firmware

You can upgrade to any one of the new parts. In the Framework Marketplace, you can set compatibility filters to see the new parts (some of which are on waitlist because we'll be shipping them later this year): https://frame.work/marketplace?compatibility%5B%5D=laptop_16

We publish our recommended and officially supported Linux distros here: https://frame.work/laptop16?tab=linux

For the new generation, we'll list those as we get closer to shipments.

We're developing key modules that enable the community and 3rd party keyboard developers to create alternate key layouts.

We're currently working on a 3d-printable solution for the Framework Laptop 16 Mainboard.

The Touchpad Module is easy to replace, and the CAD and interface specs we've published on https://github.com/FrameworkComputer/Framework-Laptop-16 are likely detailed enough that anyone can try making one!

Correct. Please reach out to our support team and they can help out on this.

We're testing those specific modules now. Initial testing shows that it should work the same as on 7040 Series, but we will complete validation before updating our Knowledge Base article on memory compatibility.

Ah, great question. I'll flag this to the team.

We actually go into this in the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RzUBqtgODM

Repaste is a likely solution, since that generation was before we switched to Honeywell phase change thermal interface material. Traditional thermal paste will slowly pump out over time. We do have Honeywell material in our Marketplace. You can also reach out to our support team for help.

We continue to have our AMD Radeon RX 7700S Graphics Module as an option on the new generation.