https://peertube.linuxrocks.online/videos/watch/1d002efc-5542-44c3-9871-72a07d659b3d Framework does not have a storefront you can walk into. No shelves, no display models, nobody hovering to ask if you need help. What they do have is a laptop you can order that arrives with Fedora already on it, and a screwdriver in the box. Michael Tunnell, Senior Marketing Manager for Linux Marketing at Framework, joins Eric and Noah to talk about the Framework Laptop 12: why Fedora KDE ships on it from the factory, what "officially supported" actually means when a hardware vendor says it, and what it takes to make a laptop that Linux users actually want. We get into the expansion card system, the move to Intel Core Series 3, the 80 percent of Laptop 12 owners who were already running Linux before any preload existed, the bugs Framework found and pushed upstream into Fedora and the kernel, and why the backlit keyboard runs open source ZMK firmware. Episode Resources Framework Laptop 12: https://frame.work/laptop12, Framework Linux support: https://frame.work/linux, Fedora Magazine, Framework Laptop 12 Arrives with Fedora Pre-installed: https://fedoramagazine.org/framework-laptop-12-arrives-with-fedora-pre-installed/, Fedora Podcast 44 with Matt Hartley: https://fedoraproject.fireside.fm/44, Michael Tunnell: https://michaeltunnell.com/, TuxDigital: https://tuxdigital.com/, Companion post: https://itguyeric.com/blog/fedora-ep61-framework-laptop-12/, Listen to the audio: https://fedoraproject.fireside.fm/61, Chapters 00:00 Cold open and welcome 01:08 Why Noah missed the last episode 03:14 Eric's hardware refresh, and a new job 05:34 Meet Michael Tunnell 07:52 What the Framework Laptop 12 is 09:57 Expansion cards and Thunderbolt 4 15:51 Self repair, upgrades, and what is inside 19:36 Fedora and Framework since episode 44, and why KDE 22:48 The 80 percent number 24:56 What officially supported actually means 27:53 ZMK, open firmware, and the cost of repairability 36:21 Ordering, prebuilt versus DIY Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:34:37 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.linuxrocks.online https://peertube.linuxrocks.online/client/assets/images/icons/icon-1500x1500.png https://peertube.linuxrocks.online/videos/watch/1d002efc-5542-44c3-9871-72a07d659b3d All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.linuxrocks.online/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.