Declare the unit
Publish the exact model, configuration, source, ownership status, local price and any partner relationship.
Campaign 001: Omarchy in Latin America
Test hardware.Publish everything.
An independent lab in Santiago testing hardware people can actually buy in Chile. Every method, failure, workaround, expense and upstream contribution stays public.
RESULTS STAY PUBLIC
The research loop
Hardware earns trust through evidence.
The first campaign focuses on Omarchy. The durable program can test Linux distributions, developer tools and agent workloads without becoming a paid positive-review mill.
Test the whole machine
Installation, battery, suspend, camera, audio, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPU, containers and agent workloads.
Reproduce failures
Preserve logs, isolate causes, document workarounds and send upstream reports or patches when justified.
Retest over time
Track what changes after firmware, kernel and operating-system updates instead of publishing one disposable review.
Two routes into the lab
Buy local or supply a unit.
Community-funded machines are purchased from Chilean retailers when possible. Companies can also provide hardware under a disclosed loan, permanent lab placement or local-distributor arrangement.
Community route
Purchased in Chile
The campaign publishes a Chilean retail quote before fundraising. The listed price already includes local IVA, avoids surprise import charges and preserves local warranty support.
- Exact retailer and configuration
- Local invoice and warranty
- No international customs delay
- Public expense ledger
Company route
Supplied for research
A manufacturer or distributor can place hardware in the lab. The relationship, ownership and logistics remain visible beside every result.
- Chilean-distributor delivery preferred
- Prepaid return shipping for loaners
- DDP for international shipments
- No favorable-result guarantee
Hardware Partner Program
Give the machine a public job.
Partners fund testing capacity, not a verdict. Each intake path uses the same open methodology and disclosure rules.
01
Local review unit
A unit delivered through a Chilean retailer or distributor. Best for clean logistics, warranty and repeatable local-market research.
02
Temporary loaner
A 30 to 60 day research loan with ownership, return date, condition and prepaid return logistics recorded publicly.
03
Permanent lab unit
Hardware retained for long-term regression testing. Permanent placement is disclosed on every report and in the asset register.
Want a machine tested in Chile?Send the model, configuration, availability and proposed logistics. Do not ship anything before written intake approval.
Propose hardwareProof, not vibes
The relationship is part of the result.
Funding, ownership and partner involvement are published beside the technical evidence. A company may correct factual errors before publication, but it cannot approve the verdict.
PLANSelect Campaign 001 laptop from a Chilean retailerquote required
PLANRelease a privacy-scrubbed hardware probeimplementation pending
RULEPublish unfavorable results without sponsor approvalnon-negotiable
Stripe-backed later
Community support, with receipts.
The buttons demonstrate a Stripe Checkout flow. Payments remain disabled until Campaign 001 has an exact Chilean retailer quote, approved terms and a refund policy.
Community supporter · $25
Name or pseudonym in the public ledger. No influence over test results.
Lab member · $100
Supporter credit plus a vote among pre-approved compatibility tests.
OSS patron · $250
Disclosed attribution on one lab report. Editorial independence remains absolute.
Lab sponsor · $500
Organization attribution for one hardware cycle. No review approval or guaranteed upstream merge.
Integrity clause: sponsorship purchases transparent attribution and testing capacity, not a favorable verdict, private user data, editorial control or a promised upstream merge.
What stays open.
- Methodology and test definitions
- Hardware inventory and disclosures
- Privacy-scrubbed evidence
- Expenses, issues and upstream work
What partners cannot buy.
- A positive result
- Editorial approval
- Removal of legitimate failures
- A promised upstream merge