James House-Lantto (He/Him)https://itsfoss.com/news/hp-supports-lvfs/
HP has joined Lenovo and Dell as a Premier level sponsor, pledging $100K a year to LVFS
knoppixHP has joined Lenovo and Dell as Premier sponsors of the Linux Vendor Firmware Service, pledging $100K annually to support secure firmware updates for Linux users 💻. This move expands vendor-backed access to LVFS, enhancing transparency and user control over BIOS and hardware updates 🔒.
🔗 https://itsfoss.com/news/hp-supports-lvfs/
#TechNews #LVFS #LinuxFirmware #OpenSource #HP #Dell #Lenovo #Linux #FOSS #Privacy #UserControl #Transparency #BIOS #Hardware #Firmware
kabukiaddictedThe LVFS project is getting some serious traction!
congrats to all involved in making it great 👏
HP Is the Latest to Sponsor the Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS) - 9to5Linux
https://9to5linux.com/hp-is-the-latest-to-sponsor-the-linux-vendor-firmware-service-lvfs
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬#HP Is the Latest to Sponsor the #Linux Vendor #Firmware Service (#LVFS)
HP is joining Dell and Lenovo as premier sponsors of the LVFS, as part of the project’s new sustainability effort
LVFS delivers millions of firmware updates for components like BIOS/UEFI, motherboards, and peripherals. It provides metadata enabling Linux desktop and server apps to automatically locate and install hardware updates. #Fwupd is the main application used to update device firmware on Linux
https://9to5linux.com/hp-is-the-latest-to-sponsor-the-linux-vendor-firmware-service-lvfs
HP is joining Dell and Lenovo as premier sponsors of the LVFS, as part of the project’s new sustainability effort
LVFS delivers millions of firmware updates for components like BIOS/UEFI, motherboards, and peripherals. It provides metadata enabling Linux desktop and server apps to automatically locate and install hardware updates. #Fwupd is the main application used to update device firmware on Linux
https://9to5linux.com/hp-is-the-latest-to-sponsor-the-linux-vendor-firmware-service-lvfs
Linux ✅💻 Dell, Lenovo and HP boost their Linux stance 👍
After Dell and Lenovo announced the sponsorship of the Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS) as being premier sponsors ($100k+ yearly) HP is also now a premier sponsor.
LVFS is an open-source firmware updating mechanism for hardware vendors to upload firmware updates to then be accessed by Linux users via tools like FWUPD.
https://mastodon.social/@hughsie/116605888036548762
#Linux #hardware #firmware #LVFS #fwupd #PC #laptops #computers #HP #Dell #Lenovo #opensource
Eschehttps://www.phoronix.com/news/Fwupd-2.1.3-Released
Endlich sind auch Smartphones mit im #LVFS. Ich bleibe aber doch lieber bei #Android mit meinem #Shift. Ein Handy mit #ArchBTW ist Bastelei genug 😅
Linux EasyFwupd 2.1.3 aggiorna il supporto firmware su Linux con compatibilità per nuovi dispositivi, miglioramenti Redfish e fix dedicati a Thunderbolt e NVMe. #Linux #Fwupd #Firmware #OpenSource #LVFS
ClaudioM
fosstopia 🇩🇪Dell und Lenovo stärken LVFS und senden klares Signal an die Branche https://fosstopia.de/dell-und-lenovo-lvfs/ #Linux #LinuxFirmware #LinuxVendorFirmwareService #LVFS
Lenovo and Dell become Premier sponsors of LVFS, funding $200K/year for Linux firmware delivery and ecosystem stability. ⚙️
The service adds fair-use download metrics and limits analytics to improve transparency. 🔧
🔗 https://itsfoss.com/news/lvfs-finally-has-premier-sponsors/
#TechNews #LVFS #Firmware #LinuxFirmware #OpenSource #Linux #FOSS #FirmwareUpdates #UserControl #Privacy #Transparency #Software #SoftwareFreedom #Freedom #LinuxCommunity #TechFunding #OpenHardware #SecurityUpdates #Security #fwupd