HP has become the third premier sponsor of the Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS) and fwupd, joining Dell and Lenovo in contributing $100k+ annually to support firmware updates on Linux. (www.phoronix.com)

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[-] ikidd@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 4 hours ago

HP? That's surprising, my impression of HP for the last decade or two is that of complete hatred of their customers.

[-] onlinepersona@programming.dev 2 points 4 hours ago

This is the kind of harassment I like. Harass these huge businesses to act right and fund stuff they rely on.

[-] Rick_C137@programming.dev 3 points 4 hours ago

The devil that backup something against it's core value... wondering what's that hide..

[-] Anarki_@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 3 hours ago

Textbook example of Embrace, Extend, Extinguish.

[-] LurkingLuddite@piefed.social 1 points 2 hours ago

How exactly are they going to proprietarily extend Linux in a way where everyone will need their proprietary extensions so much that people abandon other Linux flavors without them..?

this post was submitted on 20 May 2026

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