cm0002@infosec.pub to Linux@programming.dev · 8 days agoHP 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.comexternal-linkmessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up1147arrow-down10
arrow-up1147arrow-down1external-linkHP 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.comcm0002@infosec.pub to Linux@programming.dev · 8 days agomessage-square9linkfedilink
minus-squareRick_C137@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·8 days agoThe devil that backup something against it’s core value… wondering what’s that hide…
minus-squarehemko@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 days agoMore likely just “our customers are going for other vendors for better support, we need to do something quickly”
minus-squareAnarki_@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down4·8 days agoTextbook example of Embrace, Extend, Extinguish.
minus-squareLurkingLuddite@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·8 days agoHow 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…?
The devil that backup something against it’s core value… wondering what’s that hide…
More likely just “our customers are going for other vendors for better support, we need to do something quickly”
Textbook example of Embrace, Extend, Extinguish.
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…?