cm0002@infosec.pub to Linux@programming.dev · 17 hours 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-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up1123arrow-down10
arrow-up1123arrow-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 · 17 hours agomessage-square8linkfedilink
minus-squareRick_C137@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·16 hours agoThe devil that backup something against it’s core value… wondering what’s that hide…
minus-squarehemko@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 hours 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-down3·15 hours agoTextbook example of Embrace, Extend, Extinguish.
minus-squareLurkingLuddite@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·14 hours 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…?