With the Linux Vendor Firmware Service serving more than 135 million downloads for Linux users updating their system and device firmware, LVFS has been working to get more hardware vendors to contribute either engineering resources or directly contributing annual dues as sponsors. Framework Computer is now the first one to have executed an agreement under these new sponsorship efforts.
Red Hat in employing lead developer Richard Hughes has contributed the most to LVFS/Fwupd’s success, the Linux Foundation has also hosted the project since it has shifted into their umbrella, AMD’s Mario Limonciello is among the significant contributors, and now Framework Computer is a new sponsor to the project.
You nor this article say wtf is LVFS
A system to get firmware updates (BIOS, Touchpad and much more) like regular software updates on Linux.
I acquired a wds19 usb C dock for the mrs’ macbook. I was plugged into it yesterday and did an apt upgrade, and it offered to update the firmware of the dock and the wireless mouse and keyboard.
No 500mb spyware tray applets, no .bin file on a sd card, no dos 6.2 live boot shenanigans.
The dell office machines and Mac could never dream of such power!
That’s a Dell dock, isn’t it? Dell PCs use the same system.