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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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[–] Rick_C137@programming.dev 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

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

[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 month ago

More likely just "our customers are going for other vendors for better support, we need to do something quickly"

[–] Anarki_@lemmy.blahaj.zone -2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Textbook example of Embrace, Extend, Extinguish.

[–] LurkingLuddite@piefed.social 7 points 1 month 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..?