mr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml · 2 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-square66fedilinkarrow-up1465
arrow-up1465external-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.commr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml · 2 days agomessage-square66fedilink
minus-squareDogiedog64@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·4 hours agoThey aren’t doing this out of Altruism, mind you. They know damn well that the world runs on Linux admins, and they want the ecosystem to survive so they can use it as a customer base later.
minus-squarebr0k3nbyt3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 hours agoAnd Linux should not survive by altruism, but by actual dependency.
They aren’t doing this out of Altruism, mind you. They know damn well that the world runs on Linux admins, and they want the ecosystem to survive so they can use it as a customer base later.
And Linux should not survive by altruism, but by actual dependency.