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Framework Computer Now Sponsoring LVFS / Fwupd Development (www.phoronix.com)

submitted 2 months ago by cm0002@lemmy.cafe to c/linux@programming.dev

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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.

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[–] csolisr@hub.azkware.net 48 points 2 months ago (8 children)

Given the precedent with Framework: does somebody know if the maintainer of FWUpd is right-wing?

[–] percent -3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (5 children)

What difference would that make? (I'm not familiar with the precedent, so probably missing some context)

Edit: Downvotes? Was my question (or my ignorance) somehow offensive?

[–] csolisr@hub.azkware.net 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

It's to know whether it's still ethically safe to keep using FWUpd or not.

[–] percent 2 points 1 month ago

Is it ethically unsafe to use? Do they make money when people use it? Sorry if these seem like dumb questions, I'm surely missing a lot of context

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