HP Now Sponsoring The Linux Vendor Firmware Service / Fwupd
HP has joined Dell and Lenovo as a premiere sponsor of the Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS). This initiative aims to improve firmware updates for Linux users by encouraging major OEMs and ODMs to contribute. HP's involvement is expected to enhance support for their devices within the LVFS framework.
- ▪HP is now a premiere sponsor of the Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS).
- ▪Dell and Lenovo were the first to sponsor LVFS, contributing over $100k annually.
- ▪The sponsorship aims to improve firmware updating for Linux users across various devices.
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HP Now Sponsoring The Linux Vendor Firmware Service / Fwupd Written by Michael Larabel in LVFS on 20 May 2026 at 06:32 AM EDT. Add A Comment That didn't take long. Mere days after Dell and Lenovo began sponsoring the Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS) as premiere sponsors in contributing $100k+ annually to this open-source firmware updating initiative, HP is also now a premiere sponsor. Following LVFS calls for more sponsorship from the major OEMs/ODMs leveraging LVFS/Fwupd for delivering firmware updates to their Linux customers, more companies have been getting involved in sponsoring the project to help push the efforts forward for a better firmware updating story on Linux from system firmware to device/component firmware updates and peripherals.
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