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Lenovo, Dell, and HP Financially Support Linux Vendor Firmware Service

The It's FOSS blog has news about the Linux Vendor Firmware Service, which gives hardware vendors a secure portal to upload firmware updates "which can then be downloaded and installed by users through clients such as GNOME Software or fwupdmgr." (Originally developed in 2015 by GNOME maintainer Richard Hughes...)
The issue, however, obviously, had been funding with the largest contributors being the usual suspects, Framework and Open Source Framework Foundation, at $10K a year. Recently, however, Lenovo and Dell joined suite as Premier sponsors, which is the highest tier at $100K a year each, making the project more sustainable and manageable.

These companies contributing makes a lot of sense, considering they are two of the bigger computer companies which offer Linux by default in some cases, especially with Lenovo's ThinkPads being the Linux users' favorite for decades. And now... HP has followed suit as a Premier sponsor, also providing $100K a year, right alongside Dell and Lenovo...

The question still remains, however, where are the other vendors? What are they waiting for... This major move by these three companies should not only be seen as a sign of relief and wider acceptance of the usage of Linux, but as a beacon for other vendors to follow, who ought to make their hardware more accessible to the open-source community.

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Formula 1 News

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TREMAYNE: My verdict on Jacques Villeneuve

F1 Hall of Fame journalist David Tremayne looks back at the career of the 1997 World Champion, three decades after he first raced in Formula 1.

Why rain in Montreal will be a step into the unknown

The threat of rain has been a major talking point in Canada, and while the details of what to expect on Sunday have been changing, knowledge of how the 2026 F1 cars and tyres behave in the wet remains limited.

Betting mistakes to avoid at the Canadian Grand Prix

Safer gambling is important, so we look at how you can avoid losing money during Sunday’s race in Montreal.

亀戸天神

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Classic Porsche

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Classic Porsche

Taken through the window of Enzo's Auto Service, Frome Street, Adelaide CBD

Street Art

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Street Art

Tam O-Shanter Place, Adelaide CBD

Ifould Street

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Ifould Street

Adelaide CBD

Lainbach-Wasserfall

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