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

submitted 1 day 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 39 points 1 day ago (2 children)

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

[–] percent@infosec.pub 0 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

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

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

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

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 36 minutes ago* (last edited 35 minutes ago)

No, when the dev was a kid he pushed another kid off the swingset and I'm pretty sure it was racially motivated. Better just move into the woods and use only stone and wood tools you make yourself, just to be safe! Never know who could have done what, the people who are "good" probably just haven't been caught being bad yet.

[–] yessikg@fedia.io 45 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This might be damage control

[–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 5 points 6 hours ago

Nah. They actually already were a sponsor of it before then. This article is just publishing old information.