mr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml · 2 months 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-square70fedilinkarrow-up1516arrow-down13
arrow-up1513arrow-down1external-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 months agomessage-square70fedilink
minus-squareSoot [any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·2 months agoI end up very concerned by this kind of thing. Big money in the Linux space very frequently (though not always) creates more closed, proprietary Linuxes, rather than expanding and improving the open-source wider ecosystem.
minus-squarethanatotus@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoProprietary linuxes? What does that mean in reality? Do you mean android?
I end up very concerned by this kind of thing. Big money in the Linux space very frequently (though not always) creates more closed, proprietary Linuxes, rather than expanding and improving the open-source wider ecosystem.
Proprietary linuxes? What does that mean in reality? Do you mean android?
ChromeOS too.