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Dell & Lenovo Now Sponsoring The Linux Vendor Firmware Service

Written by Michael Larabel in LVFS on 6 May 2026 at 09:10 AM EDT. 22 Comments
Dell and Lenovo have stepped up to become premier sponsors for the Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS) that provides for seamless system firmware and device/component firmware updating under Linux with the Fwupd client.

Dell and Lenovo are the first two premier sponsors for the LVFS, complementing start-up sponsors of Framework Computer and Open Source Firmware Foundation. The Linux Foundation and Red Hat remain engineering support sponsors.

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Many Dell and Lenovo systems over the years have supported firmware updating under Linux using Fwupd/LVFS, so it's great to see them now provide the highest-tier financial support to this open-source effort. A premier sponsorship level for LVFS is $100,000 USD in annual dues.

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Dell and Lenovo becoming premier sponsors follows LVFS calling for more companies to contribute code or sponsor.

Richard Hughes announced these hardware vendors joining LVFS sponsorship as the project celebrates shipping more than 145 million firmware updates.

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