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.

Dell and Lenovo becoming premier sponsors follows LVFS [2]calling for more companies to contribute code or sponsor .

Richard Hughes [3]announced these hardware vendors joining LVFS sponsorship as the project celebrates shipping more than 145 million firmware updates.



[1] https://www.phoronix.com/image-viewer.php?id=2026&image=dell_lenovo_lvfs_lrg

[2] https://www.phoronix.com/news/LVFS-April-2026-Actions

[3] https://blogs.gnome.org/hughsie/2026/05/06/lvfs-sponsorship-announcement/