That didn't take long. Mere days after [1]Dell and Lenovo began sponsoring the Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS) as premiere sponsors in contributing $100k+ annually to this open-source firmware updating initiative, HP is also now a premiere sponsor.

Following [2]LVFS calls for more sponsorship from the major OEMs/ODMs leveraging LVFS/Fwupd for delivering firmware updates to their Linux customers, more companies have been getting involved in sponsoring the project to help push the efforts forward for a better firmware updating story on Linux from system firmware to device/component firmware updates and peripherals.

Lead LVFS/Fwupd developer Richard Hughes of Red Hat [3]announced today that HP is the third premier sponsor following Dell and Lenovo.

HP already supports LVFS/Fwupd on their hardware from some laptops like the [4]ZBook Ultra G1a to different workstations like the [5]Z6 G5 A and then some peripherals like USB docks. Hopefully this sponsorship leads to more HP devices seeing official LVFS/Fwupd support.



[1] https://www.phoronix.com/news/Dell-Lenovo-Sponsoring-LVFS

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

[3] https://mastodon.social/@hughsie/116605888036548762

[4] https://www.phoronix.com/search/ZBook+Ultra+G1a

[5] https://www.phoronix.com/review/hp-z6-g5-a-2026