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> LVFS

> Linux Vendor Firmware Service

had not heard of it, for anybody else

That's the easiest way to maintain firmware for docking stations, SSDs, laptops, mouse dongles, etc.

Some Linux distributions, like Fedora Workstation, will use LVFS to update firmware. It's one of the default repositories.

It's not a small effort, there's quite a lot Lenovo and Dell firmware on there.

So this means I should buy my next laptop from this list if I want a proper Linux support.

Yes.

No, many others are fine too. But it does seem like a good signal.

ok - if it tells the owner what it is doing, and what is inside right? oh and the owner can turn it off too ?