HP's Firmware Compliance Committee Now Accepts 'Voluntary' Linux Support As A Way To Avoid 'Unavoidable' Microsoft Contracts
MOUNTAIN VIEW — After six years of corporate posturing and a dozen press conferences where executives claimed Linux was “on the radar but not a priority,” HP today announced it will support the Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS) “with a few caveats that nobody asked for.”
“We’re not abandoning our proprietary firmware ecosystem,” said HP’s Chief Compliance Officer, Brenda VonBurg, wearing a suit that cost more than most people’s salaries. “We’re just optimizing for maximum bureaucratic efficiency while ensuring our firmware remains technically compatible with Linux drivers, even if we don’t actually support them in practice.”