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For those who don't want to apply firmware updates like this, you might want to use Linux. No printer company is going to work with your distro to automatically

For those who don't want to apply firmware updates like this, you might want to use Linux. No printer company is going to work with your distro to automatically install their firmware updates. If your printer works today it's going to work tomorrow.

aendruk 2y ago
The general infrastructure for this is already in place and widely used: https://fwupd.org/lvfs/vendors/ https://fwupd.org/lvfs/vendors/ HP already uses this for firmware updates to keyboards and mice. Of course distros typically acquire consent before applying them.
- pabs3 2y ago
  What do the updates for keyboards and mice do?!
  - yencabulator 2y ago
    Integrate LLM? (I wish I was kidding. https://www.logitech.com/en-us/software/logi-ai-prompt-builder.html https://www.logitech.com/en-us/software/logi-ai-prompt-build...)
    - pabs3 2y ago
      That stuff would run under Windows, not the mouse/keyboard firmware right?
      - yencabulator 2y ago
        The gimmick appears to be in some sort of spyware that wants to sniff all keyboard input and record the screen, bundled as a mouse driver.