Update: We’ve been getting a lot of great feedback from people on HackerNews and Reddit. Here are answers to a few common questions:
• The System76 Firmware Update Tool is Open Source and located at...

The Linux Vendor Firmware Service is a secure portal which allows hardware vendors to upload firmware updates. This site is used by all major Linux distributions to provide metadata for clients such as fwupdmgr and GNOME Software. There is no charge to vendors for the hosting or distribution of content.