Richard Hughes
Richard has over 15 years of experience developing open source software.
He is the maintainer of the LVFS, fwupd, libxmlb, ODRS, GNOME Software, AppStream-glib, PackageKit, colord, and UPower and also contributes to many other projects and opensource standards. Richard has three main areas of interest on the free desktop: firmware updating, color management, and power management.
Richard graduated in 2007 from the University of Surrey with a Masters in Electronics Engineering. He now works as a principle engineer for Red Hat, and once built a company selling open source calibration equipment. Richard's outside interests include taking photos, eating good food and looking after his two daughters.
Session
In this session, we will share an update on the current state and future direction of the fwupd and LVFS projects. The discussion will focus on key challenges and opportunities, particularly for smaller open-source firmware distributions, such as Dasharo. The talk will highlight recent technical advancements, implications for Host Security ID (HSI) levels, and pending upstream UEFI Capsule Update support for coreboot and EDKII. We will also outline areas where community involvement, whether through user feedback, development, or financial support, could help shape the roadmap of LVFS and fwupd projects.