[atemerev]

For once, somebody is handling a security breach correctly. Yay, Logitech!

[StavrosK]

Am I missing something? From what I read, the author was frustrated by the lack of correct handling of the breach, and wanted to fix it himself. Logitech sent him a bunch of info on how the protocol works, but the author did all the hard work of writing the Linux firmware updater and patch, no?

[csydas]

Yes and no. Officially, Linux isn't supported, so Logitech could have just sent a link to the Supported Systems page and been done with it.

Instead, they sent documentation and got the Dev in touch with Logitech's internal dev team, and a Linux solution was born.

Would it have been cool if Logitech just did it from the get-go? Sure, but I think there is an element of "Cool" from Logitech's willingness to be a resource for the Linux community.

[brokenmachine]

I'm more happy with the way this turned out than even if Logitech just released a closed-source Linux updater.

Props to Logitech. The more info out there about a device, the more likely I am to buy it.

[lathiat]

Yeah I wouldn't underestimate the documentation part. It's surprisingly hard to get documentation or any help at all much of the time from vendors.

[mwfunk]

Yeah, and that's great. Most companies wouldn't do that. Most companies would just not do anything to help support Linux at all.

Logitech would get a much bigger warm fuzzy if they did this work themselves, but this is the next best thing.

[StavrosK]

Sure, that's true, I just think that most of the props should go to the person who actually implemented the fix.

[kalleboo]

I'm just impressed they got through the support barrier to someone who had the authority to make the right decision.