Re: [Trisquel-users] Windows 7 and 8 users are starting to disable Windows Update entirely. Yikes.

[jason]

They come from vendors. For example:  
https://blogs.gnome.org/hughsie/2015/12/10/the-linux-vendor-firmware-service-welcomes-dell/

But yes, your point is valid regardless of who it comes from. Time for free  
firmware!
https://jxself.org/free-firmware.shtml