ZanderFeb 9

It looks like its time to distro-hop FAR away from @redhat & @fedora . If #AI is not optional, every person I know using fedora (a lot) will be leaving fedora for another distro. We left windoze for this same reason!

https://linuxiac.com/fedora-in-2025-ai-integration-wayland-advancements-hdr-and-more/

Fedora in 2025: AI Integration, Wayland Advancements, HDR, and More

In a blog post, Christian Schaller, Red Hat’s Director of Software Engineering, shares Fedora Linux’s 2025 plans and upcoming features.

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Show threadZanderFeb 9

@redhat @fedora
ffs this is linux were talking about, if we want AI in our system, we can choose what we want and install it ourselfs. We dont want the shit forced down our throats and dont want to use bloated systems. There is enough crap I have to remove.

Hopefully @kde is safe for now since it seems focused mostly with @gnome for now but i wouldn't trust the entire distro if they go for this sort of change.

Show threadZanderFeb 9

@redhat @fedora @kde @gnome

What is the @rockylinux thoughts on this #ai integration?

I'm just curious since it looks like a distro-hop may be in my future.

Show threadEliza SwanFeb 9
@Zander

I would be interested in hearing what @rockylinux intends here as well.

I will not use a distro that has any bundled generative dreck in it.

@redhat @fedora @kde @gnome @rockylinux
Show threadBrian Clemens 
@spike @fedora @rockylinux @Zander

The article claims that Fedora is just at a brainstorming stage for this now. FC42 is due out in a couple months, none of this is happening by then. Changes to Fedora go through the Fedora Changes Process: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/program_management/changes_policy/

There will be plenty of time for the community to make their opinions known / give input. Join the community, get involved.

As for Rocky Linux, Enterprise Linux is generally based on a Fedora release that's about a year old by the time it's released. Many Fedora features / changes do not make it to EL until they're proven stable for years, and when they do they're often just a "developer preview".

Thus I do not anticipate seeing any AI/ML features _bundled_ (i.e. in a default "Workstation", "Server with GUI", "Server", or "Minimal Install" installation configuration) in EL for a very long time. If / when they ever are, it'll be a boring, stable, unexciting thing.

Stable and boring is the EL way.
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