Fedora looks at adding AI, kernel maintainer resigns over Rust issues, GNOME 48 changes

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Feb 8, 2025

Fedora is exploring the integration of AI into its Workstation, stirring excitement in the community. There’s an ongoing debate about Rust's role in the Linux kernel, leading to some resignations. GNOME 48 introduces new fonts and HDR capabilities, enhancing user experiences. Firefox has launched an AI detection tool, while the Nova open source Nvidia driver sees its first implementation. However, open source projects face challenges with hosting losses as the EU sets regulations to curb high-risk AI uses.

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Fedora Exploring AI

Fedora is exploring AI features in Workstation, potentially extending to GNOME.
This utilizes IBM Granite, a purportedly fully open-source AI model.

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Kernel Maintainer Resigns Over Rust

Linux kernel maintainer Christoph Hellwig opposes Rust in kernel's memory management.
This disagreement led to another maintainer, Hector Martin, resigning.

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GNOME 48 New Fonts

GNOME 48 will adopt "Odwaita Sans" for UI and terminal, derived from Inter.
"Odwaita Mono", based on Iosefka, will be the new monospace font.

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