Microsoft announced several open source updates this week, including confirmation that its Azure Linux 4.0 distribution is built on Fedora. The news emerged during a keynote at the Open Source Summit.
Brendan Burns, corporate vice president for Azure OSS and Cloud Native at Microsoft, outlined the company's move toward an AI native era. Azure Linux 4.0 will enter public preview on Azure Virtual Machines, with a sign-up form now available for early access while development continues.
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The Linux Foundation has launched a new initiative using Anthropic's Claude Mythos preview for defensive cybersecurity in open source software. Partners include AWS, Apple, Broadcom, Cisco, CrowdStrike, Google, JPMorgan, Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Palo Alto Networks. The effort aims to secure critical software amid the rise of AI for open source maintainers.
Ubuntu and Fedora are set to introduce artificial intelligence features in the near future. The move comes as Fedora faces some user backlash over its AI plans. Officials have stated there is no sign of users leaving due to the changes.
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Red Hat has launched Fedora Hummingbird, a new rolling release Linux distribution designed for enhanced security. The operating system ships as a bootable OCI image and draws primarily from Fedora Rawhide packages. It targets developers and cloud-native workloads with atomic updates and rollback capabilities.