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.
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 released version 4.22 of its OpenShift platform. The update focuses on security, virtualization, and enterprise AI capabilities.
The Linux Foundation announced the launch of Akrites on June 25 to coordinate responses to vulnerabilities in critical open source software. The initiative responds to advances in AI that can identify software flaws in minutes. Founding members include AWS, Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, Red Hat and NVIDIA.
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Following Fedora 42 and 43's advancements in 2025, the Fedora Project released version 44 on April 28 after a two-week delay for bug fixes. Highlights include Linux kernel 6.19, GNOME 50 on Workstation, KDE Plasma 6.6 on the KDE spin, plus gains in gaming, toolchains, and desktop features.