Red Hat Plans to Add AI to Fedora and GNOME 32
In his post about the future of Fedora Workstation, Christian F.K. Schaller discusses how the Red Hat team plans to integrate AI with IBM's open-source Granite engine to enhance developer tools, such as IDEs, and create an AI-powered Code Assistant. He says the team is also working on streamlining AI acceleration in Toolbx and ensuring Fedora users have access to tools like RamaLama. From the post: One big item on our list for the year is looking at ways Fedora Workstation can make use of artificial intelligence. Thanks to IBMs Granite effort we know have an AI engine that is available under proper open source licensing terms and which can be extended for many different usecases. Also the IBM Granite team has an aggressive plan for releasing updated versions of Granite, incorporating new features of special interest to developers, like making Granite a great engine to power IDEs and similar tools. We been brainstorming various ideas in the team for how we can make use of AI to provide improved or new features to users of GNOME and Fedora Workstation. This includes making sure Fedora Workstation users have access to great tools like RamaLama, that we make sure setting up accelerated AI inside Toolbx is simple, that we offer a good Code Assistant based on Granite and that we come up with other cool integration points. "I'm still not sure how I feel about this approach," writes designer/developer and blogger, Bradley Taunt. "While IBM Granite is an open source model, I still don't enjoy so much artificial 'intelligence' creeping into core OS development. This also isn't something optional on the end-users side, like a desktop feature or package. This sounds like it's going to be built directly into the core system."
"Red Hat has been pushing hard towards AI and my main concern is having this influence other operating system dev teams. Luckily things seems AI-free in BSD land. For now, at least."
"Red Hat has been pushing hard towards AI and my main concern is having this influence other operating system dev teams. Luckily things seems AI-free in BSD land. For now, at least."
systemctl stop ai (Score:2)
This is getting ridiculous.
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Definitely one to `systemctl mask ai` to make sure it's dead.
Re: systemctl stop ai (Score:3)
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I'm Afraid I Can't Do That, Dave (Score:2)
systemctl disable ai
I'm afraid I can't do that, Dave.
It is called (Score:2)
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This and I also call it "turing RHEL, CentOS and Fedora" into Windows 11.
Hopefully Linus has the sense in keeping AI out of the kernel, but if he relentd, off to *BSD.
AI code completion (Score:2)
AI code completion (in IntelliJ) is useful about 20% of the time. It is good for chuckle now and then.
Much needed (Score:2)
Good way to lose market share (Score:4, Insightful)
Red Hat seems determined to burn every bridge to the greater Linux community they can. Making an optional AI add-on would be fine and probably something people would check out. Making a bolted on, always on AI that is fully integrated with the core install sounds like Microsoft level stupid creeping its way into Linux Land. Granted, Red Hat was always the most wanna-be Windows of all the Linux systems, at least until Ubuntu came along saying, "Hold my Beer," but this is still a sticking point for some folks that would rather stick to Linux, and some of those people are decision makers when it comes to tech purchases for good sized companies.
Re: Good way to lose market share (Score:1)
I'd say redhate is still more like Windows, and Ubuntu is more like Mac, down to the nerfed interface.
Re: Good way to lose market share (Score:5, Insightful)
It's very easy to swap out to a different desktop environment on Ubuntu.
Re: Good way to lose market share (Score:2)
Yeah, no shit. It's easy on every Linux distribution worth using. That doesn't change the fact that the default install has a crap interface. You can change it on redhate too, why didn't you make sure to say that as well so all the obvious things we all know were expressed?
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It's the snap packages that got me. It's like, what if we had packages that are REALLY SLOW and you can't access half your files (the less security sensitive half stored in /mnt/bigdisc).
I upgraded my ancient and too slow laptop from ubuntu to mint and suddenly firefox started almost instantly and it wasn't too slow. Yep, I know I can futz enough with ubuntu, but if I don't like the UI and don't like the other stand-out feature (snaps), why choose ubuntu?
Heh also, just downloaded compiled blender 4.3. It's
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Last time I ran snaps, they were really poorly integrated. Like the theme didn't carry over and the files were in a weird place. I don't know if any of that still applies, but I don't plan to ever find out again. I went from Ubuntu to Devuan and I'm pleased as punch.
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At least I use KDE on Linux...
Well, no one's perfect but at least you are trying.
Re: Good way to lose market share (Score:2)
Bingo. Here we are.
If there are four things we've learned from crowdstrike, vmware, and recall, it's that "the enterprise" crowd has no imagination, no leadership, will take what they are given, and pay what they are told to pay.
What's there not to like ?
Doesn't Matter... (Score:5, Insightful)
Red Hat is dead to me.
Dead, dead, dead.
In other words ... (Score:2)
We been brainstorming various ideas in the team for how we can make use of AI to provide improved or new features to users of GNOME and Fedora Workstation.
Literally a solution in search of a problem. (*sigh*)
The "AI" Infection Spreads (Score:2)
One Button (Score:2)
Maybe they finally can reduce the UI down to one button that says "do what I want".
May make me leave RH after 29 years... (Score:2)
I've been RH user for 29 years...
Forcing AI on me may make me leave ...
How real is their NVidia support? (Score:2)
And what is their licensing plus-up cost for NVidia support? We are talk
Redhat: We're still relevant! Look we AI! Please! (Score:5, Insightful)
But no redhat, you're not relevant. You're just a fading vassal of IBM. You're a rotting old corpse of what once was an epic empire of open. Could have been great, but no.
Anyway, I do not miss RPM. Seldom have to deal with it any more these days.
IBM/Red Hat (Fedora) forcing IBM Granite Ai (Score:3)
This heading is more appropriate for this story.
In the spirit of Richard Stallman and the Free Software Foundation's GNU Project let's get the names right people.
IBM/Red Hat
Amazon/Ubuntu
GNU/Linux
SCO/Unix
Foot/Mouth
GNU/Herd
SystemD/Windows-WannaBe
Hand/Wallet
* Ubuntu at one point integrated Amazon into their UI for searches or something.
Re: IBM/Red Hat (Fedora) forcing IBM Granite Ai (Score:2)
GNOME/Nope
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Snap/crap
On the other hand, appimage quite rocks. Not as good as native but mostly you don't even notice.
Doom and Gloom Posts Before we even see what it is (Score:2)
Yeah blah blah blah. Lets wait and see what actually happens before saying I am never ever this or that.
I am willing to give Redhat a chance. The tools that were AI augmented at the Denver conference looked useful. I think if they go along that trac it will be fine.
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Redhat had too many chances already and pissed on all of them.
Debian seems nice (Score:1)