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Mark Shuttleworth recently spoke to us about what he’s apprehensive and excited about in the tech world, and more. Plus in the news: Ubuntu Unity needs help to survive, the Python Software Foundation turns down a large government grant, Fedora allows AI contributions, SUSE goes all in on AI, and KDE hits its fundraising goal.
News
Regarding Ubuntu Unity and a call for help
The Python Software Foundation has withdrawn a $1.5 million proposal to US government grant program
Fedora agrees policy allowing AI-assisted contributions
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16 – AI-Ready, Long-Term Support
SUSE Goes Agentic: The First Linux That Thinks for Itself
Awesome fundraiser news: €53,000 raised!
Mark Shuttleworth
Joe sat down with Mark at the recent Ubuntu Summit to discuss what he’s apprehensive and excited about in the tech world, what we should look forward to in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, and more.
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