The Fedora Council has paused the Community Initiatives process, stating that the current framework no longer effectively supports identifying, discussing, and advancing major strategic efforts.
Importantly, already approved Community Initiatives will continue.
Going forward, the Fedora Council says it wants to develop a new mechanism for setting strategic direction in a more open and transparent way, with stronger community involvement earlier in the process.
Seems like it is primarily a technical backlash about having to support another kernel branch for stability with proprietary nvidia drivers. A bit of pushback on AI branding. But also
Part of what made this blow up the way it did was a communications gap. Fabio Valentini of the FESCo noted that he only became aware the proposal was being voted on after stumbling across the council meeting on Matrix accidentally.
Context: Fedora’s AI Developer Desktop Was Approved, Then Blocked. Here’s Why. & Heavy Community Backlash Blocks Fedora’s AI Developer Desktop Initiative
Seems like it is primarily a technical backlash about having to support another kernel branch for stability with proprietary nvidia drivers. A bit of pushback on AI branding. But also