RHEL 10.2 turns Linux into an AI-powered enterprise weapon

Posted by OkReport5065@reddit | linuxadmin | View on Reddit | 13 comments

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.2 feels like a pretty big moment for enterprise Linux. Red Hat is stuffing AI directly into the command line with the new “goose” assistant, modernizing developer tools like Python 3.14 and PostgreSQL 18, pushing harder into immutable Linux with bootc image mode, and even preparing for post-quantum cryptography threats. Some Linux admins will probably hate the AI angle, others may love the idea of faster troubleshooting and automation, but either way, it’s clear Red Hat sees the future of enterprise Linux as something far more active than just a stable server OS sitting quietly in a rack.

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zantehood@reddit

Nooo not you too Redhat 🤒

(It does seem you can opt out though unlike microslop)

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apiqorn@reddit

Yeah, I had the same knee-jerk “please don’t Clippy my terminal” reaction when I saw this.

The only thing that makes it less cursed to me is that it lives as a CLI tool you can ignore, and supposedly no forced cloud hookup. If it stays as “optional helper that I can uninstall and never think about again” then whatever, enterprise folks who like it can use it and the rest of us can pretend it never shipped.

If they ever make it mandatory for support or start tying basic docs and troubleshooting behind the AI thing, then it’s Microslop time all over again.

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chock-a-block@reddit

Reminder: IBM found another way to poison the GPL and in turn poison the Linux ecosystem. No way they deserve any free press.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/06/red-hats-new-source-code-policy-and-the-intense-pushback-explained/

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