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  From CentOS Connect to FOSDEM 2025: An Open Source Odyssey The start of 2025 kicked off with two major events for open source enthusiasts— CentOS Connect and FOSDEM —each bringing its own dose of excitement, collaboration, and insight into where our community is heading. Whether you were hacking on new projects, mingling at booths, or attending keynotes that lit up the stage, there was no shortage of inspiration. Here’s a look back at both events and how they tied together into one memorable journey. CentOS Connect 2025 – Day One A Fresh Look at CentOS The opening day of CentOS Connect 2025 set the tone by putting the spotlight on the evolution of CentOS. The day began with a keynote that walked everyone through recent milestones and upcoming goals—highlighting changes in rolling releases, community-driven governance, and the CentOS Stream roadmap. Attendees seemed especially excited about the expansions in cloud and container support, which promise to make CentOS more robu...

 This is a short trip report for Devconf IN 2025 in MIT WPU, Pune. This report talks about my presence, fedora's participation. DevConf.IN 2025 brought together open-source enthusiasts, developers, and industry leaders to discuss the latest advancements in technology. As part of this, Fedora hosted a Fedora x PyTorch meetup, where we explored the intersection of Fedora, AI, and PyTorch. A Deep Dive into AI and Fedora During the session, I introduced the AI/ML Special Interest Group (SIG) in Fedora, highlighting its efforts to enhance AI and ML workflows in the Fedora ecosystem. One of the key highlights of the talk was a live demonstration of Ollama , an exciting AI tool recently packaged for Fedora 42 . The demo showcased how Fedora is evolving as a platform for AI development, enabling researchers and developers to leverage open-source AI tools seamlessly.   PyTorch and the Future of AI in RHEL     Sudhir, Senior Manager in Global Engineering, provided an insight...