Local AI is standard: The focus has shifted from cloud-only to the edge. The open-source Phi model family is now optimized to run natively on local NPUs, letting devs build AI apps without hitting API limits.
WSL grew up: It’s no longer just a sandbox. With the new memory reclamation features (it actually gives RAM back now) and full “Zero Trust” security integration, it’s finally viable for strict enterprise environments.
Rust in the Kernel: This moved past the experimental phase. Microsoft is rewriting core kernel and graphics components in Rust to kill memory safety bugs, pushing major contributions back to the Rust toolchain in the process.
Azure Linux: The internal distro (formerly CBL-Mariner) is now the default host for Azure Kubernetes Service. Microsoft is effectively running one of the largest Linux distributions in the cloud.
So here under opensource things will exist all opensource floss foss terms: kernel, however on freesoftware is: gnulinux
So this new thread it is to track windows open-source developments…
I have a mircosoft AI PC that was issued by my employer. I was annoyed that the computer kept going to sleep, so I asked the copilot to change the settings so the computer will not go to sleep. Copilot gave me a full-page bulleted list of how to change the settings.
I said, “No, copilot, I want you to change the settings,” and it said as an AI language model its not integrated to the PC. Even though it was integrated copilot app embedded in task part integrated to the PC without asking me.
Then I guess that was a little stressful so I wanted a vacation. So I logged into payroll to file a vacation like my boss asked. But the button my boss has to take a vacation doesn’t show up for me. However, payroll website had a new AI integration that said we can use the AI for payroll now. I clicked the box and I typed in the text box asking how I take the time off for a vacation.
It said permission denied with a nice bulleted list about how I don’t have the access so it can’t help me with that specific request, or whatever. [I think it might have offered to help if I had other requests, however.]
If we can do open source AI PC can I somehow fix my work computer to get the permission so I’d be allowed to take vacation or something? Or keep the screen on while I drink a coffee for the coffee break? What actually is AI PC and how do we put it to good use?
