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[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 days ago

As I wrote in the thread about this last month on !linux@lemmy.ml:

I wonder how much work is entailed in transforming Fedora in to a distro that meets some definition of the word “Sovereign” 🤔

Personally I wouldn’t want to make a project like this be dependent on the whims of a US defense contractor like RedHat/IBM, especially after what happened with CentOS.

and, re: "what do you mean 'redhat is a defense contractor'?!": here are some links.

screenshot of RedHat PDF saying: Compress the kill cycle with Red Hat Device Edge.Deploy on any aircraft, pod,sensor, or C2 node Ability to comply withcybersecurity requirementsExecutive summaryThe U.S. Air Force and its mission partners are fielding new mission capabilities on airframes andcommand-and-control (C2) nodes to compress the kill chain. The find, fix, track, target, engage,assess (F2T2EA) process requires ubiquitous access to data at the strategic, operational and tacticallevels. Red Hat® Device Edge embeds captured, analyzed, and federated data sets in a manner thatpositions the warfighter to use artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) to increase theaccuracy of airborne targeting and mission-guidance systems. Challenges of edge computing onaircraft and other tactical C2 edge nodes include delivering consistent capabilities on diversehardware (new and old, connected and disconnected), meeting airworthiness security requirements,and efficiently sustaining software at scale. The Air Force can meet these requirements withRed Hat Device Edge, the edge-optimized software platform that is hardware agnostic.Opportunity: Use edge technology to defeat the adversaryThe Air Force and its partners are developing innovative capabilities on airborne and ground systemsto gain battlespace advantage, including: Coalescing and stratifying data to feed AI/ML at the edge to increase the accuracy oftargeting and mission-guidance systems and compresses the mean time to detect (MTTD),make sense and act across all warfighter domains. Delivering near real-time data from sensor pods directly to airmen, accelerating thesensor-to-shooter cycle. Supporting Agile Combat Employment (ACE) in the highly contested21st-century battlespace. Sharing near real-time sensor fusion data with joint and multinational forces to increaseawareness, survivability, and lethality.“With Red Hat DeviceEdge Lockheed Martinis leading the infusionof cutting-edgecommercial technologyinto military capabilitiesthat deliver advancedsolutions to ourcustomers. Unlockingthese AI technologiescan help nationalsecurity decisionmakers stay ahead ofadversaries, enablinga safer and moresecure world.”Justin TaylorVice President, F-22 technology,Lockheed Martin 11 Red Hat press release. “Lockheed Martin, Red Hat Collaborate to Advance Artificial Intelligence for Military Missions,”25 Oct. 2022.

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