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OpenMDW-1.1 as NVIDIA Commits Major AI Model Families to Open Licensing Framework The Linux Foundation has announced the release of OpenMDW-1.1, an updated open licensing framework designed specifically for AI model distributions, marking another major step toward standardized and permissive licensing for open AI ecosystems. Alongside the announcement, NVIDIA confirmed plans to adopt OpenMDW-1.1 across future releases of its Cosmos, Isaac GR00T, Ising, and Nemotron open model families. The move spans several rapidly expanding AI sectors, including agentic AI, robotics, quantum computing, and simulation technologies. The adoption represents growing momentum behind unified legal frameworks for open AI systems, as developers and organizations increasingly seek alternatives to fragmented or restrictive AI licensing models. According to the Linux Foundation, OpenMDW provides a model-centric and permissive legal structure specifically built for AI artifacts and related materials. The framework aims to simplify compliance while enabling developers to train, modify, redistribute, contribute to, and deploy AI models with greater confidence. NVIDIA’s participating model families cover several strategic AI domains: * Cosmos – simulation and world foundation models * Isaac GR00T – robotics AI models * Ising – quantum computing and scientific AI * Nemotron – generative and agentic AI systems The Linux Foundation says OpenMDW-1.1 is designed to address longstanding gaps in AI licensing. Many so-called “open” AI models currently rely either on traditional open source licenses not intended for machine learning artifacts, or on custom AI licenses that impose restrictive usage conditions. Originally launched in 2025 through collaboration between the Linux Foundation and the PyTorch Foundation, OpenMDW establishes a unified framework covering AI models, weights, parameters, code, scripts, documentation, and datasets. “Open innovation is foundational to AI progress, and broad access to models, data, and tools is essential to accelerating breakthroughs,” said Kari Briski, vice president of generative AI at NVIDIA. “By adopting the Linux Foundation’s OpenMDW framework for NVIDIA open model families, we’re helping establish a simpler, more consistent standard for open models at scale.” With NVIDIA becoming one of the largest adopters of the framework to date, OpenMDW-1.1 could significantly influence how future open AI ecosystems are licensed and governed across the industry. OpenMDW-1.1 is now publicly available for adoption worldwide. More information is available at openmdw.ai.

KDE Frameworks 6.26 Improves Support for Kirigami and QtQuick Apps The KDE Project today announced the release of KDE Frameworks 6.26, the latest monthly update to its collection of more than 80 add-on libraries for Qt and a core companion to the KDE Plasma desktop environment and KDE Gear software suite. This release delivers several improvements for Kirigami and QtQuick-based applications, including smoother-looking cross-fade transitions when navigating between pages in Kirigami apps. It also reduces the icon blurriness sometimes seen in QtQuick applications using the Kirigami.Icon component, particularly when running at low fractional scaling levels such as 150% or lower. KDE Frameworks 6.26 also refines the dialog that appears when opening executable text files. The prompt will no longer allow users to permanently choose an action—an issue that previously caused .desktop files to become unlaunchable for users who selected the option to always open them in a text editor. Those who prefer the previous behavior can still re-enable it through Dolphin’s settings. Additional changes in this release include: * A new search provider for KRunner * Fixes for visual glitches affecting radio buttons in the Audio Volume widget * Removal of the CFP franc from KRunner’s list of common currencies, preventing it from appearing automatically in every currency conversion search KDE Frameworks 6.26 arrives alongside the recently released KDE Gear 26.04.1 software suite, which introduces additional enhancements to KDE applications for users running the latest KDE Plasma desktop environment. Users are encouraged to install both updates for the best experience and should watch their GNU/Linux distribution’s stable repositories for the latest KDE Frameworks 6.26 packages. For more details, check out the official release announcement.

France Chooses Linux: A Major Win for Open Source France has decided to adopt the Linux operating system across parts of its public sector infrastructure. This is another strong signal that governments are recognizing the value of Linux: transparency, security, flexibility, and long-term cost efficiency. For the Linux community, it’s more than a technical decision—it’s proof that open-source solutions can operate at national scale. Moments like this remind us that Linux isn’t just powering servers and developers’ laptops anymore. It’s helping shape digital sovereignty and the future of public technology. What do you think this means for Linux adoption across the rest of Europe? #Linux #OpenSource #France #DigitalTransformation #CyberSecurity #ITInfrastructure #LinkedInTech #LinuxCommunity