Poettering and Amutable: A New Chapter for Linux

Lennart Poettering, known for his work on systemd, has left Microsoft to embark on a new adventure. Together with Chris Kühl and Christian Brauner, he has founded Amutable, a company focused on developing a Linux operating system with a particular focus on security.

Cryptographically Verifiable Integrity

The main goal of Amutable is to create an operating system in which the integrity of each component can be cryptographically verified. This approach aims to ensure that the system has not been tampered with and that it functions as expected. The move underscores the growing importance of data sovereignty and complete control over infrastructure, themes dear to those considering on-premise deployment.

For those evaluating on-premise deployments, there are trade-offs to consider carefully. AI-RADAR offers analytical frameworks on /llm-onpremise to evaluate these aspects.