--- title: Proton goes A.I. crazy, Ubuntu goes all SNAP, Vibe-coded... description: Proton's CEO is pushing an aggressive AI-first transition internally, calling employees who want security testing 'losers' and telling staff to 'get on the AI... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/proton-goes-a-i-crazy-ubuntu-goes-all-snap-vibe-coded-linux-compatible-kernel---linux-weekly-news-eejebziv5 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Proton goes A.I. crazy, Ubuntu goes all SNAP, Vibe-coded Linux compatible kernel - Linux Weekly News | daily.dev og:description: Proton's CEO is pushing an aggressive AI-first transition internally, calling employees who want security testing 'losers' and telling staff to 'get on the AI... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/proton-goes-a-i-crazy-ubuntu-goes-all-snap-vibe-coded-linux-compatible-kernel---linux-weekly-news-eejebziv5 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/EeJEbziV5.png og:image:alt: Proton goes A.I. crazy, Ubuntu goes all SNAP, Vibe-coded Linux compatible kernel - Linux Weekly News og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Proton goes A.I. crazy, Ubuntu goes all SNAP, Vibe-coded Linux compatible kernel - Linux Weekly News **[The Linux Experiment](https://daily.dev/sources/linuxexp)** · 29 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Proton's CEO is pushing an aggressive AI-first transition internally, calling employees who want security testing 'losers' and telling staff to 'get on the AI train or get crushed,' according to a 404 Media report based on interviews with eight current and one former employee. An internal AI manifesto from the CTO reportedly says engineers' old jobs are gone and code should be reviewed by AI, not humans. Separately, Ubuntu is reviving its snap-based Ubuntu Core Desktop, likely to become the default Ubuntu edition, while a new from-scratch kernel called Ginux, built entirely with GPT-5.6 by Rocky Linux's creator, implements the Linux ABI and currently only boots in a VM. Fedora 45 has been delayed again to November 3rd, systemd is adding optional Rust support for new standalone components, and a new Rust-based Spotify client called Riff launched requiring a premium account. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What did Proton's CEO say to an employee who wanted time for penetration testing before a release? Proton CEO Andy Yen reportedly called the request 'loser thinking,' arguing it's possible to be fast and secure at the same time. He later told staff to 'get on the AI train or get crushed' and compared AI skeptics to fax machine operators in the internet age, according to a 404 Media report citing eight current and one former Proton employee. _Developers weighing how AI mandates affect engineering culture can follow stories like this on daily.dev._ ### What is the Ginux kernel and how was it built? Ginux is a from-scratch kernel, not a Linux fork, created by Rocky Linux's maker and written entirely using an AI agent called GPT-5.1. It implements the Linux application binary interface so existing Linux programs run unmodified, includes memory management, a CPU scheduler, process handling, and networking, boots via UEFI, and currently only runs inside a VM. _Developers curious how far AI-written systems code can go can track projects like this on daily.dev._ ### What changes are coming in Ubuntu Core Desktop's snap-based design? Ubuntu Core Desktop restarted development to make nearly every component, including the login manager, desktop shell, applications, networking, and multimedia servers, its own separate snap so each piece can update independently. It also plans a workshop tool similar to a toolbox for running apt, Nix, or flatpak apps, since pure snap-only availability would cut off many existing Linux applications, and classic unconfined snaps won't be allowed by default. _Those deciding whether to adopt an immutable Ubuntu setup can keep tabs on its progress via daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [FOSS Weekly \#26.44: Ginux, Dead Distros, Resurrected Projects, Dangerous Commands and More \(Scary\) Linux Stuff](https://daily.dev/posts/foss-weekly-26-44-ginux-dead-distros-resurrected-projects-dangerous-commands-and-more-scary-l-adrek0lfz) · It's Foss · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#ubuntu](https://daily.dev/tags/ubuntu), [#vibe-coding](https://daily.dev/tags/vibe-coding), [#snap](https://daily.dev/tags/snap) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/proton-goes-a-i-crazy-ubuntu-goes-all-snap-vibe-coded-linux-compatible-kernel---linux-weekly-news-eejebziv5) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Proton goes A.I. crazy, Ubuntu goes all SNAP, Vibe-coded Linux compatible kernel - Linux Weekly News","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/proton-goes-a-i-crazy-ubuntu-goes-all-snap-vibe-coded-linux-compatible-kernel---linux-weekly-news-eejebziv5","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/proton-goes-a-i-crazy-ubuntu-goes-all-snap-vibe-coded-linux-compatible-kernel---linux-weekly-news-eejebziv5"},"datePublished":"2026-10-30T14:40:16.443Z","dateModified":"2026-10-30T17:47:27.440Z","description":"Proton's CEO is pushing an aggressive AI-first transition internally, calling employees who want security testing 'losers' and telling staff to 'get on the AI...","image":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZqyiZV6Nk0o/sddefault.jpg","thumbnailUrl":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZqyiZV6Nk0o/sddefault.jpg","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"The Linux Experiment","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The Linux Experiment","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--tvuv-fY0--/f_auto/v1728807168/logos/linuxexp","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/linuxexp"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/proton-goes-a-i-crazy-ubuntu-goes-all-snap-vibe-coded-linux-compatible-kernel---linux-weekly-news-eejebziv5","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"linux,ubuntu,vibe-coding,snap","timeRequired":"PT29M","video":{"@type":"VideoObject","name":"Proton goes A.I. crazy, Ubuntu goes all SNAP, Vibe-coded Linux compatible kernel - Linux Weekly News","description":"Proton's CEO is pushing an aggressive AI-first transition internally, calling employees who want security testing 'losers' and telling staff to 'get on the AI...","thumbnailUrl":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZqyiZV6Nk0o/sddefault.jpg","uploadDate":"2026-10-30T14:40:16.443Z","duration":"PT29M","url":"https://api.daily.dev/r/EeJEbziV5","embedUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZqyiZV6Nk0o"}} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Linux Experiment","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/linuxexp"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Proton goes A.I. crazy, Ubuntu goes all SNAP, Vibe-coded Linux compatible kernel - Linux Weekly News"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/proton-goes-a-i-crazy-ubuntu-goes-all-snap-vibe-coded-linux-compatible-kernel---linux-weekly-news-eejebziv5#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What did Proton's CEO say to an employee who wanted time for penetration testing before a release?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Proton CEO Andy Yen reportedly called the request 'loser thinking,' arguing it's possible to be fast and secure at the same time. 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