Looking Ahead to 2025 | Fedora Podcast Ep. 46

The start of a new year is a good moment to step back and look at where Fedora is headed. In episode 46 I sat down with Matthew Miller, the Fedora Project Leader, to talk through what is coming with Fedora Linux 42 and 43, the project’s goals for 2025, and his decision to step down from the FPL role. It made for a thoughtful conversation about the project’s future and its community.

A few things worth carrying away from the conversation:

• Matthew stepping down is a planned transition, not a crisis. He talked openly about why the timing feels right and how the role has evolved, and it came across as a healthy handoff rather than a sudden exit.
• The 2025 technical objectives give the year some shape. We got into the goals guiding Fedora Linux 42 and 43, and it helped me see the roadmap as a set of intentions rather than a scattered list of features.
• Getting involved is still the throughline. Even in a forward-looking episode, the recurring message was that the community makes this happen, and there is always a way in.

If you want a sense of where Fedora is going this year, start here.