SpaceXAI backs Omarchy, the controversial Linux distro, with $1.5 million in compute

<figure> <img alt="The xAI Grok logo against a blue and grey illustrated background." data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/02/STK262_GROK_A.png?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">If Elon Musk and SpaceXAI were going to back any Linux distro, it seems obvious they'd back <a href="https://omarchy.org/">Omarchy</a>. Today it was announced that SpaceXAI would be joining the Omacom Foundation, which oversees Omarchy, as a Founding Corporate Patron and donating $1.5 million worth of Grok tokens to David Heinemeier Hansson's Linux project. According to Hansson's <a href="https://omarchy.org/news/2026/10/spacexai-joins-as-founding-corporate-patron/">blog post</a> announcing the partnership, the tokens will primarily be used to accelerate development, review code, and patch bugs.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Hansson is the Danish entrepreneur known for creating Ruby on Rails and co-founding the company behind Basecamp. But he's also becoming known for promoting anti-immigration …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1008148/spacexai-omarchy-grok-david-heinemeier-hansson">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>