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    [–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    I am sorry, but these rust evangelist's are a bit ridiculous. Rust is I great language. But saying that the Linux kernal not having a future because not everyone will adapt a new programming language is stupid. Does he not realize he is putting alot more technical burden on the remaining maintainers that need to learn a completely different language because he decided the kernel suddenly neeeds rust, thanks I guess?

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

    Nobody gets forced to port kernel stuff to rust. Also the rust compiler takes a lot of burden from maintainers by the safety it enforces.

    The whole conflict ist not a technical one, it is entirely human. Some long-term kernel developers don't like people turning up and replacing the code they wrote. Instead of being proud that the concepts they built get to be elevated in a superior implementation, they throw tantrum and sabotage.

    [–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

    The article itself proves you wrong on this one, my friend. The situation is less simple and more subtle than you're claiming.

    Of course ego is a factor. That's true for every organization in the world. But there are many other highly relevant factors in play here.

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

    Could you name some then. I don't really see any in the article.

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