Re: The Case for Rust (in the base system)

It is a shitty tool by engineering standards, because it is

1/ nonportable,
2/ non backwards compatible,
3/ immature (compiler segfaults).

The world can wait for the tool to stabilize in order to get wide scale
adoption.

On Mon, Sep 2, 2024 at 6:30 PM fvalasiad <fvalasiad@proton.me> wrote:

> Rust's poor ecosystem and lack of a standard library doesn't really help.
>
> Its fans are also a loud minority. The sooner people start looking at it
> the proper way, as a tool, brighter days for Linux will come. Hopefully the
> time will come for that.
>
> For the time being, it truly is a burden though! I'd call it an
> investment, patience people!
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
>
> On 9/3/24 01:23, Tomek CEDRO wrote:
>
> Rust for Linux maintainer steps down in frustration with 'nontechnical
> nonsense'.
>
> Community seems to C Rust more as a burden than a benefit
>
>
> https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/02/rust_for_linux_maintainer_steps_down/
>
> --
> CeDeROM, SQ7MHZ, http://www.tomek.cedro.info
>
>