Strategic Thinking (was: Re: Speculative: Rust for base system components)

[Cy Schubert]

In message <79361.1546639367 at critter.freebsd.dk>, "Poul-Henning Kamp" 
writes:
> --------
> In message <201901042142.x04LgKkQ045885 at slippy.cwsent.com>, Cy Schubert write
> s:
>
> >> FreeBSD should aim for that room, rather than become "Linux-sans-GPL"
> >
> >We should try to fit into the datacentre.
>
> ... and RPi's, access-points, NAS devices, routers, televisions, photocopiers
> ,
> sewage-treatment-plant-monitoring, high-voltage-switching,
> stock-trading, air-traffic-control, scientific super-computing,
> antiproliferation-monitoring, laptops, desktops and ...
>
> I hope you get the point ?

That's exactly my point. What subset of things can and should we focus 
on?

Adding or replacing a language or languages in base should be 
consistent with the long-term direction of The Project. What is that? 
Getting back to why this sub-thread was spawned off the main thread in 
the first place: Is it strategic to add rust to base? (Remember when 
Perl was in base?)


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Cheers,
Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert at cschubert.com>
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