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Date:      Mon, 2 Sep 2024 18:49:56 -0400
From:      Joe Schaefer <joesuf4@gmail.com>
To:        fvalasiad <fvalasiad@proton.me>
Cc:        "tomek@cedro.info" <tomek@cedro.info>,  "freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org" <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org>, "imp@bsdimp.com" <imp@bsdimp.com>,  "asomers@freebsd.org" <asomers@freebsd.org>, Konstantin Belousov <kostikbel@gmail.com>
Subject:   Re: The Case for Rust (in the base system)
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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=E2=80=AFPM fvalasiad <fvalasiad@proton.me> wrot=
e:

> 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 t=
he
> 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_do=
wn/
>
> --
> CeDeROM, SQ7MHZ, http://www.tomek.cedro.info
>
>

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<div dir=3D"auto">It is a shitty tool by engineering standards, because it =
is=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">1/ nonportable,=
</div><div dir=3D"auto">2/ non backwards compatible,</div><div dir=3D"auto"=
>3/ immature (compiler segfaults).</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div di=
r=3D"auto">The world can wait for the tool to stabilize in order to get wid=
e scale adoption.</div><div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr"=
 class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Sep 2, 2024 at 6:30=E2=80=AFPM fvalasiad &lt;=
<a href=3D"mailto:fvalasiad@proton.me">fvalasiad@proton.me</a>&gt; wrote:<b=
r></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border=
-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir=3D"ltr">Rust&#39;s poor ecosy=
stem and lack of a standard library doesn&#39;t really help.</p>
<p dir=3D"ltr">Its fans are also a loud minority. The sooner people start l=
ooking at it the proper way, as a tool, brighter days for Linux will come. =
Hopefully the time will come for that.</p>
<p dir=3D"ltr">For the time being, it truly is a burden though! I&#39;d cal=
l it an investment, patience people!</p>
<div><br><br>-------- Original Message --------</div><div><br>On 9/3/24 01:=
23, Tomek CEDRO <u></u> wrote:<br><blockquote><div dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D=
"auto"><div dir=3D"auto">Rust for Linux maintainer steps down in frustratio=
n with &#39;nontechnical nonsense&#39;.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><d=
iv dir=3D"auto">Community seems to C Rust more as a burden than a benefit</=
div></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div><a href=3D"https://www.theregist=
er.com/2024/09/02/rust_for_linux_maintainer_steps_down/" rel=3D"noreferrer"=
 target=3D"_blank">https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/02/rust_for_linux_ma=
intainer_steps_down/</a><br></div><div><br></div><div data-smartmail=3D"gma=
il_signature">--<br>CeDeROM, SQ7MHZ, <a href=3D"http://www.tomek.cedro.info=
" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://www.tomek.cedro.info</a></div=
></div>
</blockquote></div></blockquote></div></div>

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