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Date:      Thu, 03 Jan 2019 13:37:11 -0800
From:      Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com>
To:        Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@puchar.net>
Cc:        Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com>, Eric McCorkle <eric@metricspace.net>, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Speculative: Rust for base system components
Message-ID:  <201901032137.x03LbBmZ014697@slippy.cwsent.com>
In-Reply-To: Message from Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@puchar.net> of "Thu, 03 Jan 2019 11:14:04 %2B0100." <alpine.BSF.2.20.1901031112030.53034@puchar.net>

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In message <alpine.BSF.2.20.1901031112030.53034@puchar.net>, Wojciech 
Puchar wr
ites:
> > necessary bits with one pkg install command.
> >
> > In summary we should pair down base and use ports to our advantage.
> > Unless the proposal is to add some feature written in rust that cannot
> > live in ports or if the proposal is to rewrite FreeBSD into rust (which
> > I vehemently disagree with),
>
> Why do you disagree?! Let others do it, or even reimplement it in java or 
> visual basic.
>
> But as a separate project.

Exactly! Fork. If it's good and becomes generally adopted, import.


-- 
Cheers,
Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com>
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	The need of the many outweighs the greed of the few.





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