• Geodad@lemm.ee
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    2 days ago

    We’ve already seen a few crotchety old timers who don’t want to add rust to the Linux kernel.

    At some point, a complete rewrite of the kernel in a memory safe language would be prudent. Unfortunately, the dinosaurs will have to go extinct before that can happen.

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      2 days ago

      Literally no one is stopping you

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        2 days ago

        Just those crotchety old timers who currently gatekeep the code base.