• skilltheamps@feddit.org
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    2 months ago

    Nobody gets forced to port kernel stuff to rust. Also the rust compiler takes a lot of burden from maintainers by the safety it enforces.

    The whole conflict ist not a technical one, it is entirely human. Some long-term kernel developers don’t like people turning up and replacing the code they wrote. Instead of being proud that the concepts they built get to be elevated in a superior implementation, they throw tantrum and sabotage.

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      2 months ago

      The article itself proves you wrong on this one, my friend. The situation is less simple and more subtle than you’re claiming.

      Of course ego is a factor. That’s true for every organization in the world. But there are many other highly relevant factors in play here.